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Physiother Theory Pract ; 34(9): 714-722, 2018 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29319380

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article is to describe the delivery and acceptability of a short, structured training course for critical care physiotherapy and its effects on the knowledge and skills of the participants in Sri Lanka, a lower-middle income country. METHODS: The two-day program combining short didactic sessions with small group workshops and skills stations was developed and delivered by local facilitators in partnership with an overseas specialist physiotherapist trainer. The impact was assessed using pre/post-course self-assessment, pre/post-course multiple-choice-question (MCQ) papers, and an end-of-course feedback questionnaire. RESULTS: Fifty-six physiotherapists (26% of critical care physiotherapists in Sri Lanka) participated. Overall confidence in common critical care physiotherapy skills improved from 11.6% to 59.2% in pre/post-training self-assessments, respectively. Post-course MCQ scores (mean score = 63.2) and percentage of passes (87.5%) were higher than pre-course scores (mean score = 36.6; percentage of passes = 12.5%). Overall feedback was very positive as 75% of the participants were highly satisfied with the course's contribution to improved critical care knowledge. CONCLUSIONS: This short, structured, critical care focused physiotherapy training has potential benefit to participating physiotherapists. Further, it provides an evidence that collaborative program can be planned and conducted successfully in a resource poor setting. This sustainable short course model may be adaptable to other resource-limited settings.


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Critical Care , Developing Countries , Education, Continuing , Physical Therapists/education , Staff Development , Adult , Attitude of Health Personnel , Cooperative Behavior , Critical Care/economics , Curriculum , Developing Countries/economics , Education, Continuing/economics , Educational Status , Feedback , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Resources/economics , Humans , International Cooperation , Learning , Male , Middle Aged , Physical Therapists/economics , Physical Therapists/psychology , Program Evaluation , Sri Lanka , Staff Development/economics , Surveys and Questionnaires
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