Attitudes of physiotherapy students about the effectiveness of physiotherapy intervention in cerebral palsy

Cilj istraživanja: Odrediti stavove studenata fizioterapije prema djelotvornosti pojedinačnih fizioterapijskih intervencija u terapiji kod dijagnoze cerebralne paralize. Definirati ima li razlike u stavovima u odnosu na spol, studijski program te radno iskustvo. Nacrt studije: Presječno istraživanje provedeno tijekom ožujka i travnja 2021. Ispitanici i metode: U provedenom istraživanju uključeno je 88 studenata fizioterapije na Fakultetu za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo. Podaci su generirani putem anonimnog anketnog upitnike vlastite izrade. Sačinjen je od dva dijela: prvi dio obuhvaća sociodemografske podatke, a drugi pitanja o pojedinačnim pozitivnim učincima, ocjeni i točno navedenoj metodi iz područja elektroterapije, hidroterapije, medicinskih vježbi, manualnih metoda te alternativnih metoda. Rezultati: Analizirani su podaci ukazali da je u istraživanju sudjelovalo 30,7 % muškaraca i 69,3 % žena i nije bilo statistički značajne razlike u stavovima prema spolu. Na preddiplomskom studiju je sudjelovalo 51,1 % studenata, a sa diplomskog 48,9 % i isto tako nema statistički značajne razlike u stavovima. Radno iskustvo nema 84,1 % studenata i njihov stav prema učinkovitosti elektroterapije pokazuje statistički značajnu razliku (P=0,03) u odnosu na studente s radnim iskustvom. Zaključak: Varijabilnost u stavovima studenata je prisutna, ali bez statistički značajne razlike u najvećem dijelu.Attitudes of physiotherapy students about effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in cerebral palsy Objectives: To determine physiotherapy students’ attitudes on effectiveness in individual physiotherapy interventions applied in treatment of cerebral palsy Study design: Cross-sectional study conducted in March and April of 2021. Participants and Methods: In conducted research there were 88 students who participated. Data was gathered trough anonymous survey questionnaire of own making. It consisted of 2 parts: first one regarding sociodemoraphic data and second one with questions about indvidual benefits, assesment and precisely stipulated method from electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, medical excersises, manual methods and alternative ones. Results: The analyzed data indicated that 30.7% of men and 69.3% of women participated in the study and there was no statistically significant difference in attitudes regarding gender. 51.1% of undergraduate students participated, and 48.9% of graduate students, and there is also no statistically significant difference in attitudes. 84.1% of students do not have work experience and their attitude towards the effectiveness of electrotherapy shows a statistically significant difference (P = 0.03) compared to students with work experience. Conclusion: Variability in student attitudes is present, but without a statistically significant difference for the most part