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Janine Margarita R Dizon¹, Karen Grimmer-Somers, Saravana Kumar

¹International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, University of South Australia City East Campus, North Terrace Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia. Janine.Dizon@unisa.edu.au.

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Summary

A new survey, the Physical Therapy Profile Questionnaire (PTPQ), was developed and validated to describe physical therapy practice in the Philippines. This tool is essential for understanding practice patterns and informing evidence-based practice updates.

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Area of Science:

Health Sciences
Physical Therapy
Survey Development

Background:

Physical therapy practice varies globally, necessitating country-specific data collection for practice updates.
No existing validated tool was available to profile physical therapy in the Philippines.
A need was identified for a comprehensive instrument to describe the nature of physical therapy practice in the Philippines.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a survey instrument for profiling physical therapy practice in the Philippines.
To create a tool that comprehensively describes the practice of physical therapy.
To establish a baseline understanding of physical therapy in the Philippines.

Main Methods:

A mixed-methods design was employed, starting with focus group interviews with physical therapists.
The focus group findings were integrated with literature on survey development to draft the Physical Therapy Profile Questionnaire (PTPQ).
The PTPQ underwent validation and pilot testing with a distinct group of physical therapists.

Main Results:

The final PTPQ comprises five sections: General information/demographics, Practice Profile, Treatment Preferences, Bases for clinical work, and Bases for educational/research work.
The questionnaire was validated and pilot tested, demonstrating its relevance to the Philippines context.
The PTPQ is suitable for countries with similar practice characteristics to the Philippines.

Conclusions:

The Physical Therapy Profile Questionnaire (PTPQ) demonstrated good face and content validity among Filipino physical therapists.
The PTPQ is a useful, easy-to-administer tool with an appealing format for respondents.
The PTPQ is expected to facilitate comprehensive data collection for profiling physical therapy practice in the Philippines.