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Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Physical Therapy
  • Curriculum Development

Background:

  • The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) provides guidelines for professional entry-level physical therapist education.
  • These guidelines aim to ensure physical therapists can practice independently without prior referral.
  • Assessing national curricula against international standards is crucial for quality assurance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate German physiotherapy education curricula against the WCPT guideline for professional entry-level education.
  • To determine if German curricula prepare physical therapists for autonomous practice as defined by the WCPT.
  • To identify specific areas where German physiotherapy education may fall short of international standards.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of the WCPT guideline to create assessment dimensions.
  • Expert validation of assessment dimensions using Lawshe's method.
  • Evaluation of German Training and Examination Regulations for Physiotherapists (PhysTh-AprV) and regional curricula by independent coders.

Main Results:

  • High content validity (0.84) and intercoder reliability (0.71-0.97) were achieved in the assessment.
  • German curricula demonstrated strong alignment with the WCPT guideline in theoretical foundational subjects.
  • Significant heterogeneity was found in meeting requirements, with a notable lack of specialized competencies for autonomous practice.

Conclusions:

  • No German educational standard fully aligns with WCPT expectations for direct-access autonomous practice.
  • Existing German physiotherapy curricula require significant updates to address identified deficits.
  • The findings necessitate a re-evaluation of physiotherapy education standards within the current health policy discourse.