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Health beliefs and health behaviors of physical therapists
H R Glazer-Waldman1, J P Hart, B F LeVeau
1Department of Allied Health Education, Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9089.
Physical Therapy
|March 1, 1989
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the health beliefs and health behaviors of physical therapists. A survey questionnaire was sent to a 10% random sample of the physical therapists on the Texas licensure list for 1984, and 234 responses (69%) were used in the data analysis. The respondents tended to have positive health beliefs and good health behaviors in terms of a healthy life style. These findings have implications for physical therapists as role models for encouraging good health habits in their patients.