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Bryan M Bond1, Jamie Dehan1, Mark Horacek2
1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS.
Background:
Interprofessional education (IPE) facilitates collaborative health practice, improving clinical outcomes.
Objective:
Explore physical therapy (PT) students' observations about chiropractic, including attitudes amongst distinctive PT programs.
Methods:
We administered a 74-item electronic survey, including 12 attitudinal items comprising the chiropractic attitude questionnaire (CAQ), to PT students at two universities. PT students at University 2 interacted with faculty members who were chiropractors, while PT students at University 1 did not interrelate with faculty members who were chiropractors.
Results:
Mean CAQ score for University 1 was 35.92 (SD ± 5.62), while the mean CAQ score for University 2 was 40.67 (SD ± 5.34) indicating a significant mean difference of 4.75 (SE ± 0.89) points (P ≤ 0.001).
Discussion:
Our results suggest that interprofessional interaction may improve attitudes amongst PT students.
Conclusions:
PT students exposed to chiropractors via interprofessional interaction demonstrated a more positive attitude toward the chiropractic profession.
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