在美国的入门级DPT课程中对老年人能力和课程模式的调查
Justin T Mierzwicki1, Karen M Blood2
1Department of Physical Therapy, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania.
Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)
|December 26, 2024
概括
入门级物理治疗师课程显示多样化的老年人内容整合和适度采用基本能力. 需要改进课程,使教育与老年物理治疗的最佳实践保持一致.
科学领域:
- 老年人物理治疗教育教育 老年人物理治疗教育
- 物理治疗博士 (DPT) 课程
- 医疗保健专业培训 医疗保健专业培训
背景情况:
- 最后一次关于入门级物理治疗师老年内容的全国调查是在近二十年前.
- 之前没有任何调查调查了整合的整合.
- 在照顾老年人的关键能力.
- 进入物理治疗博士 (DPT) 课程.
- 当前DPT课程的老年学内容和基本能力的整合需要评估.
研究的目的:
- 确定DPT课程中的老年病学主题和基本能力的范围.
- 确定需要熟练掌握入门级物理治疗师实践的老年学内容.
- 评估DPT计划与老年护理标准的协调性.
主要方法:
- 一项调查被开发并分发给DPT项目主席和APTA社交媒体平台在2023.
- 调查部分包括老年人课程模型,内容覆盖,基本能力的整合,以及入门水平的技能.
- 描述性统计数据被用于数据分析.
主要成果:
- 79.9%的响应计划有专门的老年医疗课程,93.4%需要至少一个.
- 89%的项目涉及与年龄相关的变化和倒查; <60%的项目涉及认知和社会隔离的干预措施.
- 80.4%的基本能力被纳入>70%的课程,但只有10.5%的技能被确定需要入门水平的熟练程度.
结论:
- 在DPT课程中,老年医疗内容存在显著的差异.
- 虽然基本能力显示适度吸收,入门级教育可能不能完全满足老年物理治疗的最佳实践指南.
- 建议加强知识翻译和课程指导,以改善老年物理治疗教育并减少实践变化.
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