老年护理的入门级物理治疗师课程:一项意大利国家调查研究
Francesco Bucchi1, Sara Dal Ben2, Antonio Culcasi3
1CIDAS Social Cooperative, Ferrara - Italy; Geriatric Physiotherapy Specialist Interest Group, Italian Physiotherapy Association.
Archives of physiotherapy
|April 30, 2025
概括
意大利物理治疗师 (PT) 课程需要更新,以更好地应对人口老龄化. 虽然涉及到预防跌倒,但在PT培训计划中的慢性病管理和治疗教育方面存在差距.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 物理治疗教育教育 物理治疗教育
- 医疗保健劳动力发展工作人员
背景情况:
- 人口老龄化带来了独特的健康挑战,需要专门的医疗保健专业人员培训.
- 卫生专业人员,特别是物理治疗师的入门级课程需要评估,以满足不断变化的老年护理需求.
研究的目的:
- 调查意大利大学入门级物理治疗师 (PT) 课程中与老年相关内容的程度和性质.
- 确定目前PT教育中关于老年护理能力的优缺点.
主要方法:
- 一项采用66个问题调查的横截面观测研究.
- 该调查通过电子方式分发给意大利所有入门级PT课程的负责人.
- 从完成调查的项目主管收集和分析了数据.
主要成果:
- 在62名意大利PT项目主管中,34名项目主管的响应率为54.8%.
- 虽然积极的生活方式促进和预防跌倒通常得到了很好的解决,但在慢性疾病管理 (例如便秘,抑郁症,糖尿病) 和治疗教育方面存在重大差距.
- 11.76%的课程缺乏专门的老年康复模块,并且在教学时间和主题深度上观察到相当大的变化.
结论:
- 目前的意大利物理治疗师课程需要加强,以充分准备毕业生满足老年人群的需求.
- 解决慢性疾病管理和治疗教育中发现的差距对于使PT培训与医疗保健系统需求保持一致至关重要.
- 这项研究为未来的纵向研究提供了基线,研究老年物理治疗中的课程演变.
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