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Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
INTRODUCTION: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current evidence in clinical decision making. The physiotherapy profession has expressed a commitment to the development and use of evidence. However, very little is known about the extent to which EB...
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Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522901/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761883 |
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author | P PANHALE, VRUSHALI BELLARE, BHARATI JIANDANI, MARIYA |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current evidence in clinical decision making. The physiotherapy profession has expressed a commitment to the development and use of evidence. However, very little is known about the extent to which EBP is integrated in physiotherapy curricula in India. The purpose of this study was to describe integration of EBP in Indian physiotherapy programs. METHODS: An observational study was conducted where a review of curricula of all Health Science Universities (HSU) in India, offering an undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) degree program in physical therapy was conducted using a data abstraction sheet. It gathered data on inclusion of research components of EBP in the curricula, content and hours of teaching EBP, and assessment methods. Data were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Curricula of fifteen HSU offering physiotherapy programs were reviewed. Contents relevant to EBP were incorporated from the 2(nd) yr to final year. Common courses included research methodology (84.61%), research project (69.23%) and clinical management subjects (57.14%). No guidelines were given about adopting EBP in clinical practice. Didactic lectures were the mode of teaching (81.81%). Preferred method for assessing research projects was viva (44.44%). Ccritical appraisal was least included in the entry level education. Contents relevant to all the five steps of EBP were included in PG curricula. CONCLUSIONS: Though physiotherapy programs are introducing EBP teaching at the entry level, it lacks structured systematic approach and is fragmented. There is inadequate emphasis on clinical oriented teaching of EBP and assessment methods. Moreover, there is adequate coverage of EBP content in PG curricula |
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spelling | pubmed-55229012017-07-31 Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities P PANHALE, VRUSHALI BELLARE, BHARATI JIANDANI, MARIYA J Adv Med Educ Prof Original Article INTRODUCTION: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current evidence in clinical decision making. The physiotherapy profession has expressed a commitment to the development and use of evidence. However, very little is known about the extent to which EBP is integrated in physiotherapy curricula in India. The purpose of this study was to describe integration of EBP in Indian physiotherapy programs. METHODS: An observational study was conducted where a review of curricula of all Health Science Universities (HSU) in India, offering an undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) degree program in physical therapy was conducted using a data abstraction sheet. It gathered data on inclusion of research components of EBP in the curricula, content and hours of teaching EBP, and assessment methods. Data were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Curricula of fifteen HSU offering physiotherapy programs were reviewed. Contents relevant to EBP were incorporated from the 2(nd) yr to final year. Common courses included research methodology (84.61%), research project (69.23%) and clinical management subjects (57.14%). No guidelines were given about adopting EBP in clinical practice. Didactic lectures were the mode of teaching (81.81%). Preferred method for assessing research projects was viva (44.44%). Ccritical appraisal was least included in the entry level education. Contents relevant to all the five steps of EBP were included in PG curricula. CONCLUSIONS: Though physiotherapy programs are introducing EBP teaching at the entry level, it lacks structured systematic approach and is fragmented. There is inadequate emphasis on clinical oriented teaching of EBP and assessment methods. Moreover, there is adequate coverage of EBP content in PG curricula Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism 2017-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5522901/ /pubmed/28761883 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article P PANHALE, VRUSHALI BELLARE, BHARATI JIANDANI, MARIYA Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities |
title | Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
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title_full | Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
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title_fullStr | Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
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title_full_unstemmed | Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
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title_short | Evidence-based practice in Physiotherapy curricula: A survey of Indian Health Science Universities
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title_sort | evidence-based practice in physiotherapy curricula: a survey of indian health science universities |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522901/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761883 |
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