Do physical therapists change their beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviour after a biopsychosocially orientated university course?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 724-732

  Overmeer, Thomas ^a   Boersma, Katja ^b   Main, Chris J ^c   Linton, Steven J ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissimilation; Education; Evidence based; Musculoskeletal pain; Physical therapy; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; KNOWLEDGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349103219     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01089.x     Document Type: Article

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