Undergraduate physiotherapy students' competencies, attitudes and perceptions after integrated educational pathways in evidence-based practice: A mixed methods study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 557-571

  Bozzolan, M ^a   Simoni, G ^b   Balboni, M ^c   Fiorini, F ^a   Bombardi, S ^a   Bertin, N ^b   Da Roit, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Pieve di Cento ^*  (Italy)

^c Pieve di Cento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Mixed methods study; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 84911943917     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2014.910285     Document Type: Article

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