Perception of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students Regarding Clinical Instructors’ Behaviour During Clinical Training; A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study : Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students Regarding Clinical Instructors’ Behaviour

Abeera Ajmal; Moater  Iftikhar; Iqra Almas; Sahreen Anwar; Wajida Perveen

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v5i11.2068

Authors

Abeera Ajmal Department of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Moater Iftikhar Department of Physical Therapy, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Iqra Almas Department of Physical Therapy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Sahreen Anwar University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Wajida Perveen Department of Physical Therapy, CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry (NUMS), Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i11.2068

Keywords:

Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students, Clinical Instructors, Interaction, Clinical Instructor Behaviour Instrument

Abstract

Professional therapists must be prepared through clinical training, which forms the foundation of physiotherapy education. The effectiveness of the interactions between students and clinical instructors can help students learn more in the clinical setting. Objective: To find out the undergraduate physiotherapy students’ perceptions regarding the clinical instructors’ behaviours during clinical training. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 260 undergraduates of Doctor of Physical Therapy from different institutes of Faisalabad and Sialkot after ethical approval from September 2021 to March 2022. Students in 3rd year or 5th semester and above were included. A clinical instructor behaviour instrument was utilized to get the responses and SPSS version 21.0 to extract the results. Mean and standard deviations were computed for individual subsets of the instrument to find the perception. Results: Mean age ± standard deviation was 22.79 ± 15.75 years ranging from 21 to 25 years. Among the participants, 226 (86.92%) were female and 34 (13.07%) were male. A total score of all five categories of the clinical instructor behaviour instrument was found 116.17 out of a maximum possible score of 150. Conclusion: It was concluded that the perception of students regarding the clinical instructors’ behaviours during clinical training was found positive.

References

Carmel S, Kupczynski L, Groff S, Bannon Jr W. Professional Experience Related to Self-Assessed Teaching Effectiveness Among Physical Therapist Clinical Instructors. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2023 Jun; 37(2): 108-15. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000276.

Dickson T, Eckert J, Pabian P, Greco J. Challenges and Opportunities for Physical Therapist Education Research: Results from an American Council of Academic Physical Therapy Needs Assessment Survey. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2024 Mar; 38(1): 80-9. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000297.

Coleman-Ferreira K, Tovin M, Rone-Adams S, Rindflesch A. Achieving Clinical Instructor Competence: A Phenomenological Study of Clinical Instructors' Perspectives. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2019 Sep; 33(3) :224-35. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000106.

Iqbal H and Butt W. Attributes of an Effective Clinical Teacher in Undergraduate Medical Education: Students' Perspective: Attributes of an Effective Clinical. Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College. 2019 Apr; 1(1): 14-7. doi: 10.55279/jafmdc.v1i1.26.

Gibson SJ, Porter J, Anderson A, Bryce A, Dart J, Kellow N et al. Clinical Educators’ Skills and Qualities in Allied Health: A Systematic Review. 2019; 53(5): 432-42. doi: 10.1111/medu.13782.

Safo-Kantanka NK, Quartey J, Kwakye SK. Physiotherapy Students’ Rating on Lecturers’ and Supervisors’ Clinical Education Attributes. Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal. 2024 Dec; 44(02): 79-90. doi: 10.1142/S1013702524500045.

Meyer IS, Louw A, Ernstzen D. Physiotherapy Students’ Perceptions of the Dual Role of the Clinical Educator as Mentor and Assessor: Influence on the Teaching–Learning Relationship. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 2017 Feb; 73(1): 1-8. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v73i1.349.

Myers K, Bilyeu C, Covington K, Sharp A. Clinical Teaching Competencies in Physical Therapist Education: A Modified Delphi study. Physical Therapy. 2022 Jul; 102(7): pzac063. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzac063.

Jensen GM, Nordstrom T, Mostrom E, Hack LM, Gwyer J. National Study of Excellence and Innovation in Physical Therapist Education: Part 1—Design, Method, and Results. Physical Therapy. 2017 Sep; 97(9): 857-74. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzx061.

Knight AW. How Clinical Instructor Behaviour Affects Student Clinical Engagement from A Motivational Perspective. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2018 Jun; 46(2): 99-106. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.118.209320.

Newstead C, Johnston CL, Nisbet G, McAllister L. Physiotherapy Clinical Education in Australia: An Exploration of Clinical Educator Characteristics, Confidence and Training Requirements. Australian Health Review. 2018 Sep; 43(6): 696-705. doi: 10.1071/AH18094.

Ehsan S, Butt MS, Umar B. Perception of Undergraduate Physical Therapy Students Regarding the Clinical Teaching Attributes of Their Clinical Instructors. Biomed Research. 2017 Jun; 28(3): 1091-4.

Aziz K, Asif M, Arif A. Perception of Physical Therapy Students Regarding the Effectiveness of Clinical Teaching in Physical Therapy Education at Karachi. Biometrics and Biostatistics International Journal. 2018; 7(3): 212-6. doi: 10.15406/bbij.2018.07.00211.

Mogan J and Warbinek E. Teaching Behaviours of Clinical Instructors: An Audit Instrument. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1994 Jul; 20(1): 160-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20010160.x.

Lauber CA, Toth PE, Leary PA, Martin RD, Killian CB. Program Directors' and Clinical Instructors' Perceptions of Important Clinical-Instructor Behavior Categories in the Delivery of Athletic Training Clinical Instruction. Journal of Athletic Training. 2003 Oct; 38(4): 336.

Morren KK, Gordon SP, Sawyer BA. The Relationship Between Clinical Instructor Characteristics and Student Perceptions of Clinical Instructor Effectiveness. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2008 Dec; 22(3): 52-63. doi: 10.1097/00001416-200810000-00007.

Ismail LM, Aboushady RM, Eswi A. Clinical instructor's Behaviour: Nursing Student's Perception Toward Effective Clinical Instructor's Characteristics. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 2016 Feb; 6(2): 96. doi: 10.5430/jnep.v6n2p96.

Odole AC, Gbiri CA, Oladoyinbo P, Akinpelu AO. Perception of Physiotherapy Educators in Southwest Nigeria on Clinical Education of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 2017; 20(2): 157-64.

Quartey J, Acheampong K, Kwakye SK, Dankwah J. Perceptions of Undergraduate Allied Health Students of the Clinical Learning Environment and Clinical Educators’ Attributes at the University of Ghana. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 2022; 14(4): 182-5. doi: 10.7196/AJHPE.2022.v14i4.1218.

Fox L, Onders R, Hermansen-Kobulnicky CJ, Nguyen TN, Myran L, Linn B et al. Teaching Inter-professional Teamwork Skills to Health Professional Students: A Scoping Review. Journal of Inter-Professional Care. 2018 Mar; 32(2): 127-35. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2017.1399868.

Naidoo V, Stewart AV, Maleka ME. The Development of Items for A Physiotherapy Clinical Programme Evaluation Tool. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 2023; 79(1): 1-5. doi: 10.4102/sajp.v79i1.1908.