Tag: COVID-19

Professional situation of physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic

Damian Durlak

Damian Durlak – Professional situation of physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fizjoterapia Polska 2021; 21(3); 164-169

Abstract
Introduction. COVID-19 epidemy impacted the economic situation in Poland and most of the world’s countries. It caused vast changes in citizens’ professional situation and leaded to employees fears about the future. Significant professional changes were also prepared for physiotherapists.
Aim This research was focused on assessing physiotherapists’ opinions about their current professional situation. Existence of statistically significant correlation between respondents’ answers and sociodemographic characteristics was determined.
Methods Author’s custom survey form was used, consisting of questions about professional situation of respondents. The survey was conducted on a group of 101 physiotherapists.
Results The majority of physiotherapists questioned had not suffered from changes implemented during COVID-19 pandemic, but they would like to receive additional benefits like other medical professions. There was a statistically significant correlation between respondents’ answers and sociodemographic characteristics.
Summary Medical facilities should continue to care about their employees, by offering physiotherapists similar benefits like those available to other medical employees. Despite the epidemiology situation, physiotherapists’ salary and working hours should not be cut.
Key words:
physiotherapists, COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic, professional situation
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Knowledge, skills and perceptions of COVID-19 among physiotherapy students in the United Arab Emirates: A Qualitative Study

Abeer Farghaly, Fahad Alanazi, Sunitha Mysore

Abeer Farghaly, Fahad Alanazi, Sunitha Mysore – Knowledge, skills and perceptions of COVID-19 among physiotherapy students in the United Arab Emirates: A Qualitative Study. Fizjoterapia Polska 2021; 21(1); 64-72

Abstract
Aims. The aims of this qualitative study were to explore how physiotherapy students in the United Arab Emirates employed their knowledge and skills to stay safe during COVID-19, and utilized their critical appraisal skills in verifying public information on COVID-19. Material and methods. Forty-four undergraduate physiotherapy students were recruited for the study from health science educational institute in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. One to one semi-structured interviews were conducted and, the data was analyzed using thematic analysis.
Result & Conclusion. The study found that during COVID-19, the students of physiotherapy were updated with the necessary information to understand the newly emerged virus. The participants played an active role in educating themselves and their families about infection control measures and maintained proper hygiene to stay safe during the pandemic. Additionally, participants were able to critically analyse information using the knowledge and skills learnt in their program. Moreover, hands on experiences incorporated with respiratory modules were particularly found to be useful for students, as they seemed to have acceptable and updated knowledge on symptoms of COVID-19, the mechanism of infection transmission and physiotherapy interventions. The study also highlighted the need to integrate more hands-on approaches to the current curriculum in order to meet the growing need for health care professional to combat the COVID-19.
Key words:
COVID-19, Physiotherapy students, physiotherapy education, physiotherapy knowledge and skills, critical appraisal skills, family health
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