Physiotherapy students’ expectations and career choice in Turkey
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2018
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine physiotherapy students’ perceptions and expectations related to theirphysiotherapy profession and education.Method: Two hundred and thirty two students (68 were first-year students, 72 were second-year students, 57 were third-yearstudents, and 35 were fourth-year students) who were studying in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation of DokuzEylül University in the 2012–2013 academic year and who accepted to participate in the research were consisted in thesample of the study. Students were aware of their future profession: 73.5% of first-year students, 63.8% of second-yearstudents, 59.6% of third-year students, and 57.1% of fourth-year students. Reasons for preferring physiotherapy werecommunity perception and career opportunities. More than 92% of the students declared they were positively affected byacquaintances and friends in choosing physiotherapy.Results: Analyzed in terms of years of education, there were no differences between students’ rights and responsibility levels,in terms of their vocational anxiety and knowledge levels. The major numbers of students had adequate information aboutphysiotherapy profession and they did not have worries about finding a job after graduation.Conclusion: Main factors for student’s decision to study physiotherapy were their career expectations and communityperception.
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Journal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation
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