Physiotherapy students’ expectations and career choice in Turkey

dc.contributor.authorNarin, Selnur
dc.contributor.authorÜnver, Bayram
dc.contributor.authorNarin, Ayşe Neriman
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T20:23:36Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T20:23:36Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage45en_US
dc.identifier.issn2148-8819
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage38en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid371910en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/371910
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/16005
dc.identifier.volume5en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.titlePhysiotherapy students’ expectations and career choice in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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