Survey of Perceptions of Nursing-Care Insurance Workplaces of Physical Therapy Students

• Published in: Rigaku ryoho kagaku Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 661 - 665
• Main Authors: FUJITA, Daisuke, KOBARA, Kenichi, YOSHIMURA, Yosuke, OSAKA, Hiroshi, SUEHIRO, Tadanobu, CLEMINSON, Tim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
• Subjects: nursing-care insurance workplace; perceptions; scientific
• ISSN: 1341-1667; 2434-2807
• DOI: 10.1589/rika.30.661

[Purpose] The purpose of this paper was to ascertain perceptions of nursing-care insurance workplaces among students aiming to be physical therapists. The study aimed to clarify how the perceptions changed as the students progressed through the course. [Subjects] The subjects were 84 students enrolled in a physical therapy training facility program. [Methods] Exploratory factor analysis was performed on responses to 14 questions related to perceptions of nursing-care insurance workplaces, and the results of first and fourth grade students were compared. [Results] The three main factors identified for the workplace were ‘appealing’, ‘freedom’, and ‘scientific’. However, results for ‘scientific’ were significantly lower among fourth year students than among first grade students. [Conclusion] There is a need to reinforce perceptions among students that the workplace is a place of a scientific nature.