Blended-learning in Physiotherapy: Professional Ethics

NCT03241693 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 45/FO/18/2010
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a blended-learning model on physiotherapy students´ attitude, knowledge and opinions towards learning professional ethics. A simple-blind clinical trial was performed. An eight-month blended learning program to teach professional ethics in clinical practices was worked out. An online syllabus and online activities were elaborated, whilst face to face active participation techniques were performed to discuss ethical issues detected among practices. Students´ attitudes, knowledge and opinions towards learning professional ethics were assessed. Non-parametric tests were carried out. All the participants were informed about the study and procedures, and provided written informed consent.

Conditions

Ethics; Attitude; Knowledge

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Attitude towards learning professional ethics

  Attitude towards learning professional ethics was measured. A self-reported questionnaire of 33 items (the "Attitudes Questionnaire towards Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy", AQPEPT) was previously described by Aguilar-Rodríguez et al. A high reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.898) was obtained. All items of the AQPEPT approached to the one-dimensionality needed in cases where attitudes are analyzed.The higher score indicated the best attitude.

  8 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge towards learning professional ethics

  4 months, 8 months

• Opinions about the blended-learning programme.

  4 months, 8 months

Study Arms (2)

control group

OTHER

Physiotherapy students

Other: control group

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy students

Other: blended-learning in ethics

Interventions

blended-learning in ethics OTHER

Experimental group followed clinical practices in hospital centers during 8 months. In addition, an online specific syllabus about Professional Ethics was developed. It consisted of 6 themes and included topics as moral values, ethics and moral, bioethics and professional ethics, ecc. Six online related activities were created: to solve situations related to real clinical practices. Six face to face group sessions based on cooperative learning were planned in order to discuss ethical issues detected among clinical practices during 4 months. Students were divided in small groups, 4-5 participants each, and active participation techniques were used.

experimental group

control group OTHER

Control group followed clinical practices in hospital centers during 8 months as usual. In the control group, case study method was also used, thus students in control group had to create and perform a public exposition of a real clinical case about professional ethics. Cases had to be related to clinical practices in order to recognize ethical situations in the work environment. Neither online learning nor online activities were carried out.

control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• To study the physical therapy degree at the University of Valencia

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Interventions

Ethics; Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor in Physiotherapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 25, 2017
• First Posted: August 7, 2017
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05