Perceptions of Australian physiotherapy students about the potential implementation of physiotherapist prescribing in Australia: a national survey.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To explore the perceptions of Australian physiotherapy students about (1) the potential implementation and use of non-medical prescribing by physiotherapists in Australia and (2) how physiotherapist prescribing might impact the care that the physiotherapy profession can provide in the future. DESIGN:A cross-sectional descriptive survey of physiotherapy students across Australia was completed using an online questionnaire developed by subject-experts and pretested (n=10) for internal consistency. A hyperlink to the questionnaire was emailed to all students enrolled in any accredited, entry-level Australian university physiotherapy programme. A reminder email was sent 4 weeks later. SETTING:Participants completed an online questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS:526 physiotherapy students fro

SUBMITTER: Noblet TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530448 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature