Acceptance of the 'Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (Chinese)' as a standardised evaluation of professional competency in Chinese physiotherapy students: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Development of an entry-level physiotherapy curriculum in China currently follows the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) guidelines, however there is no standard, validated, assessment tool for physiotherapy practice in use in China. This article reports the process of translation of the "Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice" (APP), a validated assessment instrument adopted by all universities in Australia and New Zealand, into Chinese (APP-Chinese) and its implementation by Chinese physiotherapy clinical educators (CEs) and students during clinical placements.

Methods

The process of forward and backward translation of the APP was undertaken by a team of academics from universities in Shanghai, Hong Kong, United States and Australia. An APP-Chinese ve

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7147022 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature