Impact of an Online Program in Ethics in Physiotherapy

Ethics, Narrative Clinical Trial

Official title: Assessing the Impact of an Online Program Regarding Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy. A Prospective Clinical Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Given the continuing ethical problems faced by physiotherapists, improving their students' ethical competence is relevant. The development of ethical decision-making skills is particularly important for students preparing to enter professional health careers like physiotherapy. According to the Bologna process, the education of physiotherapists includes the cultivation of relevant generic/transversal competencies, including ethical competence. To achieve this, diverse teaching, learning, assessment, and feedback strategies are necessary and helpful in facilitating the acquisition of these competencies.

The physiotherapist needs to carry out ethics efficiently through ethical reasoning and critical thinking to develop ethical decision-making abilities. Active learning methods allow us to get students to follow the highest ethical standards and successfully manage ethical situations in the workplace. Despite some studies showing physiotherapists have a deficit in clinical practice ethics.

However, there is a lack of research focusing on online learning (OL) physiotherapy ethics education, and studies of review on mixed health professionals many times do not include physiotherapy studies.

Considering this, the primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an OL program in developing ethical competence in physiotherapy students. Specifically, the study aims to evaluate the impact of the program on generic competences, knowledge acquisition, ethical sensitivity, engagement, and instructional design within the OL environment.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ethics, Narrative

• NCT number: NCT05984225
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Valencia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2021
• Completion date: December 31, 2021