Physiotherapy students’ perceptions and experiences of clinical prediction rules

Abstract

Objectives Clinical reasoning can be difficult to teach to pre-professional physiotherapy students due to their lack of clinical experience. It may be that tools such as clinical prediction rules (CPRs) could aid the process, but there has been little investigation into their use in physiotherapy clinical education. This study aimed to determine the perceptions and experiences of physiotherapy students regarding CPRs, and whether they are learning about CPRs on clinical placement. Design Cross-sectional survey using a paper-based questionnaire. Participants Final year pre-professional physiotherapy students (n = 371, response rate 77%) from five universities across five states of Australia. ..