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Investigation of Factors Affecting Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students’ Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practice

Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Kanıta Dayalı Uygulamaya Bakış Açılarını Etkileyen Faktörlerin İncelenmesi

Özlem Nur Tok Yaman(ALANYA ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8496-1698
Ayşe Ünal(ALANYA ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0959-5664
Ayça Aracı(Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi)0000-0002-1089-3370
Pages
227–234
Publication Date
2025-08-31
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Moreover, it was observed that academic year and grade point average also created a significant difference in attitudes toward evidence-based practice.In conclusion, cognitive decision-making styles and critical thinking skills play an important role in the adoption of evidence-based practice among physiotherapy students

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was designed to evaluate the perspectives of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students toward evidence-based practice and to examine the factors influencing their approaches to evidence-based interventions.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 156 students (115 females, 41 males) from four different academic years participated in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Moreover, it was observed that academic year and grade point average also created a significant difference in attitudes toward evidence-based practice.In conclusion, cognitive decision-making styles and critical thinking skills play an important role in the adoption of evidence-based practice among physiotherapy students
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⚙️Variables:Bilişsel eğilimler · Sağlık profesyoneli eğitimi · Öğrenci tutumları

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This study was designed to evaluate the perspectives of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students toward evidence-based practice and to examine the factors influencing their approaches to evidence-based interventions. A total of 156 students (115 females, 41 males) from four different academic years participated in the study. Sociodemographic data of the participants were collected through a sociodemographic information form prepared by the researchers. Evaluations of attitudes toward evidence-based practice, personality traits, critical thinking dispositions, and decision-making styles were conducted using the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire, the Ten-Item Personality Inventory, the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, and the Rational and Experiential Inventory, respectively. As a result of the regression analyses, the variables of critical openness, reflective skepticism, rational decision-making, and experiential decision-making were found to have a statistically significant effect on the subscales of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire, including future use, attitude, knowledge, and personal use (p<0.05). In addition, the personality traits of extraversion and agreeableness were found to be significantly associated with the knowledge and personal use subscales, while conscientiousness and openness to experience showed a significant effect only on the personal use subscale (p<0.05). Moreover, it was observed that academic year and grade point average also created a significant difference in attitudes toward evidence-based practice.In conclusion, cognitive decision-making styles and critical thinking skills play an important role in the adoption of evidence-based practice among physiotherapy students

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Bu araştırma fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencilerinin kanıta dayalı uygulamalara yönelik bakış açılarının değerlendirilmesi ve kanıta dayalı müdahalelere yaklaşımlarını etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi amacıyla planlanmıştır. Araştırmaya dört sınıf düzeyinden toplam 156 (115 kadın, 41 erkek) öğrenci katılmıştır. Katılımcıların sosyodemografik özelliklerine ilişkin veriler araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan sosyodemografik bilgi formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Kanıta dayalı uygulamalara yönelik tutumları, kişilik özellikleri, eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri ve karar verme stillerine ilişkin değerlendirmeler ise sırasıyla Kanıta Dayalı Uygulama Ölçeği, On Maddelik Kişilik Ölçeği, Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeği ve Akılcı ve Sezgisel Karar Verme Ölçeği kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Regresyon analizleri sonucunda, Kanıta Dayalı Uygulama Ölçeği’nin gelecekte kullanım, tutum, bilgi ve kişisel kullanım alt boyutlarının yordayıcıları arasında; eleştirel açıklık, yansıtıcı şüphecilik, akılcı karar verme ve sezgisel karar verme değişkenlerinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Ayrıca, kişilik özelliklerinden dışadönüklük ve yumuşak başlılık boyutları bilgi ve kişisel kullanım alt boyutları ile anlamlı ilişkili bulunurken; sorumluluk ve deneyimlere açıklık boyutlarının yalnızca kişisel kullanım üzerinde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Bununla birlikte, sınıf düzeyi ve akademik başarı ortalaması değişkenlerinin de kanıta dayalı uygulamalar üzerinde anlamlı fark oluşturduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, bilişsel karar verme stilleri ve eleştirel düşünme becerileri, fizyoterapi öğrencilerinin kanıta dayalı uygulamaları benimsemesinde önemli bir rol oynamaktadır

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Yaman, Ö. N. T., Ünal, A., Aracı, A. (2025). Investigation of Factors Affecting Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students’ Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practice. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 227–234. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1565327

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