RANKING OF ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO PRACTICE	IN PHYSICAL THERAPY

Syeda Nayab Sakeena; Khushboo Gulzar; Farooq Islam; Asim Raza

doi:10.52229/pjpt.v4i4.1664

Syeda Nayab Sakeena The Superior University
Khushboo Gulzar The Superior University
Farooq Islam The Superior University, Lahore
Asim Raza The Superior University, Lahore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52229/pjpt.v4i4.1664

Keywords: Awareness, Ethics, Ethical issues, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapists, Skills

Abstract

Background: Healthcare professionals are confronted with a wide range of ethical and regulatory problems in today's challenging practice environments. A challenge that should be the most considerable for the professionals is to stay connected with pre-defined rules, regulations, while still following the ethical codes.

Objective: This study aimed to rank the ethical issues among physiotherapists in clinical practice.

Methodology: The study population included 385 participants from Government and private clinical setups in Gujranwala Division. The study design for this study was a descriptive cross-sectional and the sampling technique was non-probability convenient sampling technique. Standard questionnaire and 4-point Likert scale was used as a data collection tool.

Results: Mean age of the participants was 30.26 ± 3.87 years. Among the total 385 physiotherapists, 192 (49.8 %) were males and 193 (50.1%) were females. Cranach’s alpha of 0.819 showed significant reliability of questionnaire. Chi square test was used to evaluate association between gender and ethical issues ranking and was found to be statistically significant with p-value 0.000. Conclusion: Physiotherapists are trained in a four-tiered approach to physiotherapy where each of the four elements i.e., strength, awareness, skill and will have equal weightage. If one of them is missing it will surely affect the overall physiotherapy competency.