Perceived Preparedness for Clinical Practice Among Physiotherapy Interns: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: By measuring how physiotherapy graduates feel about their internship program, the program may be improved to ensure physiotherapy interns are generally satisfied and to improve their clinical training. The purpose of this study is to assess the physiotherapy interns' perceived level of clinical practice readiness and look into the factors that influence it.
Method: One hundred sixty-four physiotherapy interns participated in the study. To assess readiness for clinical physiotherapy practice, a multimodal questionnaire was used.
Results: Majority of the participants 62.19 % (102) were females and pursuing their internship in private institutes 87.70 % (144). Most of the participants 95.12 % (156) were fully or very well prepared for clinical practice. In terms of helping with clinical research projects and gathering and evaluating data for quality improvement efforts, it was discovered that the interns lacked the necessary research and quality improvement skills.
Conclusion: The majority of the interns in physiotherapy received sufficient training for their clinical rotations. Emphasis on handling more patients is required, in addition to continuous assessment of the interns after each clinical rotation to discover the areas of weakness.