Physiotherapy students find guided journals useful to develop reflective thinking and practice during their first clinical placement : A qualitative study
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Constantinou, Maria and Kuys, Suzanne. (2013). Physiotherapy students find guided journals useful to develop reflective thinking and practice during their first clinical placement : A qualitative study. Physiotherapy (print). 99(1), pp. 49 - 55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2011.12.002
Authors | Constantinou, Maria and Kuys, Suzanne |
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Abstract | Objective: This study evaluated physiotherapy students’ perception of a reflective journal in developing reflective thinking and practice and identified the main concepts recorded by students in the journal. Design: A mixed methods study with qualitative content analysis of student journals and quantitative analysis of questionnaire responses. Participants: 131 (74 female, 57 male) physiotherapy students undergoing their first clinical placement. Interventions: On completion of their placement, students submitted a reflective journal electronically and completed a questionnaire of closed and open ended questions. Main outcome measures: Questionnaires were analysed using frequencies for the responses of the closed questions and thematic analysis of the open ended questions. Journals were de-indentified and underwent a content analysis using Leximancer© software to obtain a concept map and frequencies of the main concepts identified in the journals, with specific examples. Results: The majority (88%, 79/90) of respondents found the journal useful in assisting them to learn from their experiences, and to develop reflective thinking and practice. 54% (49/90) indicated they would continue to use the journals. The most frequently identified concepts were residents, time and exercises; representing more than 5000 of the total concepts identified in the journals. Analysis of the reflective journals indicated that students demonstrated improvements in the three stages of reflective practice: awareness of thoughts and feelings, critical analysis of situation, and development of new perspectives. Conclusions: Guided journal writing may be a useful tool in facilitating reflective thinking and practice during clinical placements of physiotherapy students. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Physiotherapy (print) |
Journal citation | 99 (1), pp. 49 - 55 |
ISSN | 0031-9406 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2011.12.002 |
Page range | 49 - 55 |
Research Group | School of Allied Health |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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