The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department
Abstract Background This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the process of obtaining information about COVID-19 infection among students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (DPR) by examining the topic of information seeking, information source preference, and factors...
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| description | Abstract Background This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the process of obtaining information about COVID-19 infection among students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (DPR) by examining the topic of information seeking, information source preference, and factors influencing these preferences. Methods A total of 495/645 (76.74%) DPR students participated in the study. The data collection form prepared by the researchers was administered between May-June 2022 using face-to-face interview technique. Students’ sociodemographic data (age, biological sex, body mass index) and the main topics they researched about COVID-19, information sources, and factors influencing their choice of sources were recorded. Results Students often preferred to use internet social media (61.00%) and sources they considered reliable (81.40%) to access basic clinical information about COVID-19 (the routes of transmission = 30.30%, the main symptoms = 26.30%, number of cases = 22.60%). While biological sex (pbiologicalsex) and class level (pclasslevel) influenced the choice of sources (pbiologicalsex=0.011; pclasslevel:0.0001) and the factors determining this choice (pbiologicalsex=0.011–0.022; pclasslevel=0.0001–0.005), topic preferences were only influenced by class level (pbiologicalsex>0.05; pclasslevel = 0.0001–0.022). Conclusion DPR students should be supported with reliable and up-to-date social media-based digital content prepared by experts in the field about physiotherapy practice and with easy access to scientific data, even in the late stages of pandemic processes such as COVID-19, when the need for access to information is high due to their professional role. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-20b48b1188c74df18ba6a8eb637e5e232025-02-09T12:42:45ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202025-02-012511910.1186/s12909-025-06764-0The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation departmentDuygu Ilgin Gunduz0Erhan Secer1Melda Baser Secer2Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Manisa Celal Bayar UniversityManisa Health Services Vocational School, Manisa Celal Bayar UniversityManisa Health Services Vocational School, Manisa Celal Bayar UniversityAbstract Background This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the process of obtaining information about COVID-19 infection among students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (DPR) by examining the topic of information seeking, information source preference, and factors influencing these preferences. Methods A total of 495/645 (76.74%) DPR students participated in the study. The data collection form prepared by the researchers was administered between May-June 2022 using face-to-face interview technique. Students’ sociodemographic data (age, biological sex, body mass index) and the main topics they researched about COVID-19, information sources, and factors influencing their choice of sources were recorded. Results Students often preferred to use internet social media (61.00%) and sources they considered reliable (81.40%) to access basic clinical information about COVID-19 (the routes of transmission = 30.30%, the main symptoms = 26.30%, number of cases = 22.60%). While biological sex (pbiologicalsex) and class level (pclasslevel) influenced the choice of sources (pbiologicalsex=0.011; pclasslevel:0.0001) and the factors determining this choice (pbiologicalsex=0.011–0.022; pclasslevel=0.0001–0.005), topic preferences were only influenced by class level (pbiologicalsex>0.05; pclasslevel = 0.0001–0.022). Conclusion DPR students should be supported with reliable and up-to-date social media-based digital content prepared by experts in the field about physiotherapy practice and with easy access to scientific data, even in the late stages of pandemic processes such as COVID-19, when the need for access to information is high due to their professional role.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06764-0Physical therapyCoronavirusInformation seeking behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Duygu Ilgin Gunduz Erhan Secer Melda Baser Secer The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department BMC Medical Education Physical therapy Coronavirus Information seeking behaviour |
| title | The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| title_full | The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| title_fullStr | The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| title_full_unstemmed | The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| title_short | The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| title_sort | process of obtaining information about covid 19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department |
| topic | Physical therapy Coronavirus Information seeking behaviour |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06764-0 |
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