Knowledge and Attitude among Under-Graduate Students Regarding Geriatric Physiotherapy

Saumya Kumta, Dr. Amrutkuvar Rayjade, Supriya Nikam

Abstract: Background: The geriatric rehabilitation is a developing field in community physiotherapy. The goal of geriatric rehabilitation is to restore independence and as much physical and mental function. A lot of undergraduate students are unaware of treatments methods. As the students interaction with senior patients is comparatively less , they should have a good and correct attitude. Objectives: To investigate the undergraduate students knowledge and attitude regarding geriatric rehabilitation. Materials and methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Krishna College of physiotherapy, KIMSDU, Karad. A total of 148 undergraduate physiotherapy students were included by random sampling. Questionnaire on knowledge and attitude on geriatric rehabilitation were circulated via Google forms and the results were collected. Result: This study results show that the knowledge in students is fair and attitude is poor. Conclusion: This study shows that undergraduate physiotherapy students have fairly good knowledge but attitude seemed to be poor, hence a more enthusiastic approach is expected.

Keywords: Geriatric rehabilitation, Knowledge, Attitude, Under-graduate students

How to Cite?: Saumya Kumta, Dr. Amrutkuvar Rayjade, Supriya Nikam, "Knowledge and Attitude among Under-Graduate Students Regarding Geriatric Physiotherapy", Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 238-275, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR221031230425, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR221031230425