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- Title
Self Assessment of Professional Core Values Among Physical Therapists.
- Authors
Guenther, Lee Ann; McGinnis, Patricia; Romen, Matthew; Patel, Kavita
- Abstract
Study Design: Descriptive; survey; non-probabilistic sample. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the self-assessed level of integration of professional core values among physical therapists and explore a potential relationship between select participant characteristics and this integration. Background: The American Physical Therapy Association has identified seven core values of the profession, leading to the development of the Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values Self Assessment tool. This tool, however, has not been used in research. Methods: Twenty physical therapists were purposively selected to participate in this study; mean age of the sample was 39.4 years with mean experience at 11.9 years. Results: Participants most frequently identified experiences in the Core Values of Caring/ Compassion, Accountability, and Integrity; and least frequently identified Social Responsibility experiences. Altruistic behaviors of providing pro bono and services to the underserved/underrepresented were rare. No relationship between participants’ varied professional and post-professional experiences related to the Core Values was noted. Conclusion: Six of the seven professional core values were well integrated into practice for these participants; but social responsibility was not consistently demonstrated. Future researchers have many issues to explore to develop an evidence base that can be used to enhance professionalism in the physical therapy profession.
- Subjects
NEW Jersey; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); SELF-evaluation; VALUES (Ethics); JUDGMENT sampling; PROFESSIONALISM; QUANTITATIVE research; PHYSICAL therapists' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
HPA Resource, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 3, pJ15
- ISSN
1931-6313
- Publication type
Article