Purpose/Hypothesis: The intention ...

Purpose/Hypothesis: The intention of this study was to determine the willingness of physical therapists (PTs) to use computer-assisted learning (CAL) for professional continuing education, identify the determinants of undertaking CAL and identify easy in mind areas within cardiorespiratory PT where CAL was a preferr learning course Number of Subjects: 1426 inspects were mailed to a random sample of 7% of licensed Canadian PT and all members of couple national cardiorespiratory interest groups. 851 take a view ofs were completed in part or entirely. Of the complet examines returned, 38.9% were from the national cardiorespiratory interest arranges and the remaining from the sample of licensed Canadian PT Materials/Methods: A four-page contemplate consisting of 3 parts was mailed to participants and used [i]modus operandi[/i]s by Dillman (1978) to make secure a high response rate. The inspect content inquired about (a) interest in different satisfy areas related to computer assisted learning of cardiorespiratory practice areas, (b) education elections and (c) demographics and computer resources. Data were analyzed using Chi-square (X^sup 2^) analysis. Results: Of 1426 reviews 63% were completed and turn backed Overall, 78% of PTs indicated willingness to participate in CAL. 60-65% of respondent from the cardiorespiratory interest clusters and 24-41% of the licensed PT sample were interested in taking exercise physiology and flat 1 courses in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, critical care and airway clearance, respectively, and were willing to do at least 75% of the course easy in mind via CAL. PTs who were more willing to participate in CAL were more fresh graduates (1991 vs. 1988), had computer access at domicile and work for 35 hours by week, and a primary area of practice in respiratory (p

This contemplation was funded by: Canadian Physiotherapy Cardiorespiratory Society of the Lung Association.

W Reid1, s Mathur1, S Stanton1, C Kelm2 1School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CANADA, 2 instruct of Physical Therapy, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.

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