Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 16 No. 1, 2018.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Quality of physiotherapy activity and professional responsibility of physiotherapist
Margareta Begić
orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-1033
; Zagreb
Sažetak
Abstract
Introduction: The development of physiotherapy activities strives for high standards and quality to provide
quality physiotherapy services.
Aim: To gain insight into whether physiotherapists comply with the legal provisions, regulations, rules, codes,
statutes in everyday activities.
Materials and Methods: Quantitative research was performed on a sample of 31 physiotherapists (N = 31).
Questionnaire on basic features of responsibility in
physiotherapeutic activity was conducted.
Results: 96.8% (N = 30) of respondents provide their
patients information about the plan, interventions and
goals of physiotherapy, while 87.1% (N = 27) ask the
patient for consent to physiotherapy. The possibility to
be with their patients during their overall physiotherapy
have 82.8% (N = 24). All respondents of the questionnaire claim that they are able to abide by the Code of
physiotherapeutic ethics and deonotools in everyday
work. 75% (N = 21) respondents say that they had too
many patients.
Conclusion: Providing health care services is a complex
system that, with expertise and physiotherapy, ensures
integrity in terms of health care concerns. Knowledge
and experience, as well as legal and moral principles,
must be known and conscientiously applied.
Ključne riječi
physiotherapeutic activity, responsibilities, responsibility
Hrčak ID:
200459
URI
Datum izdavanja:
23.5.2018.
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