Adapted physical activity as a focus in bachelor's theses in physiotherapy education in SAMK
Mäkitalo, Enni (2011)
Mäkitalo, Enni
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072874
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201103072874
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The aim of this study was to examine how adapted physical activity in general is reflected in the bachelor´s theses of SAMK physiotherapy education. Thesis is a way of transferring expertise from universities to working life, and adapted physical ac-tivity has a special importance in the training of physiotherapists in SAMK.
The research was carried out by examining the abstracts of bachelor’s theses written about adapted physical activity in physiotherapy education in 1997-2009 in SAMK. The data were analysed by using inductive and deductive content analysis. In the analysis, categories were made based on data as well as based on theory. Further-more, quantitative analysis was carried out through counting the frequencies and percentages. The analysis concentrated on: working life relations, fields of APA, target populations and types of theses.
The results showed that 57 bachelor’s theses in physiotherapy education were fo-cused on adapted physical activity and 21% of these were written in English. Based on the results, 72% of the theses had a co-operational partner. Most of these (45%) were institutions of social services and health care. It was also discovered that 57% of co-operational partners were located in Pori, 33 % in other municipalities in Finland, 6% were national and 4% were international. Most theses (56%) were con-centrated on rehabilitational exercise, which is the physiotherapists’ main area of ex-pertise. Furthermore, no studies were focused on top sports or competitive sports. According to the study, 70% of the theses were carried out as a research, 25% were operational and 5% had features of both types. Based on these results it can be said that physiotherapy education can influence the regional, national and even interna-tional development of adapted physical activity.
The research was carried out by examining the abstracts of bachelor’s theses written about adapted physical activity in physiotherapy education in 1997-2009 in SAMK. The data were analysed by using inductive and deductive content analysis. In the analysis, categories were made based on data as well as based on theory. Further-more, quantitative analysis was carried out through counting the frequencies and percentages. The analysis concentrated on: working life relations, fields of APA, target populations and types of theses.
The results showed that 57 bachelor’s theses in physiotherapy education were fo-cused on adapted physical activity and 21% of these were written in English. Based on the results, 72% of the theses had a co-operational partner. Most of these (45%) were institutions of social services and health care. It was also discovered that 57% of co-operational partners were located in Pori, 33 % in other municipalities in Finland, 6% were national and 4% were international. Most theses (56%) were con-centrated on rehabilitational exercise, which is the physiotherapists’ main area of ex-pertise. Furthermore, no studies were focused on top sports or competitive sports. According to the study, 70% of the theses were carried out as a research, 25% were operational and 5% had features of both types. Based on these results it can be said that physiotherapy education can influence the regional, national and even interna-tional development of adapted physical activity.