Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice ›› 2024, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 760-767.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2024.07.003

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Competency and professional activities of pediatric rehabilitation therapists in three provinces/cities of East China

CHEN Lanqing1,2, LÜ Jun1,2,3, WANG Xiaoqian1,2, ZHENG Hongying1,2, SHAO Ping4, WANG Anni5, SUN Mei1,2,3, CHEN Gang1,2,3()   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. China Research Center on Disability, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    3. National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, China
    4. Kunshan Jiajie Rehabilitation Medical Center, Kunshan, Jiangsu 215316, China
    5. School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2024-06-02 Published:2024-07-25 Online:2024-08-07
  • Contact: CHEN Gang, E-mail: gchen@shmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (General)(72274038);National Natural Science Foundation of China (General)(72374045);National Key R & D Program of China(2021YFC2701004);National Social Science Foundation of China(17ZDA078)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the current situation of competency and professional activities of pediatric rehabilitation therapists in Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang.
Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted on 168 pediatric rehabilitation therapists in Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, from December, 2022 to February, 2023, and the general information and the competency were obtained. A total of 35 pediatric rehabilitation therapists were interviewed one-on-one, from October, 2022 to January, 2023, using thematic framework.
Results A total of 162 effective questionnaires were collected. The level of competency of pediatric rehabilitation therapists was (3.44±0.87); and it was higher in professional literacy (3.90±0.77) and practice (3.83±0.77), and lower in management and leadership (2.92±1.44), and research (2.14±1.64). Latent class analysis showed that the therapists could be divided into four categories, of which the "medium competency" accounted for the most proportion (34.57%), and "low learning and research" was the least (8.64%). The interviews identified problems of competency such as maintaining communication with children's families and managing self-professional development.
Conclusion Self-reported rehabilitation competency levels of pediatric rehabilitation therapists in three provinces and cities are above three points in all four dimensions, except for the management and leadership dimension, where the score is below three points.

Key words: pediatric rehabilitation therapist, rehabilitation competency framework, latent class analysis, competency, professional activities

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