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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2020.8.2.187

Survey on the Gyeonggi-do Physical Therapists' in Awareness of National Responsibility for Dementia  

Yeom, Junwoo (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital)
Kim, Gushik (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Green Oriental Hospital)
Lee, Taehan (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Pajucity Convalescent Hospital)
Park, Dongmin (Dept. of Rehabilitation Center Zenith Hospital)
Na, Hosung (Dept. of Rehabilitation Therapy, Ansan Convalescent Hospital)
Kim, Chanmun (Dept. of Rehabilitation Therapy, Rehart Hospital)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.8, no.2, 2020 , pp. 187-198 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : This study was conducted to provide basic data for the association's policy management and to improve the activity areas by investigating Gyeonggi-do physical therapists' recognition of the national responsibility for dementia. Methods : A total of 1,839 physical therapists participated in this survey, and the data from a total of 29 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 windows. Results : Among the physical therapists in Gyeonggi-do, 61.1 % had low awareness of the national responsibility for dementia, and the recognition of the center for dementia was also low. On the other hand, there was a remarkably high opinion that the physical therapist was a necessary workforce, and positive responses to dementia-related work and education participation were also high, 51.9 % and 68.5 %, respectively. Those with a high educational background, annual salary, clinical experience, or dementia-related institutions, such as nursing homes and physical therapy, had a high awareness of "dementia national responsibility", awareness of "center for dementia" and "participation in dementia-related work and education". On the other hand, "work participation" and "education participation" were found to be inversely related to age and clinical experience. Conclusion : Physical therapists based in Gyeonggi-do showed an awareness of dementia policy. This result will help the association's policy management and protect the physical therapist's rights and interests.
Keywords
center for dementia; national responsibility for dementia; physical therapists; survey;
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