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ArticleJMIR research protocols2020

Mapping Evidence on Community-Based Clinical Education Models for Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Nomzamo Charity Thobekile Chemane, Verusia Chetty, Saul Cobbing

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nomzamo Charity Thobekile ChemaneDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6877-2339
Verusia ChettyDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-8687
Saul CobbingDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-0658
University of Zululand · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity-based clinical training has been advocated as an excellent approach to transformation in clinical education. Clinical education for undergraduate physiotherapy students is a hands-on practical experience that aims to provide a student with the skills necessary to enable them to be fit to practice independently. However, in many countries, including South Africa, this training has been conducted only in large urban academic hospitals. Such hospitals are not a true reflection of the environment that these students will most likely be facing as practicing health care professionals.

objectiveThe objective of this scoping review is to map out existing evidence on community-based clinical education models for undergraduate physiotherapy students globally.

methodsA systematic scoping review will be based on the 2005 Arksey and O'Malley framework. Studies involving students and stakeholders in clinical education will be included. This review will not be limited by time of publication. An electronic search of relevant literature, including peer-reviewed primary studies and grey literature, will be conducted from the PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases. The search strategy will include keywords such as "education," "physiotherapy," "undergraduate," "community-based," "training," "decentralized," and "distributed." Boolean logic will be used for each search string. Two independent reviewers will conduct screening of titles, abstracts, and full text before extracting articles. A predesigned data-charting table will supplement the extraction of data. Version 12 NVIVO software will aide in the thematic analysis of data.

resultsData collection will commence after publication of this protocol, and the results are expected to be obtained in the following 5 months.

conclusionsThe evidence obtained from the extracted data is expected to assist in the development of a model of community-based clinical education for undergraduate physiotherapy students in South Africa, and serve as a basis for future research. The discussion of this evidence will be guided by the research question utilizing a critical narrative approach to explore emerging themes. The enablers and barriers identified from the reviewed studies can guide the development of a community-based clinical education model. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/19039.

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clinical educationcommunity-based clinical trainingdecentralized clinical trainingphysiotherapyprimary health care

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PMID33079067
PMCPMC7609197
OpenAlexW3040287094

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