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ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2024

Clinical reasoning skills of German and Dutch manual therapists: a cross-sectional study.

Myrthe Veenstra, Riccarda Klemm, Tibor M Szikszay, Kerstin Luedtke, Andres Jung

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Myrthe VeenstraFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Idstein, Germany.
Riccarda KlemmFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Idstein, Germany.
Tibor M SzikszayInstitute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Universität zu Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany.
Kerstin LuedtkeInstitute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Universität zu Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany.
Andres JungInstitute of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Universität zu Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0201-0694

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introductionReflective clinical reasoning (CR) is believed to play a crucial role in achieving an efficient therapy process, supported by evidence-based approaches that improve patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the CR process of German manual therapists (MTs) using the CR skills of Dutch MTs as a reference.

methodsThis cross-sectional study evaluated the CR process and diagnostic ability of German MTs. Dutch MTs served as the reference standard due to their experience with direct access. The CR skills were assessed using the Diagnostic Thinking Inventory (DTI), a questionnaire measuring diagnostic competence. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to compare the groups. Subgroup analyses were performed to analyze the influence of work experience (in years) and the level of education on CR.

results396 manual therapists (229 German and 167 Dutch) completed the DTI. Dutch MTs revealed higher DTI sum-scores compared to German MTs (

conclusionThe results suggest that academically educated German and Dutch MTs as well as experienced German and Dutch MTs are similar in terms of their hypothetical-deductive CR skills. In turn, German novice MTs seem to use hypothetical-deductive processing to a lesser extent compared to Dutch novice MTs and experienced German MTs, which in turn may support the hypothesis that the level of professional experience and education has a significant impact on the development of hypothetical-deductive CR skills.

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Clinical CompetenceClinical ReasoningAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal ManipulationsNetherlandsSurveys and QuestionnairesClinical reasoningcross-sectional studydiagnostic thinking inventoryhypothetical deductivemanipulative therapymanual therapyphysical therapyphysiotherapy

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