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T A Conine

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PubMed1979

Physical therapists' knowledge of sexuality of adults with spinal cord injury.

Helping the adult with spinal cord injury to adjust to sexual limitations is an important and neglected part of his rehabilitation. Health professionals of all fields have been perceived to be deficient in their knowledge of the sexuality of the adult with spinal cord injury. A test with 40 statements reflecting myths, misconceptions, and truths about the effect of spinal cord injury on sexual function was administered to 30 physical therapists responsible for rehabilitating these adults. At least 28 of the 40 items were missed by 10 percent or more of the therapists. Experience and participation in educational programs appeared to contribute to the respondents' knowledge, as reflected by the test, but only experience was a statistically significant variable.

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PubMed1979

Overseas careers in allied health professions.

As the allied health services gain recognition in other countries, an increasing number of overseas positions are becoming available to American professionals. There is considerable confusion as to the realities of international employment. This article provides information intended to guide persons who might be interested in careers abroad.

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PubMed1979

Productivity of respiratory therapy personnel.

An analysis was conducted of 630 periodic observations of work activities of 10 respiratory therapy personnel of a department during 14 consecutive days. It was found that the staff were spending about one-third of their working hours non-productively. The natures of the productive activities related to patient care were identified and each activity was categorized according to the level of difficulty and the skill required for performing it. The peak loads of the department were found to occur immediately before and after patients' meal hours and visiting hours. Nearly one-third of all the staff's productive time was spent administering IPPB. The personnel of various skill levels appeared to be performing different tasks regardless of their levels of difficulty.

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PubMed1979

An assessment of occupational therapists' roles and attitudes toward sexual rehabilitation of the disabled.

Sexual adjustment is believed to be a fundamental aspect of the medical and psychosocial rehabilitation of the disabled and chronically ill. A sample of 26 occupational therapists involved in adult rehabilitation services were given a list of specific tasks identified in the literature to be related to medical (physical) aspects of sexual rehabilitation. The results indicated that a small percentage of occupational therapists participate in these tasks. The majority believed that the tasks were important in occupational therapy but that their preparation to perform the tasks was inadequate. The subjects, as a group, held positive attitudes toward sexual rehabilitation and considered it a legitimate aspect of health care for which an appropriate content should be integrated into the basic curricula in occupational therapy.

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PubMed1979

Outcomes of teacher preparation in allied health sciences.

Formal preparation of allied health instructors for responsibilities of teaching and educational leadership has been encouraged through substantial federal grants, institutional funds and university programming. A review of the literature reveals very little regarding formal measurements of outcomes in terms of career progress of the graduates their professional activities and their level of satisfaction with the educational content and preparation as a teacher. This study focuses on the achievements and opinions of 106 graduates of a master's degree teacher preparation program. Graduates were found to be employed in positions commensurate with their preparation, and rewarded by their employers with career advancement, salary increases and promotions. The graduates believed that they had gained the skills needed. They also identified the strengths and weaknesses of the program. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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PubMed1978

Human relations skills of respriatory therapy supervisors.

The most critical factor in effective supervision is the supervisor's skill in human relations. A standardized test, the Supervisory Inventory of Human Relations, was administered to 39 credentialed respiratory therapists who were responsible for the work performance of at least two other individuals. It was found that (1) respiratory therapy supervisors are nearly comparable in this respect to industry's middle and top level management supervisors whose scores were available as norms, (2) respiratory therapy supervisors showed a lack of understanding in the principles of learning/training, development of positive attitudes, and the supervisor's role in management, and (3) relatively few of the subjects had received any formal preparation in human relations or pursued an advanced degree. Statistical analysis indicated that those who had attended human relations classes had scored significantly higher on the Inventory than those who had not (P less than .01).

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PubMed1977

Empathy: can it be learned and retained?

The effects of a one-semester course aimed at empathic discrimination and communication was measured 18 months after its completion. An experimental group of physical therapy students who had participated in the course and a control group who had not were given the Allied Health Professions Empathy Discrimination index and the Cartoon Listening Test. The results indicate that students who participated in the course were better able to respond empathically. Formal preparation in communication skills as described was both effective and lasting.

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PubMed1976

Listening in the helping relationship.

Physical therapists have been reported to spend nearly one-quarter of their time with patients in listening or talking. Listening is an important tool for observation and a valuable information gathering medium. Interference with effective listening occurs when 1) the listener is unwilling to listen, 2) the listener attends only to what he wishes to hear, 3) the listener's thoughts wander, and 4) a language difference exists. Guidelines are provided for control of these problems within the context of physical therapy.

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