Abstract

OLIVA MARTINEZ, Danis Bárbara. Satisfaction and retention of the contents of the course on Physical Agents given in the Diploma Course on Rehabilitation. Educ Med Super [online]. 2013, vol.27, n.3, pp. 160-175. ISSN 0864-2141.

An education research was conducted to identify the satisfaction of residents and professors of the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with the course on Physical Agents given in the Diploma Course on Rehabilitation in Primary Health Attention and evaluate retention of the contents studied as well as the need to deal with these contents again, because of their importance, in the course design of the specialty. To measure the level of satisfaction, inquiries were applied to the 23 second year residents of the specialty and 16 professors who gave lessons in the course. A theory exam was applied to all residents to evaluate retention of the above contents. For information analysis, all data were processed by means of frequencies and percentages, they were shown in tables and, to emphasize their importance, a triangulation of data with theoretical elements was presented. The results showed low satisfaction with the contents on physical agents given in the Diploma Course which are not sufficient; they are not updated and present difficulties in their depth and application what means that they should be undertaken again in depth in the course design of the specialty. Residents showed not to have enough knowledge of the contents received.

Keywords : contents; physical agents; primary health attention; physical medicine and rehabilitation.

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