Intrinsic and extrinsic factors important to manual therapy competency development: a delphi investigation.
Cognitive Processing ranked as the most important factor influencing manual physical therapy competency development.
Thirty-six factor descriptor statements associated with manual physical therapy competency were established and further categorized as intrinsic (19 total), extrinsic (10 total), or conceptual outliers (7 total).
The purposes of this study were to identify the factors that influence learners' development of manual physical therapy competencies and to define each factor as intrinsic or extrinsic.
However, less than half of the respondents used the English manual to increase their competency regarding the GMFM-66 and less than half used the English manual or Dutch GMFM-88 manual as a resource during assessment.
The top five courses offered by over 80% of FETPs align with the core competencies outlined in the Continuous Quality Improvement manual.
For example, the job of a "derrickman" was reinvented into a new job of "technician"; this shift eliminated the need for many basic manual skills, but added several new competencies, such as advanced electrical and mechanical knowledge, and enhanced communication and collaboration skills.
Furthermore, we expect individuals working in occupations requiring higher literacy skills, individuals who regularly read at home, and those who participate in adult training to better sustain or even further develop their competencies than individuals who do not work, work in manual occupations, do not read at home, and do not participate in adult training.
This study is the first to establish manual physical therapy educational factors associated with attainment of competency.
For each course, the associated competency and sub-competencies, learning objectives, recommended chapters of the 'Reference Manual' or other materials, learning methods and evaluation methods are listed.
