Chantal Camden1, Lisa M Rivard2, Karen Hurtubise3, Léa Héguy3, Jade Berbari3. 1. École de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine et des Dciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, J1H 5N4; Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke; and School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 2. School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, and CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University. 3. École de Réadaptation, Faculté de Médecine et des Dciences de la Santé, Université de Sherbrooke.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Communities of practice (CoPs) are useful knowledge translation (KT) strategies, but little is known about their impact on physical therapists' self-perceived practice. PURPOSE: The impact of a CoP on physical therapists' self-perceived practice was evaluated, and factors influencing changes in self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice related to developmental coordination disorder (DCD) were explored. DESIGN: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used, guided by the Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior. METHODS: Physical therapists participated in a DCD physical therapist CoP, which included 2 full-day, face-to-face workshops, with access to a 5-month online forum between the workshops, and completed questionnaires at 3 time-points: before the first workshop, before accessing the online forum, and following the second workshop. Measures completed before and after the CoP included closed-ended questions providing global scores on therapists' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice. Physical therapists' sociodemographic characteristics, information-seeking style, use of the online forum, and behavioral change goals were also collected. Paired t-tests, ANCOVAs, and linear regression models were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Forty-one physical therapists completed all questionnaires. Their self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice change scores were significantly higher (+0.47, +1.23, and +2.61, respectively; P < .001) at the end of the CoP compared with the beginning. Few of the factors explored significantly influenced therapists' self-reported change scores. LIMITATIONS: No observational data on practice change was collected. The small sample may have limited the ability to identify factors influencing self-perceived practice changes. CONCLUSIONS: The CoP increased physical therapists' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice. More research is needed to explore CoP impact on physical therapist practices and how behavioral changes influence patient outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Communities of practice (CoPs) are useful knowledge translation (KT) strategies, but little is known about their impact on physical therapists' self-perceived practice. PURPOSE: The impact of a CoP on physical therapists' self-perceived practice was evaluated, and factors influencing changes in self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice related to developmental coordination disorder (DCD) were explored. DESIGN: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used, guided by the Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior. METHODS: Physical therapists participated in a DCD physical therapist CoP, which included 2 full-day, face-to-face workshops, with access to a 5-month online forum between the workshops, and completed questionnaires at 3 time-points: before the first workshop, before accessing the online forum, and following the second workshop. Measures completed before and after the CoP included closed-ended questions providing global scores on therapists' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice. Physical therapists' sociodemographic characteristics, information-seeking style, use of the online forum, and behavioral change goals were also collected. Paired t-tests, ANCOVAs, and linear regression models were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Forty-one physical therapists completed all questionnaires. Their self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice change scores were significantly higher (+0.47, +1.23, and +2.61, respectively; P < .001) at the end of the CoP compared with the beginning. Few of the factors explored significantly influenced therapists' self-reported change scores. LIMITATIONS: No observational data on practice change was collected. The small sample may have limited the ability to identify factors influencing self-perceived practice changes. CONCLUSIONS: The CoP increased physical therapists' self-perceived knowledge, skills, and practice. More research is needed to explore CoP impact on physical therapist practices and how behavioral changes influence patient outcomes.
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