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Predicting Intentions Of Physical Therapy Students To Practice Primary Prevention, Sharon Potter Anderson
Predicting Intentions Of Physical Therapy Students To Practice Primary Prevention, Sharon Potter Anderson
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Physical therapy (PT) has traditionally been a hands-on, tertiary-care field. Although the American Physical Therapy Association has mandated a broader perspective, little primary prevention is yet being reported in the U. S. An attitude change toward prevention must occur if physical therapists can be expected to become involved in preventive physical therapy. The purpose of this project was to determine predictors of physical therapy student intention to perform primary prevention with a questionnaire based on Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. The theory uses attitude, subjective norm and perceived control to predict intention based on beliefs and strength of beliefs in …