Physical Activity Promotion in the Physical Therapy Setting: Perspectives from Practitioners and Students in Maharashtra

Abstract

Background and need of study: Physical activity promotion and practice may vary in health care providers. Method: 600 participants (300 Physiotherapy final year students and interns +300 practicing therapists) filled the Standardized Physical activity promotion and practice questionnaire. Results: PT students and Practitioners strongly agreed that, they should promote physical activity and act as a role model for their patients to lead a healthy life style (54 and 65,60 and 71 percentages respectively). Percentage of students practicing physical activity and promoting it was higher than therapists (57 and 38, 37-some times, 45-rarely) Conclusion- Although students and therapists strongly agree for practice and promotion of physical activity they, lack in promotion of it due to various reasons. Students were found to be promoting and practicing physical activity more than the practitioners.