Academic and professional education of physiotherapists working in a public hospital

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The presence of the physiotherapist in the hospital scope became essential, but it is important that these professionals continue to seek specific knowledge, making professional specialization one of the key points for quality service. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe a sociodemographic, academic and professional profile of physiotherapists enrolled in a public hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia. METHODOLOGY: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, whose target population was the physioterapists from a public hospital in the city of Salvador-BA, using a convenience sample. The data were collected using a specific questionnaire, elaborated by the authors, containing sociodemographic, academic and professional questions. RESULTS: 41 physiotherapists were interviewed and considered eligible to participate in the study, 51.3% (n = 21) working at nursery department, 36.5% (n = 15) in the outpatient clinic and 12.2% in the ICU. Most of the participants are female, represented by 56%, and mostly aged between 31 and 40 years old. In this study, 87.8% of the participants stated that they had some specialization in several areas of practice. CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the study is composed of a sample mostly of the female gender, in the age group of 31-40 years, graduated in a private institution for an average of six to ten years and with at least a specialization in progress and/or completed.