Ashley J Housten, Lisa M Lowenstein, Diana S Hoover, Viola B Leal, Geetanjali R Kamath, Robert J Volk
Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: a cross-sectional study
BMC public health
manual therapy specific handson approach used taught various professions physiotherapy osteopathy current paradigm teaching manual therapy incorporates traditional see one one teach one approach however teacher centred approach may enable learners develop complex clinical skills manual therapy context 3d technologies virtual reality may facilitate teaching learning manual therapy hence aim current study investigate perception knowledge attitude manual therapy learners use 3d technologies manual therapy education exploratory qualitative research design using semistructured interviews used study total ten manual therapy 5 physiotherapy 5 osteopathic students mean age 32 80 female enrolled appropriate physiotherapy osteopathic degree provided new zealand recognized institution eg university polytechnic participated study data saturation achieved 10 interviews average duration 35 min provided thick data thematic analysis used data analysis six factors identified appeared influence participants perception role technology manual therapy education 1 sufficiency current teaching method 2 evolution learner novice expert 3 need objectivity 4 tutor feedback 5 knowledge 6 barriers enablers six factors influenced participants perception role 3d technologies manual therapy education participants evidently taking two distinctpolarized positions role techstatic versus complete role techsavvy although 3d technology may replace facetoface teaching may used complement traditional approach learningteaching facilitate learning complex skills according perceptions manual therapy learners study advantage approach area future research