Diego Azañedo, Diego Chambergo-Michilot, Akram Hernández-Vásquez
Associations between chronic conditions and oral health services utilization in older Peruvian adults: a pooled analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2017
Epidemiology and health
residency training recognized valuable form professional development pathway specialization currently residency voluntary physical therapists less 12 dpt students choosing apply upon graduation motivations drive decision pursue residency currently unknown extent similarity difference perspective among various stakeholders purpose study identify dominant perspectives motivations pursue residency held various stakeholders study conducted using q methodology incorporates aspects quantitative qualitative techniques examination human subjectivity program directors faculty current residents accredited physical therapy residency programs invited complete forcedchoice sorting activity potential motivations residency sorted perceived level importance principal component analysis used identify dominant perspectives interpreted based emergent themes cluster motivations identified important four dominant perspectives identified 1 desire provide better patient care 2 preparation specialty practice 3 fast track expert practice 4 career advancement perspectives provided context utility 2 broad metamotivations improved clinical reasoning receiving mentoring within betweengroup differences among stakeholders identified however subsets rolegroup population found share similar perspectives results study may apply potential residents specialty areas implications particular perspective unknown identification dominant perspective motivations pursuing residency may aid promoting participation program development matching residents programs mentors future research