Disability education in pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians: A survey study.
Rebecca Caine, Caitlin Chicoine, Ashlee Bolger
PMID 41949453WHAT IT FOUND
Pediatric rehabilitation physicians reported highly variable disability training.
The most common answer was under 10 hours, while others reported over 100. Most wanted formal curricula required and said daily patient contact alone is not enough.
Key findings
01Formal disability education time varied widely: the largest percentage reported under 10 hours, while others reported over 100 hours.
02Most respondents said informal education from daily patient encounters is not sufficient (76.6%, n = 49) and supported required formal education for PM&R residency (98.5%, n = 64) and PRM training (86.2%, n = 56).
03Respondents recommended formal curricula using a mix of lectures, standardized patient encounters, and community outings (61.9%, n = 39).
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The sample was small, with only 65 completed responses. The exact number of people who received the survey was unknown, so the response rate may be an under- or overestimate. The survey was newly developed by the authors and was not validated or tested. The respondents were mostly PRM attending physicians, so trainees' experiences may be less well represented. The study reports experiences and opinions, not patient outcomes or curriculum effectiveness.
Declared interests
The project was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH. The authors also stated they received no financial support for the research, authorship, or publication, and declared no potential conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that required disability education has been shown to improve patient care. This survey reports PRM physicians' experiences and preferences, not patient outcomes or curriculum effectiveness.
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