2017 Volume 32 Issue 5 Pages 701-704
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of undergraduate junior students’ evaluations of patients in clinical practice by investigating what kind of physical examination the students carried out. [Subjects and Methods] The final reports of clinical practice performed by 100 undergraduate junior physical therapy students in 2014 were analyzed. The physical examinations the students performed were categorized. Then, the physical examinations were compared depending on the type of patient (neurological or musculoskeletal) and the stage (acute, subacute and chronic). [Results] The average number of physical examinations performed was 12, and the mode was 11 items per case report. The appearance rate of motion analysis, ROM-T, and MMT was 97%, 95%, and 92%, respectively, and those of other items were less than 70%. Many physical therapy examinations had a significant association with the type of disease and phase from onset. [Conclusion] In clinical practice evaluating junior students, the performance of motion analysis, ROM-T, and MMT is essential. Since the type of patient and stage were associated with the physical examinations that the students carried out, it is suggested that these results would be useful for preparatory learning before clinical practice.
