An investigation to enquire if undergraduate students at the British School of Osteopathy are confident in their knowledge of manual handling skills
Item
- Title
- An investigation to enquire if undergraduate students at the British School of Osteopathy are confident in their knowledge of manual handling skills
- Author(s)
- Williams Shelley
- Abstract
- This study sought to investigate the confidence level at the British School of Osteopathy (BSO) in undergraduate students regarding knowledge of manual handing skills. This study was undertaken because as health care professionals it is important to consider aetiology, predisposing and maintaining factors of a patients complaint, therefore with an ever growing incidence of occupational injuries the wider the breath of knowledge of the health care professional the greater the chance of successful treatment. Relevant literature describing the incidence of occupational injuries and the ability of the health care professional to fulfil the requirements to manage these demands are reviewed. This study looked at sixty-nine 4th year students and sixty-five 1st year students and required both groups to complete a questionnaire on confidence in knowledge of manual handling skills. Data gained was analysed using descriptive statistical analysis and non-parametric Mann Whitney U Test. No significant difference was found for confidence in manual handling skills between the groups. However when previous training in manual handing was accounted for results showed that the BSO undergraduate course was providing it’s students with confidence in their knowledge of manual handling skills. The need for BSO undergraduate training was not supported by these results, however it could be seen that the reported confidence was higher in subjects who had had previous training in manual handling skills and that the majority wanted further training in this area. Recommendations for further training that is designed to aid the individual with an emphasis placed on specific diagnostic areas is made. In addition it is suggested that further research be undertaken in the ability of the subject to put the theory into practice allowing for more accurate conclusions to be drawn.
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2000
- Date Submitted
- 31.7.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12213
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Occupational Health,Manual Handling,Health And Safety,Ergonomics,Biomechanics
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Williams Shelley, “An investigation to enquire if undergraduate students at the British School of Osteopathy are confident in their knowledge of manual handling skills”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2249