This study aims to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of physical therapists regarding the integration of emotional support into the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers. It further aims to determine the patients perceptions of their own rehabilitation needs, what motivates them and what acts as barriers to their motivation. Lastly, it aims to explore the physical therapists perceptions as to what enhances or hinders patients motivation for rehabilitation success.
physical therapists who currently work with, or have worked with, injured servicemen in public or private rehabilitation settings.
Injured servicemen between the ages of 18-35.
Physical therapists with more than one year of professional experience.
Injured servicemen exclude those who suffered traumatic brain injury
Physical therapists will be recruited through advertisements in social media forums, in dedicated physical therapy groups, at relevant conferences in the field, and through non profits that cater to physical therapists. Injured servicemen will also be recruited through online forums, and through snowball sampling. All participants will reside in Israel.
Case-only
Cross-sectional
Not listed
personal and professional characteristics
questionnaire we created that includes: gender, age, education, clinical specialty, number of patients seen per week, place of work, participation in training workshops
Role perception questionnaire
As part of the survey, the Physician Belief Scale will be asked - 14 point questionnaire where participants respond on a likert scale 1 - 5, agree to disagree. Lower scores indicate higher biopsychosocial attitudes.
Interviews with physical therapists and wounded soldiers
one hour semi structured interviews
Empathy questionnaire
As part of the survey, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index questionnaire will be asked. The scale comprises 28 questions and 4 subscales (Perspective Taking, Fantasy, Empathic Concern, Personal Distress) and participants respond on a 5- point Likert scale ranging from 1 (does not describe me well) to 5 (describes me very well). The sclae is calculated according to each subscale, and higher scores reflect greater self-reported levels of the corresponding empathy subscale.
Burnout questionnaire
As part of the survey, the Professional Quality of Life Scale will be used. The scale is 30 questions and 3 subscales (Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress) and participants respond on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (very often). Scores are calculated by summing the scores for each subcategory. Higher scores indicate a higher measure of that specific subcategory.
Compassion Questionnaire
As part of the survey, compassion levels will be measured using the the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form. The scale comprises 12 questions and participants respond on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (almost never) to 4 (almost always). After the necessary questions are reversed, the total mean score is calculated. Higher total score indicates a greater self-compassion
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