Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
PRF/09/04
Study information
Scientific title
The identity of physiotherapy: a document analysis of text-based materials and biographical interviews with physiotherapists who have been practising since 1950s/1960s to assess the evolution of physiotherapy as a profession
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Research objectives:
1. Using documents and oral histories, explore the values and identity that have shaped physiotherapy since its inception in 1894
2. Using oral histories and documentary evidence, assess the factors identified by that are viewed as having informed and influenced the evolution of physiotherapy as a profession in the private and public health system in the UK (i.e. internal and external drivers)
3. Explore, through oral histories and accounts, the lived experiences and understandings of the evolution of the profession of physiotherapy in the UK
4. Assess the choices available to physiotherapy for its ongoing evolution
Ethics approval
Cardiff University School of Social Sciences Ethics Committee, 05/06/2008, ref: SREC/375
Study design
Observational cross-section survey
Primary study design
Observational
Secondary study design
Cross sectional study
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Other
Patient information sheet
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Condition
Physiotherapy
Intervention
Two inter-related approaches will be used to collect data/generate analysis: document analysis of text-based materials, and biographical interviewing of physiotherapists who have been practicing since 1950s/1960s.
The document analysis aims to uncover the various forces that have constructed and shaped the subjectivities and professional practices of physiotherapy. The search of text-based materials will focus on key events in physiotherapy's history from 1945 to present and will be informed by the content of the biographical interviews.
A series of interviews will be conducted with up to 12 retired physiotherapists who have been practicing since the 1950s/1960s. The first interview invites the participant to share their experiences of physiotherapy - from the decision to enter the profession, through to the present day. This interview will be transcribed, shared with participant and will form the basis of the second interview which aims to relate the individual's story to the themes emerging from the document analysis, and to consider how the participant would like their story represented. The first interview will last between 1 - 2 hours (possibly longer - depending on the participant's story and story-telling style), while the second will run for about 1 - 1.5 hours. Further follow-up may be necessary - with participants' consent - depending on the themes emerging from the research.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
The outcome of the research will be an account of the evolution of physiotherapy as a profession - illustrated by documentary evidence and a series of biographies of up to 12 physiotherapists who have been practicing since the 1950s/1960s (the content and format of each biography will be negotiated with individual participants). The research will be presented as a PhD thesis, and other formats e.g. CD-ROM; academic papers.
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
01/06/2010
Overall trial end date
01/12/2011
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Physiotherapists who qualified to practice during the 1950s and 1960s
2. Accessible within 4 hours travel of Cardiff
3. Male and female, aged 65 years and above
Participant type
Health professional
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
12
Participant exclusion criteria
Physiotherapists who are practising within the National Health Service
Recruitment start date
01/06/2010
Recruitment end date
01/12/2011
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Cardiff University
Cardiff
CF14 4XN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Cardiff University (UK)
Sponsor details
School of Social Sciences
Glamorgan Building
King Edward VII Avenue
Cardiff
CF10 3WT
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Physiotherapy Research Foundation (UK) (ref: PRF/09/04)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list