Uncertainty Tolerance in Physiotherapists: implications for their education from an observational study

Aday Infante Guedes; María del Pilar Etopa Bitata; María del Pino Quintana Montesdeoca

doi:10.6018/edumed.618531

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Aday Infante Guedes Universidad de La Laguna https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1618-9934
María del Pilar Etopa Bitata Departamento de Psicología, Sociología y Trabajo Social. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-2391
María del Pino Quintana Montesdeoca Departamento de Matemáticas. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-7594

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/edumed.618531

Palabras clave: uncertainty, education, physiotherapy, tolerance, ambiguity

Resumen

Aunque la incertidumbre es común en el campo de la fisioterapia, se han realizado pocas investigaciones sobre el tema de la tolerancia a la incertidumbre (TI). Este estudio se basa en una investigación previa que exploró la UT en fisioterapeutas noveles e identificó sus necesidades educativas en relación con la TI utilizando el cuestionario autodesarrollado "Tolerancia a la incertidumbre en fisioterapia" (TIF). El presente trabajo pretende explorar la TI en fisioterapeutas experimentados, identificar sus necesidades educativas en relación con la gestión de la incertidumbre y compararlas con las de los fisioterapeutas noveles. Se realizó un estudio observacional cuantitativo transversal en el que participaron 40 fisioterapeutas con una experiencia laboral media de 11,9 (7,52) años. Los resultados muestran que los fisioterapeutas evaluados tenían un TI medio-alto con 51 puntos (5,99) en la escala TIF. Los años de experiencia no pudieron confirmarse como un buen predictor del TI, aunque se observó una tendencia a la mejora del TI (r= -0,075, p-valor = 0,645). Los fisioterapeutas con experiencia se mostraron menos nerviosos o ansiosos ante diagnósticos desconocidos y tuvieron menos dificultades para desconectar mentalmente. Sin embargo, coincidían con los fisioterapeutas noveles en cuanto a solicitar más pruebas diagnósticas o citas más frecuentes. Es esencial poner en marcha programas educativos para mejorar la TI durante el periodo de formación y en profesionales con experiencia.

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