TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Comparative Analysis of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students’ Perceptions of Anatomy Education Across Different Academic Year Levels
TT  - A Comparative Analysis of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students’ Perceptions of Anatomy Education Across Different Academic Year Levels
AU  - Tekin, Beril
AU  - Kılıç, Işık Ecem
AU  - İncekaş, Caner
AU  - Pelin, İsmail Can
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.30621/jbachs.1721271
JF  - Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences
JO  - JBACHS
PB  - Dokuz Eylul University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2564-7288
SP  - 573
EP  - 582
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Purpose: This study aimed to compare physiotherapy and rehabilitation students’ opinions on anatomy education at different undergraduate stages and reveal differences in awareness. Material and Methods: This study was carried out on Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Term 1 (n=51) and Term 4 (n=58) students. Students' opinions about anatomy education were recorded with a Google Forms questionnaire, and the data was compared. Results: 86.27% of Term I and 79.31% of Term IV students in the study stated they preferred the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department willingly. The proportion of Term I students who strongly agreed with the statement ‘It is sufficient to have anatomy education only in the first year’ was higher than that of Term IV students (p
KW  - anatomy
KW  - education
KW  - physiotherapy
KW  - students'opinion
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1721271
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4966312
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