Clinical Research

Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country

Volume: 13 Number: 6 November 30, 2023
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Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country

Abstract

Background/Aims: The aim is to try to pave the way for their contributions to strengthening strong public interests and country development by stating the necessity of the professional law of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and the organizations attached to it, with reasons. A specific law on occupational health and safety in physiotherapy is needed for the working satisfaction of physiotherapists. Methods: In this study, the Turkish Psychology Association's Rights Violations Survey conducted in the field of Psychology has been applied to the graduates of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and detects the existing problems arising from the lack of professional law of these departments. The prepared questionnaire was transferred to the internet via Google form and the data was sent to the electronic mail groups where 128 physiotherapists are members. Results: The most commonly observed violations of the task are not determined (N: 117, 91.4 %), the training required by the service required by the workplace (N: 114, 89.1 %), the workload is more than the employee can handle and/or the client is a victim seen in the survey results as (N: 111, 86.7 %). It has been observed that business groups, that do not have a vocational law such as a field of psychology, are also exposed to rights violations at similar rates. Conclusions: The lack of professional laws of physiotherapists is undoubtedly a major deficiency and studies should be carried out to eliminate this deficiency and rights violations.

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Supporting Institution

Inonu University

Ethical Statement

The necessary permission was obtained from the Malatya Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Approval Number: 27/07/2021 Date: 2021/2291).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Publication Date

November 30, 2023

Submission Date

September 4, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 11, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 13 Number: 6

APA
Çalışgan, E. (2023). Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 13(6), 1071-1075. https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR
AMA
1.Çalışgan E. Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country. J Contemp Med. 2023;13(6):1071-1075. https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR
Chicago
Çalışgan, Elisa. 2023. “Does Turkey Require Specific Legislation Regarding Occupational Health and Safety in the Field of Physiotherapy? A Survey Based on the Clinical Experiences of Physiotherapists in the Country”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 13 (6): 1071-75. https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR.
EndNote
Çalışgan E (November 1, 2023) Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 13 6 1071–1075.
IEEE
[1]E. Çalışgan, “Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country”, J Contemp Med, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1071–1075, Nov. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR
ISNAD
Çalışgan, Elisa. “Does Turkey Require Specific Legislation Regarding Occupational Health and Safety in the Field of Physiotherapy? A Survey Based on the Clinical Experiences of Physiotherapists in the Country”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 13/6 (November 1, 2023): 1071-1075. https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR.
JAMA
1.Çalışgan E. Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country. J Contemp Med. 2023;13:1071–1075.
MLA
Çalışgan, Elisa. “Does Turkey Require Specific Legislation Regarding Occupational Health and Safety in the Field of Physiotherapy? A Survey Based on the Clinical Experiences of Physiotherapists in the Country”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 13, no. 6, Nov. 2023, pp. 1071-5, https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR.
Vancouver
1.Elisa Çalışgan. Does Turkey require specific legislation regarding occupational health and safety in the field of physiotherapy? A survey based on the clinical experiences of physiotherapists in the country. J Contemp Med [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 1;13(6):1071-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA25ZX76WR