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Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education
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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of physiotherapy students toward artificial intelligence (AI), their level of AI literacy, and their tendency toward technology, as well as to investigate the effect of an AI course on these factors.
Material and Method: A total of 279 physiotherapy students participated in this prospective cross-sectional study. Participants were questioned about their demographic and academic information, as well as their attendance in an AI course. Their attitudes towards AI with the General Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence Scale (GAAIS), AI literacy with the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale (AILS), and technology use tendency with the Technology Use Scale (TUS) were evaluated.
Results: A low to moderate correlation was found between positive GAAIS score and the sub-dimensions of AILS scores (except AILS_Ethics) (p<0.05; rho=0.251-0.324). A low correlation was found between positive GAAIS and TUS scores (p<0.05; rho=0.255). A low correlation was found between negative GAAIS and the sub-dimensions of AILS scores (p<0.05; rho=-0.127--0.204). A low correlation was found between negative GAAIS and TUS scores (p=0.009; rho=-0.156). The positive GAAIS score and sub-dimensions of AILS scores of students who took the AI course were higher than those who did not (p<0.05), while there was no significant difference between the groups in the score of TUS (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It was found that as positive attitudes toward AI increase, AI literacy and tendencies to use technology increase. Furthermore, receiving AI courses has been shown to have a positive impact on attitudes toward and literacy in AI. Therefore, incorporating AI courses into undergraduate curricula may positively impact physiotherapy students' AI literacy and attitudes toward AI.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Fizyoterapi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
21 Ekim 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
22 Temmuz 2025
Kabul Tarihi
9 Eylül 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3
APA
Mete, O., & Ateş Sarı, Y. (2025). Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education. Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi, 7(3), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.57224/jhpr.1747955
AMA
1.Mete O, Ateş Sarı Y. Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education. Sağlık Pro Arş Dergisi. 2025;7(3):143-152. doi:10.57224/jhpr.1747955
Chicago
Mete, Oğuzhan, ve Yasemin Ateş Sarı. 2025. “Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education”. Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi 7 (3): 143-52. https://doi.org/10.57224/jhpr.1747955.
EndNote
Mete O, Ateş Sarı Y (01 Ekim 2025) Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education. Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi 7 3 143–152.
IEEE
[1]O. Mete ve Y. Ateş Sarı, “Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education”, Sağlık Pro Arş Dergisi, c. 7, sy 3, ss. 143–152, Eki. 2025, doi: 10.57224/jhpr.1747955.
ISNAD
Mete, Oğuzhan - Ateş Sarı, Yasemin. “Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education”. Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi 7/3 (01 Ekim 2025): 143-152. https://doi.org/10.57224/jhpr.1747955.
JAMA
1.Mete O, Ateş Sarı Y. Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education. Sağlık Pro Arş Dergisi. 2025;7:143–152.
MLA
Mete, Oğuzhan, ve Yasemin Ateş Sarı. “Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education”. Sağlık Profesyonelleri Araştırma Dergisi, c. 7, sy 3, Ekim 2025, ss. 143-52, doi:10.57224/jhpr.1747955.
Vancouver
1.Oğuzhan Mete, Yasemin Ateş Sarı. Attitudes and Literacy of Physiotherapy Students Toward Artificial Intelligence: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Education. Sağlık Pro Arş Dergisi. 01 Ekim 2025;7(3):143-52. doi:10.57224/jhpr.1747955