The Examination of Two Different Health Professions Undergraduate Students’ Altruism Level

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Aim:The current studyactualized to compare the altruism level of two professions’ undergraduates students(Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and Health Management) who provide differentcontributions to the field of health as a rehabilitation and management and toinvestigate the effect of undergraduate education on the altruism level ofstudents. Materialsand Methods: Three hundredtwenty-three students who were attend to all grades of Trakya UniversityPhysiotherapy and Rehabilitation (PT) and Health Management (HM) Departmentsparticipated in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics were recorded.Altruism level of the individuals were evaluated with “Altruism Scale”. Results: Altruism level of PT and HM students were comparedbetween the grades. It was found that first grades HM students had higher altruismlevel on “Participation to voluntary activities, helping to elderly/patientindividuals, aids based on physical power” than PT students (p<.05). Altruism level of PT and FM students were comparedbetween the first and fourth grades. Fourth grades PT students had higheraltruism level on “Helping to Elderly/Patient Individuals” when compared withfirst grades (p<.05).Discussion: In the current study, it was found that altruismlevel of students may not be a determinant of professional choice; however,altruism level can be changed with the undergraduate training. In this context,it is thought that it is important the education curriculums of rehabilitationprofessionals should be planned in a way to increase the altruism levels of theindividuals.

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@article{pekcetin2018examination,
  author = {Pek{\c{c}}etin, Serkan and G{\"u}nal, Ayla},
  title = {{The Examination of Two Different Health Professions Undergraduate Students' Altruism Level}},
  journal = {Journal of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  pages = {11--16},
  publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
  year = {2018},
  month = {2},
  issn = {2147-8945},
  doi = {10.30720/ered.394475},
  url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/iki-farkli-saglik-mesleginin-lisans-ogrencilerinin-ozgecilik-duzeyinin-incelenmesi},
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  abstract = {Aim:The current studyactualized to compare the altruism level of two professions' undergraduates students(Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and Health Management) who provide differentcontributions to the field of health as a rehabilitation and management and toinvestigate the effect of undergraduate education on the altruism level ofstudents. Materialsand Methods: Three hundredtwenty-three students who were attend to all grades of Trakya UniversityPhysiotherapy and Rehabilitation (PT) and Health Management (HM) Departmentsparticipated in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics were recorded.Altruism level of the individuals were evaluated with ``Altruism Scale''. Results: Altruism level of PT and HM students were comparedbetween the grades. It was found that first grades HM students had higher altruismlevel on ``Participation to voluntary activities, helping to elderly/patientindividuals, aids based on physical power'' than PT students (p\<.05). Altruism level of PT and FM students were comparedbetween the first and fourth grades. Fourth grades PT students had higheraltruism level on ``Helping to Elderly/Patient Individuals'' when compared withfirst grades (p\<.05).Discussion: In the current study, it was found that altruismlevel of students may not be a determinant of professional choice; however,altruism level can be changed with the undergraduate training. In this context,it is thought that it is important the education curriculums of rehabilitationprofessionals should be planned in a way to increase the altruism levels of theindividuals.}
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