Internship Length and CPIweb Evaluation Ratings: Do Longer Internships Result in Higher Ratings on the CPIweb Evaluation for DPT Students?
Will Baumgartner, SPT; Jeff Goodman, SPT; Morgan Walker, SPT
Faculty Mentor: Ann Marie Decker, PT, MSA, GCS, CEEAA
Will Baumgartner, SPT; Jeff Goodman, SPT; Morgan Walker, SPT
Faculty Mentor: Ann Marie Decker, PT, MSA, GCS, CEEAA
Institution(s): Rockhurst University Department of Physical Therapy, Kansas City, MO
Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to determine if the length of physical therapist clinical experiences has an impact on student performance based on Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) web Version 2 final evaluation ratings by the Clinical Instructor (CI). In addition, the study seeks to determine if CI ratings increase as students move from intermediate to terminal CE’s. We hypothesize longer CE’s would result in higher final numeric ratings across CPI web criteria and student ratings would increase between intermediate and terminal CE’s.
Subjects:
Methods/ Materials: CPIweb permission received and IRB approval obtained. Data from two groups of students enrolled full-time in an entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program used for this study. CPIweb CI final scores were combined for professional practice (PP) criteria and patient management (PM) criteria into summative scores for each student. In addition, an overall percent of CPIweb criteria rated at or above “entry-level” (PCEL) on the final CPIweb evaluation calculated for each student. Data analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive data collected specific to mean PP, PM for each student for each CE as well as PCEL for each student during each CE. Data examined to determine differences between Class of 2017 and Class of 2018 via independent t-tests. Data examined comparing same student’s ratings between intermediate and terminal CE’s using paired t-test.
Results: Mean PP, PM and PCEL calculated for each class during each experience. Data examined differences in rating from intermediate to terminal CE's, Data also analyzed differences in ratings between Class of 2017 and Class of 2018 students as they completed similar clinical experiences at similar times in the program, although of different lengths. A significant difference was noted when comparing intermediate and terminal PM ratings for the Class of 2017 (p=<.05) and the Class of 2018 (p=.<.05) and when comparing PCEL for Class of 2017 (p=<.05) and Class of 2018 (p=<.05) between intermediate and terminal experience No significant difference noted between PP ratings for Class of 2017 or Class of 2018 between intermediate and terminal CE’s. No significant difference between the PT CPIweb scores for PP, PM criteria or PCEL when comparing intermediate CE’s for Class of 2017 to Class of 2018 or for same criteria in final CE’s for Class of 2017 to Class of 2018.
Conclusions: This study found student CPIweb criteria ratings tend to increase in the terminal CE compared to earlier experiences. The study also found length of clinical experiences did not result in significant differences in summative scores for PP, PM criteria or PCEL across two groups of DPT students participating in intermediate and final CE’s. Clinical experiences account for a significant portion of all DPT curricula. Further study is needed to determine factors that may positively affect final student CPIweb ratings.
Funding Source: No additional sources of funding
Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to determine if the length of physical therapist clinical experiences has an impact on student performance based on Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) web Version 2 final evaluation ratings by the Clinical Instructor (CI). In addition, the study seeks to determine if CI ratings increase as students move from intermediate to terminal CE’s. We hypothesize longer CE’s would result in higher final numeric ratings across CPI web criteria and student ratings would increase between intermediate and terminal CE’s.
Subjects:
Methods/ Materials: CPIweb permission received and IRB approval obtained. Data from two groups of students enrolled full-time in an entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program used for this study. CPIweb CI final scores were combined for professional practice (PP) criteria and patient management (PM) criteria into summative scores for each student. In addition, an overall percent of CPIweb criteria rated at or above “entry-level” (PCEL) on the final CPIweb evaluation calculated for each student. Data analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive data collected specific to mean PP, PM for each student for each CE as well as PCEL for each student during each CE. Data examined to determine differences between Class of 2017 and Class of 2018 via independent t-tests. Data examined comparing same student’s ratings between intermediate and terminal CE’s using paired t-test.
Results: Mean PP, PM and PCEL calculated for each class during each experience. Data examined differences in rating from intermediate to terminal CE's, Data also analyzed differences in ratings between Class of 2017 and Class of 2018 students as they completed similar clinical experiences at similar times in the program, although of different lengths. A significant difference was noted when comparing intermediate and terminal PM ratings for the Class of 2017 (p=<.05) and the Class of 2018 (p=.<.05) and when comparing PCEL for Class of 2017 (p=<.05) and Class of 2018 (p=<.05) between intermediate and terminal experience No significant difference noted between PP ratings for Class of 2017 or Class of 2018 between intermediate and terminal CE’s. No significant difference between the PT CPIweb scores for PP, PM criteria or PCEL when comparing intermediate CE’s for Class of 2017 to Class of 2018 or for same criteria in final CE’s for Class of 2017 to Class of 2018.
Conclusions: This study found student CPIweb criteria ratings tend to increase in the terminal CE compared to earlier experiences. The study also found length of clinical experiences did not result in significant differences in summative scores for PP, PM criteria or PCEL across two groups of DPT students participating in intermediate and final CE’s. Clinical experiences account for a significant portion of all DPT curricula. Further study is needed to determine factors that may positively affect final student CPIweb ratings.
Funding Source: No additional sources of funding