Abstract
Abtract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic brought the need for social distancing as a strategy to control the disease, prompting most countries to te.,mporarily suspend educational activities at all levels. Objective: To analyze the status of physical therapy education in Brazilian public and private institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study with professors from physical therapy courses in Brazil. The study was conducted using an electronic form distributed via a social media application, containing questions on the characteristics of the professor, educational institution and work process. Associations were analyzed by the chi-squared test at 5% significance. Results: A total of 313 professors from 22 Brazilian states participated, with 62.94% from private institutions and 73.80% reporting that activities were conducted via emergency remote teaching (ERT). Among the professors who shifted to ERT, 63.20% did so with no prior planning and 28.13% had received no training for this this teaching format. An association was observed between the type of institution (public or private) and professors’ age (p < 0.001), sex (p < 0.001), teaching experience (p < 0.001) and adopting ERT (p < 0.001). Conclusion: In Brazil, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted most institutions to switch to ERT, more prevalent at private facilities, with no prior planning for the transition from in-person to remote teaching.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the need for social distancing as a strategy to control the disease, prompting most countries to te.,mporarily suspend educational activities at all levels
A total of 313 professors from graduate physical therapy courses in 22 states took part in the survey, 62.94% of whom worked at private institutions
In regard to the work process, emergency remote teaching (ERT) was adopted by 99.49% of private higher education institutions (HEIs), whereas 69.83% of public facilities suspended all academic activities, representing a significant difference (p < 0.001) (Table 1)
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the need for social distancing as a strategy to control the disease, prompting most countries to te.,mporarily suspend educational activities at all levels. Objective: To analyze the status of physical therapy education in Brazilian public and private institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: In Brazil, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted most institutions to switch to ERT, more prevalent at private facilities, with no prior planning for the transition from in-person to remote teaching. COVID-19 brought the need for social distancing as a strategy to flatten the pandemic curve, ensure sustainable health care and, primarily, reduce the disease incidence and mortality rates.[5,6,7] As a result, most countries temporarily suspended educational activities at all levels, affecting approximately 8.5 million higher education students in Brazil.[7]. Internships and laboratory work were initially prohibited from being carried out via ERT; MEC Ordinance 544/202012 subsequently authorized them provided the activities were in line with the National Curriculum Guidelines (NCG) for the relevant course
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