Changes in Usage of Various Study Materials in Physiotherapy from Last Two Decades

Abstract

Background: There are various studies done by the researchers which show the use of new m-learning,e-learning and use of digital media, as a study material but there are no studies done to see how this changetook place. From the conventional pen-paper and printed study material to digital study material. Hence thisresearch aims to study how this change took place, using a Survey Questionnaire.Materials and Method: The Questionnaire was sent to 300 physiotherapy students of Dr. A P J AbdulKalam College of Physiotherapy from the year 2000 to 2020 using simple random sampling. The consentform was included in the questionnaire sent by Google forms by connecting to them through social media.Out of 300 students, 192 students were interested to take part in the survey. They agreed to the informedconsent and were included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The questionnaire was sent throughsocial platforms. The data was collected from the Google forms, it was documented and interpreted.Statistical analysis was done by tally method and graph presentations.Result: The questionnaire included various questions related to the usage of study material, usage of devicesand changes noticed. The result showed that the use of digital study material increased gradually and latermore occasional use of digital study material was noticed. It is also related to increasing portable deviceusage among participants for study purposes.Conclusion: As the use of portable devices increased among students for study purposes. The involvementof digital study material increased in the curriculum.