title: Draping education to promote patient dignity: canadian physiotherapy student and instructor perceptions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the perceptions of educators and students in Canadian entry-level professional physiotherapy programmes with respect to the current draping curriculum and the methods of delivery of that content and to determine if there is a need for additional draping education time and resources in these programmes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Canadian university physiotherapy students (n=127) and educators (n=183) completed questionnaires designed by the authors. Data were collected via Survey Monkey, exported as Excel files, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students and educators agreed that dignity as a concept and draping as a skill to protect patient dignity are both important and should be included in Canadian physiotherapy curricula. Respondents also agreed that students often have difficulty with draping. Educators identified barriers to teaching draping while students identified components of an effective educational resource on draping.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To enhance the development of effective draping skills among entry-level physiotherapists, draping education should be included in Canadian physiotherapy curricula. An effective draping educational resource should be developed for educators and students.
  
  
  
  Purpose:To determine the perceptions of educators and students in Canadian entry-level professional physiotherapy programmes with respect to the current draping curriculum and the methods of delivery of that content and to determine if there is a need for additional draping education time and resources in these programmes.Methods:Canadian university physiotherapy students (n=127) and educators (n=183) completed questionnaires designed by the authors. Data were collected via Survey Monkey, exported as Excel files, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square analysis.Results:Students and educators agreed that dignity as a concept and draping as a skill to protect patient dignity are both important and should be included in Canadian physiotherapy curricula. Respondents also agreed that students often have difficulty with draping. Educators identified barriers to teaching draping while students identified components of an effective educational resource on draping.Conclusions:To enhance the development of effective draping skills among entry-level physiotherapists, draping education should be included in Canadian physiotherapy curricula. An effective draping educational resource should be developed for educators and students.
authors: School of Rehabilitation Therapy.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Wilson
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Hopkins-Rosseel
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Lusty
authors: Henry
authors: H
authors: Averns
authors: Wilma
authors: W
authors: Hopman
keywords: dignité; drapement; draping; education; education, professional; formation professionnelle; human dignity; physical therapy; physiothérapie; questionnaires; thérapie physique