Jabonete, Menalyn Balancio2026-03-192026-03-192006Jabonete, M.B. (2006). The physical theraphy services of the Ilocos training and regional center [Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Open University System]https://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1227Full textJABONETE, MENALYN B. “The Physical Therapy Services of the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center”. MDA Thesis. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Graduate College, San Fernando City, La Union. March 2006. Adviser: NORMA B. NATINO, Ph. D The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Physical Therapy services of the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center (ITRMC) for the past five years (2001-2005). Specifically, it aimed to determine the following: (1) Profile of the patients, rehabilitation medicine personnel and Rehabilitation Center; (2) Status of the Physical Therapy (PT) services in terms of the level of attainment of the vision, mission and objectives of ITRMC and DRM, level of implementation of the policies and procedures of the DRM, level of awareness of the hospital personnel, patients, family members and/or watchers to the PT services; (3) Degree of quality of PT services in terms of satisfaction and accessibility; (4) level of effectiveness of the PT services of the ITRMC in terms of the status of the PT services and their indicators, and the degree of quality of PT services and their indicators; (5) Degree of seriousness of the problems encountered; and (6) Significant relationship between the degree of quality of PT services and the variables indicated. Descriptive survey and evaluative method was used and the populations surveyed were patients referred for physical therapy and/or watchers, PT interns/students and hospital personnel using structured x questionnaire. Likewise, a documentary analysis of hospital records was also used to elicit the needed data for the study. Statistical tools such as the frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, ranking, one-way ANOVA and correlation were used to determine the profile of the respondents and DRM, significant difference on the perceptions of the respondents with the degree of quality of PT services as to client’s satisfaction and accessibility, and the relationship between the level of effectiveness of PT services and its indicators, respectively. This study arrived with the following results and conclusions: Physical Therapists of ITRMC treat various cases/diagnosis of male and female patients of all ages, mostly from families of low income bracket; human resource of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (DRM) of ITRMC are slightly sufficient enough to provide the needed physical therapy services, most of them are volunteers to back up the manpower demand who are still young and single; the DRM has highly sufficient number of patients with wide range of cases/diagnosis and presently, most of the facilities and modalities/physical agents are considered very highly available and very highly adequate to meet the needs of its clients; vision, mission and objectives of ITRMC and DRM are highly attained, policies and procedures of DRM are highly implemented and respondents are highly aware of the physical therapy services; the degree of quality of PT services based on the following indicators is as follows: patients, family members. and/or watchers and PT trainees/students are very highly satisfied of the PT services and PT services are highly accessible; there is a highly significant difference in the perceptions of the respondents on the degree of quality of PT services; the level of effectiveness of the PT services in terms of the status and the degree of quality of PT services is highly effective; the problems encountered by the DRM are moderately serious and; there is a significant relationship between the degree of quality of PT services and the variables cited. Overall, the study affirmed the importance of the Physical Therapy services of the DRM of ITRMC as part of the health care force in helping patients reach their maximal level of independence and also in the training of interns/students affiliating in the hospital.en-USINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Health and medical services in societyThesis