Satisfaction of Clinical Performance Evaluation using Checklist based on Feedback from Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Although the majority of student evaluation in paramedical and rehabilitation sciences is clinical evaluation, finding a suitable method that fulfills students’ satisfaction has always been challenging. Often, clinical professors evaluate their students subjectively and based on their observations. Evaluating clinical performance based on checklists and providing appropriate feedback to students is an effective factor in achieving educational goals. Hence, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction rate of undergraduate physiotherapy students of Ahvaz from clinical performance evaluation using checklist based on feedback. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 43 undergraduate physiotherapy students) third and fourth year) were enrolled as the population who were studying in the second semester of the academic year 1397-98. Then, Data were collected using the Satisfaction Questionnaire at the end of the internship. The questionnaire also consisted of 8 domains with a maximum score of 95. The mean satisfaction of physiotherapy students was calculated 58.11 (20.12). The mean score of each domain in terms of percentage of its maximum score showed that the lowest percentage was related to suitability (57.6%) and the highest percentage belonged to skill development (64.45%). The mean score of all domains was above 50%.  According to the present study, results indicated that using checklists for evaluation of clinical performance of Ahvaz physiotherapy undergraduate students was mentioned along with relative satisfaction. This approach can be very effective in improving clinical evaluation and improving its quality.