Purpose: Rehabilitation science programs utilize cognitive and non-cognitive factors to select students who can complete the didactic and clinical portions of the program and pass the licensure exam. Cognitive factors such a prior grade point average and standardized test scores are known to be predictive of academic performance, but the relationship of non-cognitive factors and performance is less clear. The purpose of this systematic review was to explore the relationship of non-cognitive factors to academic and clinical performance in rehabilitation science programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this systematic review is to identify and summarise the social determinants of health (SDH) cited in the literature and evaluate their association with individuals using physical therapy services.
Design: A systematic review using qualitatively synthesised information to describe the association between SDH and physical therapy use.
Data Sources: The electronic databases Medline, Embase and Scopus were searched from inception to February 2021, identifying observational and qualitative studies.