Several strategies for clinical partners and universities are perceived to enhance physiotherapy student engagement in non-metropolitan clinical placements: a mixed-methods study.

Question: What strategies can clinical partners and universities implement to enhance physiotherapy student engagement in non-metropolitan clinical placements?

Design: Mixed-method research design combining focus groups and survey.

Participants: First-year physiotherapy students from one university at the commencement of their course (n=26); third-year and fourth-year students who had completed a non-metropolitan placement (n=39 survey, n=25 focus group); and clinical educators from three non-metropolitan clinical sites (n=15).

Intervention: The cohort of first-year physiotherapy students was surveyed to establish their perceptions regarding non-metropolitan clinical education placements.

Lower limb reaction time discriminates between multiple and single fallers.

Despite research supporting its validity in predicting falls, simple reaction time (SRT) is not typically included in a clinical falls assessment battery because there is no standardised, clinically feasible testing protocol with published cutoff scores. This study aimed to determine whether SRT scores obtained using a clinically viable protocol could discriminate between multiple and single fallers. SRT scores were obtained from 147 participants (88 women and 59 men) over the age of 65 years (mean 80.