ANÁLISE DE FORMAÇÃO DO ESTUDANTE DE FISIOTERAPIA DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic forced physiotherapy students to suspend classroom education or switch to emergency remote education (ERE), as a strategy to control the pandemic, given the need for isolation and social distance. Objective: To analyze the training

of students in physiotherapy courses in Brazil, in public or private HEIs, during the COVID- 19 pandemic period. Methods: This is a study carried out with students from physical therapy

courses. This survey was conducted using an electronic form distributed by social media applications. The form contained questions related to the characteristics of students, educational institutions and the learning process. For association analyses, the chi-test was applied square with a significance level of 5%. Results: 397 students from 23 states of the federation participated. Among the participants, most were from public HEIs, were over 25

years old, female, black and single. They reported that the activities remained both face-to- face and were replaced by remote activities. They also stated that there was no prior planning

and that they had not received any type of training for this type of teaching, but they were succeeding in developing their skills, in whole or in part. Conclusion: In Brazil, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, most institutions joined the ERE, but there was no planning for the transition from face-to-face to remote teaching, however, it was the best that could be done at the time.