Professionals Serving Individuals With Special Needs and Quality of Life

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physiotherapist; Teachers

Treatments: Behavioral: Maslach Burnout Inventory; Behavioral: The Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale; Behavioral: Short Form-36 Health Survey; Behavioral: International Physical Activity Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07234435

Special Needs and Professional

Details and patient eligibility

About

In recent years, the number of individuals with special needs (SNIs) requiring care has been increasing both globally and in our country. In line with the principles of a social welfare state, professionals have taken on a growing role in the care, treatment, and education of SNIs. These professionals include physiotherapists, teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists, and social workers. Unlike the education and treatment of typically developing individuals, providing services to SNIs can place additional burdens on staff, potentially leading over time to various physical, psychological, and emotional challenges. The demanding nature of working with SNIs, high expectations, environmental conditions, low wages despite intensive labor, lack of job security in the private sector, and the potential risks associated with working with individuals with disabilities can all create significant stress for service providers. This, in turn, may negatively affect both their personal and family lives as well as the quality of the services delivered.

Full description

The demanding nature of working with SNIs, high expectations, environmental conditions, low wages despite intensive labor, lack of job security in the private sector, and the potential risks associated with working with individuals with disabilities can all create significant stress for service providers. This, in turn, may negatively affect both their personal and family lives as well as the quality of the services delivered.

Therefore, this study aims to examine the levels of physical activity, nutritional knowledge, burnout, and quality of life among professionals-such as physiotherapists, special education teachers, and other specialists (e.g., occupational therapists, speech and language therapists)-who provide services to individuals with special needs. Within the scope of the research, physical activity levels will be assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), nutritional knowledge using the Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire, burnout levels using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and quality of life using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). Additionally, informative sessions will be conducted to promote social participation, collaboration, and knowledge exchange among professionals serving individuals with special needs.

Enrollment: 85 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-45 years old
• Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and teachers working in a private education and rehabilitation center or any public institution.
• Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and teachers who have been working for at least two years due to professional experience and attrition.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who do not volunteer to participate in the study.
• Retired physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and teachers.

Trial design

85 participants in 1 patient group

Professionals Serving Individuals with Special Needs

Description:

The difficulty and slow progress of programs implemented for individuals with special needs can cause physical and emotional wear and tear on professionals providing services to individuals, change in their eating habits, decrease their quality of life, and affect their general health. * Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and teachers working in a private education and rehabilitation center or any public institution. * Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and teachers who have been working for at least two years, due to professional experience and allowance for attrition.

Treatment:

Behavioral: International Physical Activity Questionnaire

Behavioral: Short Form-36 Health Survey

Behavioral: The Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale

Behavioral: Maslach Burnout Inventory