Attitudes of Physiotherapy Students Towards Playing Physical Activity Games

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Abstract Background Physiotherapists show a positive attitude towards playing games in order to be a role model for pediatric patients and increase the success of therapy. The aim of study is to evaluate the attitudes of students in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation department towards playing games that contain physical activity. Methods The sociodemographic data, students’ regular physical activity habits as well as their computer game playing status and duration were examined. “Attitudes of 18–22 Age Adults for Playing Games That Contain Physical Activity” scale was used for assessing game proneness. Results A total of 268 students participated in the study. Among the game proneness scale sub-sections, while the highest score was obtained in the Social Adjustment, the lowest scores were obtained in the "Desire to Play Game" and "To take pleasure from playing game" sub-sections. Males scored higher in “Risk Taking and “to take pleasure from playing game” in comparison with the female students. There was a statistically significant difference between physical activity habits and Game Compassion, Risk Taking, Social Adjustment and to take pleasure from playing game scores. Conclusion The present study suggest that monitoring female and non-physical students during undergraduate education might be beneficial for evaluating their attitude towards playing games.