Shaping the Professional Behaviour of Junior Physiotherapists by their Communication Style. Implications on the recovery process of patients

Abstract

Abstract Purpose: This study approaches a penetration into the basic or derived processes connected with the wish to analyse, among young physiotherapists, how communication style shapes professional behaviour for enhancing their professional style for efficiently dealing with patients during the therapeutic process. In our study, we had 135 Romanian junior physiotherapists as participants. We used: a) Questionnaire SC (Analysis of Communication Style) adapted by the researcher in 2017 for physiotherapists (index fidelity =. 765, test-retest index= .749); b) Questionnaire of psychotherapists' professional behaviour’ features created by the researcher in 2018 (index fidelity =. 775, test-retest index= .739). Results: The communication style manages the junior physiotherapists' professional behaviour during the therapeutic relationship with the patient and his family and the professional climate. It has several implications and several effects on current activities.