30, August 2025

Undergraduate Physiotherapy Student Satisfaction: Insights Across Educational and Selected Domains

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-8; AUG-2025

Author(s): Saravanan Murugan, Prerana Saravanan, Vrutika Ramani, Sweety Shah, Mili Vachhani

Authors Affiliations:

Saravanan Murugan1, Prerana Saravanan2, Vrutika Ramani3, Sweety Shah3, Mili Vachhani3

1 Professor, Shree Bharatimaiya College of Optometry & Physiotherapy, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India

2 Lecturer, The Sarvajanik College of Physiotherapy, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, India

3 Clinical Therapists, Surat, Gujarat, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202508037     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202508037


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Background: Physiotherapy is a science-based profession that emphasizes a holistic approach to health and well-being through rehabilitative interventions, preventive care, and research-driven practice. In recent decades, PT education has undergone significant global transformations, highlighting the role of student satisfaction as a key determinant of academic quality, motivation, retention, and institutional success.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction levels of undergraduate PT students across various domains of academic and clinical learning, with a particular focus on addressing the scarcity of research in the Indian context.

Methods: This cross-sectional pilot study included 550 third- and fourth-year undergraduate physiotherapy students and interns from five colleges in Surat, India, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire covering seven domains (entry into profession, teaching and learning, clinical teaching, premises, canteen, library, and research facilities). Responses were rated primarily on a five-point Likert scale and analyzed descriptively.

Results: Most students chose physiotherapy out of personal interest (84.2%) and valued friends/relatives or admission platforms as key sources of institutional information. Overall satisfaction was high in clinical teaching, research, and library domains, with moderate satisfaction in academic teaching and learning, where workload, pacing, and timely provision of materials were concerns. Institutional premises and canteen services showed acceptable but improvable satisfaction levels.

Conclusion: Physiotherapy students reported high satisfaction overall, with moderate ratings for teaching and learning indicating areas needing improvement. Continuous institutional efforts and theory-driven research are essential to enhance the learning environment and address the complex, dynamic nature of student satisfaction.

Physiotherapy education, Student satisfaction, Undergraduate training, Learning environment

Saravanan Murugan, Prerana Saravanan, Vrutika Ramani, Sweety Shah, Mili Vachhani (2025); Undergraduate Physiotherapy Student Satisfaction: Insights Across Educational and Selected Domains, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-8, Pp. 283-284.         Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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