Momal Khan, Umer Maqsood, Nadia Saleem, Tahir Mahmood, Hafiz Sheraz Arshad.
Knowledge, experience, attitude and barriers of postgraduate physiotherapy students toward extracurricular research activities.
Rawal Med J Jan ;46(1):118-22.

Objective: To determine knowledge/Experience, attitudes and barriers of postgraduate physiotherapy students in extracurricular research activity. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done from April to October 2019 using convenient sampling technique. All Postgraduate Physiotherapy Students graduated within 2 to 5 years, both genders, currently working in health care management were enrolled. A self-made questionnaire was distributed among 163 students online/manually in Lahore and Islamabad Universities. The validity of the questionnaire is 0.92. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 20. Results: Majority of participants had knowledge and positive attitude toward extracurricular research activities. Approximately 68% of the students were aware of extracurricular research while others stayed neutral. The major barriers which were faced in research activities were unavailability of mentors (73.6%), and lack of time (61.3%). Conclusion: Majority of participants had knowledge and positive attitude towards extracurricular research activities.

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