RT journal article
T1 Satisfaction Level and Performance of Physiotherapy Students in the Knowledge of Musculoskeletal Disorders through Nearpod: Preliminary Reports
A1 Viñolo Gil, María Jesús
A1 García Campanario, Ismael
A1 Lagares Franco, Carolina María
A1 González Medina, Gloria
A1 Rodríguez Huguet, Manuel
A1 Martín Vega, Francisco Javier
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
A2 Medicina
K1 musculoskeletal disorders
K1 education
K1 Nearpod
K1 physiotherapy
K1 problem-based learning
AB Physiotherapists are at high risk for musculoskeletal disorders. There is a need in academia to address workers’ health issues at the time of graduation. Nearpod is an educational application founded on a web-based learning tool. In the field of Health Sciences, the use of Nearpod has been scarce. The objective of this study was to determine the level of satisfaction with using this interactive tool and to assess the influence of using Nearpod in class on students’ performance while dealing with the topic of musculoskeletal disorders in third-year Degree in Physiotherapy students during the 2021–2022 academic year. The participants were students at the University of Cadiz. They were randomly divided into two groups, a control group using a PowerPoint presentation and an experimental group using the interactive Nearpod application. The experimental group took two surveys to determine their satisfaction with the method used. Students also took a multiple-choice test to assess the knowledge acquired. In the surveys, a high percentage of satisfaction was obtained (97.62% and 99.39%). There were no significant differences in the scores obtained by the two groups, although there were significant differences in response time in favor of the experimental group (p = 0.022). Although studies should be carried out with larger samples and on different subjects, it seems that Nearpod is a tool with great potential for teaching the study of musculoskeletal disorders.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31681
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31681
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 22-sep-2026