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. 2024 Mar 9;34(3):561–569. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02004-0

Table 2.

Attitudes and perspectives towards persons with disabilities (APPD) scale

DPT students MD students MD vs. DPT (p-value)
Pre Post p-value Pre Post p-value Pre Post
Community integration 1.34 (0.40) 1.30 (0.40) 0.63 1.49 (0.48) 1.24 (0.31)  < 0.001 0.08 0.34
Discomfort 1.46 (0.53) 1.58 (0.46) 0.29 2.1 (0.67) 1.60 (0.6)  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.86
Charitability 2.70 (0.86) 2.64 (0.66) 0.74 3.17 (0.75 2.56 (0.61)  < 0.001 0.001 0.58
Sense of burdening 1.78 (0.62) 1.79 (0.61) 0.91 2.06 (0.69) 1.79 (0.69) 0.001 0.02 0.96
Overall 1.73 (0.40) 1.74 (0.32) 0.91 2.11 (0.43) 1.7 (0.39)  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.62

DPT doctor of physical therapy, MD doctor of medicine