A Review of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students' Metaphorical Perceptions of Exercise

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dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Ramazan Cihad
dc.contributor.authorPercin, Alper
dc.contributor.authorKaraoba, Dilan Demirtas
dc.contributor.authorCandiri, Busra
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:22Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:22Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAims and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the metaphorical perceptions of the students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation regarding exercise. Methods: The study was designed as a phenomenological case study, following the qualitative research method; it included 180 students from the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. The students were asked to complete the sentence, Exercise is like...; because... to gain insight into their perception of exercise. Results: Students produced 180 metaphors, which were grouped into 13 different categories. Students most frequently compared exercise to the notions of water, reading, therapy, air, and medicine. The categories with the highest number of metaphors included happiness and soothing, psychological impact, labour, care, and continuity, and valuable. The metaphors suggested by the students of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation toward exercise were positive; however, they defined exercise as a challenging activity that requires effort and continuity. Conclusion: Most students included in the study used positive metaphors about exercise. A few students expressed negative sentiments. Investigating the perceptions of physiotherapy students on exercise beginning from their school years can provide a reference for adopting a better quality and holistic exercise approach, including teaching about and training on exercise, thereby enhancing their future role in developing exercise prescriptions and improving exercise adherence.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors received no specific funding for this work. Funding Source: Medline
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jep.70306
dc.identifier.issn1356-1294
dc.identifier.issn1365-2753
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6754-9335
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2247-8123
dc.identifier.pmid41176627
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105020643008
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/109092
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001651952100037
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
dc.relation.publicationcategoryDiğer
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjectmetaphor
dc.subjectphysiotherapy
dc.subjectrehabilitation
dc.subjectstudent
dc.titleA Review of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Students' Metaphorical Perceptions of Exercise
dc.typeReview

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