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. 2024 May 27:22:Doc06.
doi: 10.3205/000332. eCollection 2024.

Position statement on genuine physiotherapy research at German university hospitals

Susanne G R Klotz  1 , Andrea Bökel  2 , Maria Friderichs-Nedohibchenko  3 , Isabelle Stickdorn  4 , Barbara Vogel  5 , Bernd Doods  6 , Franziska Feldmann  7 , Mirko Ghiazza  8 , Markus Giehl  9 , Annika Hoberg  10 , Lynn Jansen  11 , Daniel Kohlhofer  12 , Ralf Leonhardt  13 , Sebastian-Florian Meier  14 , Carina Müller  15 , Miriam Pannzek  16 , Simone Schwarz  17 , Martina Traut  18 , Maria Urdahl  19 ; Network of Researching Physiotherapists at German University Hospitals
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Position statement on genuine physiotherapy research at German university hospitals

Susanne G R Klotz et al. Ger Med Sci. .

Abstract
in English, German

In addition to patient care, physiotherapy is increasingly important in research at university hospitals. Genuine physiotherapy research plays a decisive role in this. This position statement describes the opportunities, benefits, framework conditions, challenges, and research priorities of genuine physiotherapy research at German university hospitals.

Die angehende Profession Physiotherapie nimmt neben der Patient:innenversorgung zunehmend eine wichtige Funktion in der Forschung im universitätsklinischen Setting ein. Die Entwicklung einer genuinen physiotherapeutischen Forschung spielt dabei eine entscheidende Rolle. Im Positionspapier werden Chancen und Nutzen, Rahmenbedingungen und Herausforderungen sowie Forschungsprioritäten der genuinen physiotherapeutischen Forschung an den deutschen Universitätskliniken dargestellt.

Keywords: genuine physiotherapy research; physiotherapy; profession; research; university hospital.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests

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Figure 1. Three pillars of physiotherapy in the university hospital at the interface between the healthcare and scientific systems (own illustration based on [2])
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Figure 2. Opportunities and benefits of genuine physiotherapy research at German university hospitals at micro, meso and macro level
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Figure 3. Challenges and proposed solutions for implementing genuine physiotherapy research at university hospitals
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Figure 4. Physiotherapeutic research priorities at German university hospitals
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