Iranian Journal of War and Public Health

Introduction: Rehabilitation consists of practices to reduce disability effect and help to Independence of individuals. The aim of this study is evaluation of the knowledge about Rehabilitation Sciences in medical students (internship term) of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences.

Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The knowledge of 98 medical students (internship term) assessed by questionnaire. There were 3 question groups: a) the centers are provided rehabilitation services, b) the disorders that are relevant to each rehabilitation sciences, c) the medical specialists that contact to rehabilitation therapists.

Results: Mean scores of Findings about knowledge of rehabilitation centers was 32.02 from total 64, about rehabilitation relevant disorders 71.6 from total 113, and in the field of medical specialists related to rehabilitation therapists was 40.87 from total 66. In addition, the result of this study showed that 40.95% and 10% of students received their information about rehabilitation respectively via "teachers and colleagues" and " courses". Also, findings about reliability show that this questionnaire has optimal reliability.

Conclusions: As a whole, the results indicated that the knowledge about Rehabilitation Sciences in Medical Students of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences is not sufficient. As for role of medical team in referral of patients, so it's necessary to inform them in different field of rehabilitation by appropriate ways (pamphlet, software, workshop and/or course).