The lived experiences of Black, Indigenous, people of color in physical therapy
The six themes identified in the study were supported by previous studies. The findings of this study demonstrated an overall negative experience for BIPOC individuals in physical therapy education and practice. Recommendations to improve the BIPOC experience included changes at the social/cultural, institutional, programmatic, and clinical levels.
Authors
- Virginia Cuellar Tufano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-1485)
- Lois Stickley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0181-7605)
Institutions
- Texas State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2025.2544978
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00