TY - JOUR AU - Tahir, Armaghan AU - Saad Hassan, Muhammad AU - Mohammad Latif, Mohammad Jawwad AU - Mohammad Latif, Saadia Batool AU - Fahad Khalid, Sheikh AU - Faizan Hamid, Muhammad PY - 2022/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Attitude Of Final Year Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Towards Direct Access: Attitude of Final Year DPT Students Towards Direct Access JF - Pakistan BioMedical Journal JA - PBMJ VL - 5 IS - 6 SE - Original Article DO - 10.54393/pbmj.v5i6.567 UR - https://pakistanbmj.com/journal/index.php/pbmj/article/view/567 SP - 271-275 AB - <p>Direct access in physical therapy means the removal of a medical practitioner’s referral directed by the country’s law to access services of physical therapists for patient evaluation and treatment. students are the future of any country. <strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the attitude of physical therapy students in their final year towards direct access in Pakistan.<strong> Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample size of 500, over a period of six months. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed to determine the desired objectives. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 21.  <strong>Results: </strong>62.8% students agreed and 30% students strongly agreed to practice under direct access after graduating.<strong> Conclusions: </strong>The study concludes that most physical therapy students are ready to practice under direct access in Pakistan after graduating. </p> ER -