Attitude and perception of physiotherapy academicians about online teaching during covid-19 lock-down

Background: There is a huge shift in education from traditional classroom learning to online teaching, due the pandemic. Physiotherapy is a practical, hands-on field which makes online teaching a challenge. Objective: The study investigated the attitude and perception of physiotherapy academicians about online teaching during COVID-19 lock-down. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. Method: A validated self - administered questionnaire was used to conduct this cross-sectional study. Hundred and one people participated in this study. Results: From the entire sample analyzed 48.5% were females and 50.5% were males the remaining 1% choose to not reveal the gender.79.2% of the participants had agreed that online teaching was essential during this phase of pandemic. From the total population surveyed 23.8% of the participants perceived online teaching as a stressor. In the population screened it was found that 66.3% faced some or the other barriers during online teaching. Conclusion: The study concludes that online teaching is a positive stroke to the success of the teaching profession in such a critical situation and majority of physiotherapy academicians have accepted this method of teaching with ease.