Now Linda understands the language of statistics

Linda Lundh graduated from the physiotherapist programme in 2001 and today works as a physiotherapist at Ängelholm Hospital in the neurology department.

In order to better understand and interpret the studies that are presented to her in her professional role as a physiotherapist and to be able to take a master's degree in the subject, Linda has recently studied the distance learning course Quantitative method and biostatistics. An advanced level course aimed at students who need to use statistics in healthcare.

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After taking the course, Linda feels that she has gained a greater understanding of statistics and that she can better understand those who work with statistical data full-time.

- You learn to speak the same language and understand each other in a better way, and I think that came in handy even before I finished the course.

The course is a distance course at 25 % study pace and mostly consists of pre-recorded lectures which the student can watch at his own pace. It was something that Linda appreciated very much because she lives in Skåne, a landscape in the southern part of Sweden. It would otherwise have been difficult for her to participate if the course had been held in Gothenburg.

Linda advises that if you, like her, work while studying, it is good to schedule the time for when you will listen to the lectures and that you are clear with your employer how much time you need to spend if you want to study during your working hours .

When I ask Linda what advice she has for the students who may be curious about the course but find statistics difficult, she replies that she sees statistics as a tool to better understand and interpret the research she comes across in her professional role.

- In some way, we want what we see clinically to generate something bigger. I think that by taking a course in statistics you can get a better understanding of this.

By: Peter Tjärndal