Özet:

This study focuses on the study of the levels of awareness of sports effects in individuals with mental disabilities of physiotherapist candidates who are trained in the Physiotherapy Department. The research data collection tool has been developed by researchers as the "Personal Information Form" and developed by Ilhan and Esentürk (2015) as the "Made of Consciousness to the Effects of Sports in Mental Disabled Individuals (ZEBSEYFÖ)" has been used. The level of awareness of the participants was compared in terms of gender, age, class and sports. The research group in the 2017 - 2018 educational year of the Gazi University, Yıldırım Beyazıt University and Kırşehir Ahi Evran University in the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of the Bachelor’s Degree, 327 women, 126 men and 453 physiotherapist candidates in total. For statistical analysis of data, the SPSS 22.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, United States) computer program was used. According to the findings obtained, significant results were not achieved based on class levels and the variable of the sporting condition (p < 0,05). There was no meaningful relationship with the age variable. However, a significant result has been achieved according to the gender variable.