There were differences between the counseling or the referring and the understanding of PT activities including patient subjects (infant p=0.013, adult p=0.008, elderly p=0.028), types of diseases (orthopedic p=0.013, neurological p=0.049, respiratory p=0.034), areas of application in PT (therapeutic exsercise, p=0.015, occupational therapy p=0.024), stages of intervention of PT ((preoperative p=0.039, postoperative p=0.036), the need for more information on PT or the exchange of information to and from physiotherapists, recognition of the role and effectiveness of PT.