- Title
- Increasing medical students understanding of the role of occupational therapists
- Creator
- Roberts, Elysa; Shamus, Eric
- Relation
- Journal of Interprofessional Care Vol. 29, Issue 5, p. 522-524
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2015.1034848
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Understanding the roles and responsibilities of different healthcare professionals allows for collaborative care to occur. This article describes the evaluation of a student-designed, case-based educational module about the roles and responsibilities of occupational therapists (OTs) designed to increase the knowledge of occupational therapy among medical students. The study used a quasi-experimental, pre-/post-test design. Independent paired t-tests showed medical students mean score on the OT Awareness Education Module at post-test was significantly greater than their mean score at pre-test. Results demonstrated how using an evidence-based approach to design an educational strategy can increase the knowledge of one member of the healthcare team about the role of another within a short period. This study documented an effective approach for educating future physicians about the roles and responsibilities of occupational therapy as they prepare to make decisions affecting patient care outcomes.
- Subject
- interprofessional education; medical students; occupational therapy; quantitative method; role clarity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333227
- Identifier
- uon:27035
- Identifier
- ISSN:1356-1820
- Language
- eng
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