BMC Medical Education | |
Students’ attitudes and perceptions of teaching and assessment of evidence-based practice in an occupational therapy professional Master’s curriculum: a mixed methods study | |
Research Article | |
Lu Han1  Aliki Thomas1  Emily A. Turnbull1  Brittony P. Osler1  Erin Douglas1  | |
[1] School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 3654 Sir William Osler, H3G 1Y5, Montréal, Québec, Canada;Research Scientist, Center for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 1110 Pine Avenue West, H3G 1A3, Montréal, Québec, Canada;Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Montréal, Québec, Canada; | |
关键词: Evidence-based practice; Rehabilitation; Curriculum; Professional education; Attitudes; Self-efficacy; | |
DOI : 10.1186/s12909-017-0895-2 | |
received in 2016-10-28, accepted in 2017-03-08, 发布年份 2017 | |
来源: Springer | |
【 摘 要 】
BackgroundMost health professions, including occupational therapy, have made the application of evidence-based practice a desired competency and professional responsibility. Despite the increasing emphasis on evidence-based practice for improving patient outcomes, there are numerous research-practice gaps in the health professions. In addition to efforts aimed at promoting evidence-based practice with clinicians, there is a strong impetus for university programs to design curricula that will support the development of the knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours associated with evidence-based practice. Though occupational therapy curricula in North America are becoming increasingly focused on evidence-based practice, research on students’ attitudes towards evidence-based practice, their perceptions regarding the integration and impact of this content within the curricula, and the impact of the curriculum on their readiness for evidence-based practice is scarce. The present study examined occupational therapy students’ perceptions towards the teaching and assessment of evidence-based practice within a professional master’s curriculum and their self-efficacy for evidence-based practice.MethodsThe study used a mixed methods explanatory sequential design. The quantitative phase included a cross-sectional questionnaire exploring attitudes towards evidence-based practice, perceptions of the teaching and assessment of evidence-based practice and evidence-based practice self-efficacy for four cohorts of students enrolled in the program and a cohort of new graduates. The questionnaire was followed by a focus group of senior students aimed at further exploring the quantitative findings.ResultsAll student cohorts held favourable attitudes towards evidence-based practice; there was no difference across cohorts. There were significant differences with regards to perceptions of the teaching and assessment of evidence-based practice within the curriculum; junior cohorts and students with previous education had less favourable perceptions. Students’ self-efficacy for evidence-based practice was significantly higher across cohorts. Four main themes emerged from the focus group data: (a) Having mixed feelings about the value of evidence-based practice (b) Barriers to the application of evidence-based practice; (c) Opposing worlds and (d) Vital and imperfect role of the curriculum.ConclusionThis study provides important data to support the design and revision of evidence-based practice curricula within professional rehabilitation programs.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
© The Author(s). 2017
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