Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape

Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-276). === Research from upper-income countries has revealed the difficulties occupational therapists experience in implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). This thesis investigated the state of EBP in occupational therapy in South Africa and evaluat...

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Main Author: Buchanan, Helen
Other Authors: Jelsma, Jennifer
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
Subjects:
Occupational Therapy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10185
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uct-oai-localhost-11427-101852020-11-12T05:16:45Z Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape Buchanan, Helen Jelsma, Jennifer Occupational Therapy Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-276). Research from upper-income countries has revealed the difficulties occupational therapists experience in implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). This thesis investigated the state of EBP in occupational therapy in South Africa and evaluated the effectiveness of two EBP educational interventions. The research consisted of three linked studies: a national cross-sectional survey of 436 registered occupational therapists; the development of a questionnaire and audit checklist to evaluate EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour; and a randomised controlled trial that tested whether an interactive educational intervention (IE) was more effective than a didactic one (DE) for improving EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in occupational therapists. 2014-12-27T13:57:27Z 2014-12-27T13:57:27Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10185 eng application/pdf University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences Division of Occupational Therapy
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Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape
description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-276). === Research from upper-income countries has revealed the difficulties occupational therapists experience in implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). This thesis investigated the state of EBP in occupational therapy in South Africa and evaluated the effectiveness of two EBP educational interventions. The research consisted of three linked studies: a national cross-sectional survey of 436 registered occupational therapists; the development of a questionnaire and audit checklist to evaluate EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour; and a randomised controlled trial that tested whether an interactive educational intervention (IE) was more effective than a didactic one (DE) for improving EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in occupational therapists.
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