Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus.
Am J Occup Ther
; 75(6)2021 Nov 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34817600
ABSTRACT
IMPORTANCE What occupational science (OS) knowledge may be essential to occupational therapy practice has not been systematically explored. OBJECTIVE:
To identify and gain expert consensus on OS concepts viewed as essential to occupational therapy practice.DESIGN:
A complex, convergent mixed-methods Delphi design with an international panel of OS experts randomly assigned to two parallel groups. In Round 1, each group generated OS concepts; in Rounds 2 and 3, they rated the degree to which each concept was essential to occupational therapy. Data were analyzed separately for each group. A fourth round combined the two groups and used carefully merged concept definitions from both groups to validate consensus on essential concepts arising from the prior rounds.PARTICIPANTS:
Fifty-two nominated experts from 22 countries who met a priori criteria participated in the 14-mo study.RESULTS:
Of 62 experts invited, 52 (Group A = 24, Group B = 28) participated in the first round, and 42 (81%) completed the full-group final round. Eleven concepts met the consensus threshold (≥70%) established for the study. Additional analysis compared parallel- and full-group results to carefully discern conceptual similarities and differences, especially with near-consensus concepts. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Substantial expert agreement was established for several OS concepts viewed as essential, providing a basis for future studies to refine the concepts for occupational therapy education and practice. What This Article Adds The results of this research provide a systematically derived preliminary basis for selecting OS content for occupational therapy educational programs and preliminary concepts for organizing OS knowledge germane to occupational therapy practice.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Occupational Therapy
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Occup Ther
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada