Unraveling the "Greener Pastures" Concept: The Phenomenology of Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 REHABILITATION

Otjr-Occupation Participation and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-12 DOI:10.1177/15394492231205885

Roi Charles Pineda, Brenda Abad-Pinlac, Daryl Patrick G Yao, Fides Nadine Raya B Toribio, Staffan Josephsson, Michael Palapal Sy

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Abstract

The Philippines is one of the major labor exporters for health care workers in the world and occupational therapists are the second most likely professionals behind nurses to work in "greener pastures" overseas. This phenomenological study describes the migration experiences of Philippine-trained occupational therapists working in high-income, Anglophone countries. Researchers conducted online interview for 15 participants who were previously/currently unemployed/underemployed. Following an inductive approach to qualitative data analysis, themes were drawn from the migrant therapists' lived experiences. Four themes describe the migration experiences of Filipino occupational therapists: (a) realities of being an occupational therapist in the Philippines, (b) contradictions faced by Filipino occupational therapists upon migration, (c) when the pastures overseas are not greener, and (d) when the pastures overseas are indeed greener. The study contributes to the labor migration discourse in occupational therapy and the critical examination of the idea of "greener pastures."

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揭开“更绿色牧场”的概念：受过国际教育的职业治疗师的现象学。

菲律宾是世界上医护人员的主要劳动力输出国之一，职业治疗师是仅次于护士的第二大最有可能在海外“绿色牧场”工作的专业人员。这项现象学研究描述了菲律宾培训的职业治疗师在高收入英语国家工作的移民经历。研究人员对15名以前/现在失业/就业不足的参与者进行了在线访谈。根据定性数据分析的归纳方法，主题取自移民治疗师的生活经历。四个主题描述了菲律宾职业治疗师的移民经历：（a）在菲律宾作为职业治疗师的现实，（b）菲律宾职业治疗师在移民时面临的矛盾，（c）海外的牧场并不更绿，（d）海外的草原确实更绿。这项研究有助于职业治疗中的劳动力迁移话语，以及对“更绿色的牧场”理念的批判性检验

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Otjr-Occupation Participation and Health REHABILITATION-

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期刊介绍： The aim of OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health is to advance knowledge and science in occupational therapy and related fields, nationally and internationally, through the publication of scholarly literature and research. The journal publishes research that advances the understanding of occupation as it relates to participation and health.