A survey of research involvement and priorities among occupational therapists in Norway.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 REHABILITATION

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1080/11038128.2023.2273271

Tina Taule, Inger Hellem, Irmelin Smith Eide, Kristin Gjelvik, Liv Elisabeth Hinderaker, Ingvild Kjeken, Bianca Rolfsnes-Flock, Merethe Hustoft

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Abstract

Background: Involvement in research and shared priorities among occupational therapists (OTs) can enhance the quality of occupational therapy practice.

Aims: To explore the research involvement and research priorities of OTs in Norway.

Materials and methods: An online survey comprising 14 open-ended and closed questions was made available to participants at the Seventh Norwegian Congress in Occupational Therapy to fill out.

Results: Out of 633 congress participants, 307 (49%) OTs completed the survey. Among the respondents, ∼40% were involved in research. The most commonly reported area of research was rehabilitation. Research involvement was associated with employment in education or specialist healthcare services and with greater work experience and post-bachelor's degree education. The most frequently prioritized research question addressed the effect of occupational therapy. Unmet needs and factors conducive to increasing OT's involvement in research were identified.

Conclusions and significance: The survey revealed that a considerable, but uneven, distribution of OTs were involved in research. To encourage greater participation in research, researchers, decision-makers, and employee associations should take steps to make research more appealing to OTs. The research priorities highlighted by Norwegian OTs align with those stated by OTs in other countries.

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挪威职业治疗师的研究参与和优先事项调查。

背景：参与研究并在职业治疗师之间共享优先事项可以提高职业治疗实践的质量。目的：探讨OTs在挪威的研究参与情况和研究重点。材料和方法：向第七届挪威职业治疗大会的参与者提供了一项包括14个开放式和封闭式问题的在线调查，供他们填写。结果：在633名大会参与者中，307名（49%）OT完成了调查。在受访者中，约40%的人参与了研究。最常报道的研究领域是康复。研究参与与教育或专业医疗服务的就业有关，与更丰富的工作经验和学士学位后的教育有关。最常见的优先研究问题是职业治疗的效果。确定了未满足的需求和有助于增加OT参与研究的因素。结论和意义：调查显示，研究涉及相当多但不均匀的OT分布。为了鼓励更多人参与研究，研究人员、决策者和员工协会应采取措施，使研究对OT更有吸引力。挪威OTs强调的研究重点与其他国家OTs所述的研究重点一致。

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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy REHABILITATION-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

15.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is an internationally well-recognized journal that aims to provide a forum for occupational therapy research worldwide and especially the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy welcomes: theoretical frameworks, original research reports emanating from quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies, literature reviews, case studies, presentation and evaluation of instruments, evaluation of interventions, learning and teaching in OT, letters to the editor.