Health Professionals’ Knowledge of Occupational Therapy in Jordan

Tariah, Hashem Abu; Abulfeilat, Khawlah; Khawaldeh, Amjad Al

doi:10.3109/07380577.2011.635184

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“…Our study found that the total mean knowledge about occupational therapy of all four groups of HCP was 49.35% that came in the category of poor knowledge. This is consistent with the findings of other studies done worldwide which found that there was a lack of knowledge among HCPs (12,13) . This was an expected finding as OT is a relatively new field in this part of the world and little is known about its goals, role and implications (13,14,15) .…”

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“…This is consistent with the findings of other studies done worldwide which found that there was a lack of knowledge among HCPs (12,13) . This was an expected finding as OT is a relatively new field in this part of the world and little is known about its goals, role and implications (13,14,15) . We found on further categorization and comparison among health professionals that physicians had more knowledge about OT as compared to the other three groups of HCPs.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Also that the knowledge of physicians and physiotherapist falls within the category of adequate knowledge individually. This finding is contrary to the previous studies, which found out that PT had more knowledge about OT as compared to physicians (13) . This could be explained by the fact that in two of the hospitals there was OT department so physicians might have more knowledge due to proximity and provision of service.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Convenient sampling technique was used. A developed structure questionnaire (13) was utilized to collect data from HCPs working in main tertiary care hospitals of Makkah. The questionnaire consisted of seventy-five closed statements in five different aspects, including general knowledge about occupational therapy, knowledge about areas of occupational therapy practice, knowledge about goals of occupational therapy practice, knowledge about occupational therapy treatment methods and media and general impression of occupational therapy.…”

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“…Some studies have tried to explore the perceptions and knowledge of HCPs about occupational therapy and its importance and have found that there is a dearth of knowledge regarding this evolving branch of medicine (10,11) . Some studies have also compared the level of awareness and knowledge about this field within different health care professionals' groups and have found inconsistent results (12,13) . OT is a relatively new forte in Arab countries, particularly in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Knowledge About Occupational Therapy in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Where Do Health Care Professionals Stand?

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Objectives: This study was designed to assess Health Care Professionals' knowledge about occupational therapy in Makkah-Saudi Arabia. Methods: Convenience sampling was used and 320 of Health Care Professionals, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists and social workers, were recruited from three different hospitals in Makkah to fill in a developed questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was used for participant's demographic data presentation. The mean percent scores were compared among four groups of professionals by using One-way ANOVA test with post hoc Tucky's Test. The comparison was done by using Chi-square test. Results: The study found that Health Care Professionals had poor knowledge about occupational therapy (49.35%, SD=7.36). It also exhibited that the highest percentage of knowledge about occupational therapy within the four groups was in physicians (51.97%) followed by physical therapists (50.81%, n=24) and nurses (48.32, n= 165), whereas social workers had the lowest percentage of knowledge (47.17%, n= 30). Conclusion: Health care professionals in Makkah lack adequate knowledge about occupational therapy, its goals and treatment methods. This dearth of knowledge among Health Care Professional requires to be addressed in order to improve the provision of service for patients in need of occupational therapy to subsequently improve their quality of life.

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Knowledge of the differences between occupational therapy and physical therapy among the general population in Saudi Arabia

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Meny

Eldigire

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Awareness and Knowledge of Occupational Therapy among Nigerian Medical and Health Sciences Undergraduates

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Emechete

Onigbinde

et al. 2016

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Objective/BackgroundConsequent to the introduction of occupational therapy (OT) training programmes in Nigeria in the past decade, this study sought to assess the awareness and knowledge of Nigerian medical and other health career undergraduates about OT.MethodsThree hundred and eighty-one undergraduates and students of other health disciplines from the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria responded to a validated three section questionnaire assessing their awareness and knowledge about OT. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean and percentages and inferential statistics of chi-square test of association.ResultsThe mean age of the respondents was 20.96 ±2.88 years. Over 80% of the respondents were aware of the OT profession, with higher rates among male respondents (83.7%), students in the 2nd year of study (94.7%), and those in the medical rehabilitation programme (99.1%). Amongst the respondents, < 40% had good knowledge of OT while a majority had knowledge ranging from poor to moderate (62.7%). Respondents’ course of study and level of study were significantly associated with awareness and knowledge about OT.ConclusionNigerian medical and health sciences undergraduates had high awareness, but poor to moderate knowledge about the OT profession, roles, and work settings. Level of awareness and knowledge about OT were significantly influenced by the rehabilitation-related course of study and lower level of study. Replication of similar studies in countries with different cultural backgrounds is suggested.

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Health Professionals’ Knowledge of Occupational Therapy in Jordan

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Knowledge About Occupational Therapy in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Where Do Health Care Professionals Stand?

Knowledge About Occupational Therapy in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Where Do Health Care Professionals Stand?

Knowledge of the differences between occupational therapy and physical therapy among the general population in Saudi Arabia

Awareness and Knowledge of Occupational Therapy among Nigerian Medical and Health Sciences Undergraduates

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