Nurses' and occupational therapists' perceptions of their roles

Junior occupational therapists' continuity of employment: what influences success?

“…This may be due to the fact that the variables investigated in the former stemmed primarily from work conducted in other health and social care disciplines. There is evidence that occupational therapists' role is both broader, and less well understood, than that of their colleagues (McAvoy, 1992;Torrance et al, 1996). The same influences may not, therefore, pertain.…”

Nurses’ perceptions of physiotherapists as rehabilitation team members

“…The rehabilitation literature suggests that this is not so easy to achieve. Although the importance of understanding each other's role is recognized, 5,6 others have observed differences in role expectation and role perceptions, 7,8 while Parker and Chan 9 point to a specific lack of information regarding other professions' perceptions of physiotherapy. There may also be differences in ideology between professions, 10 or negative attitudes between professional groups that can create barriers to team functioning.…”