On the path to best practice: Integration of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy

Cruz, Khristian Dela and Joson, Juan Carlo and Mirzaei, Talin and Watts, Tyler (2024) On the path to best practice: Integration of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.

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Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the culmination of research evidence, best clinical expertise, and patient values and how each principle interacts with one another. However, within the occupational therapy (OT) field, practitioners are often concerned with how well EBP is integrated into daily practice and various clinical settings. Methods: To comprehensively address and identify the effectiveness of EBP integration in OT practice, we recruited practicing occupational therapists who met our research criteria. Through a qualitative study, participants completed two questionnaires that established their background and addressed their perceptions on EBP implementation in their practice settings. Afterwards, we utilized Dedoose, a specific coding software, to categorize and analyze our participants’ responses to the questionnaire.Results: Through our data analysis, we found many similarities and differences between master’s and graduate levels of education as well as years of experience working in the OT field. Furthermore, we identified our participants’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness of EBP implementation in their separate practices. Conclusion: Our research data provided valuable insight from different OT settings on occupational therapists’ perceptions toward EBP implementation. Their perceptions revealed their personal experience with EBP and the intricacies that accompany its integration into their practice setting. Additionally, our research data identified the differences between different levels of educations, as well as years of experience in the OT field. Keywords: occupational therapy, evidence-based practice, implementation, barriers, integration

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: MSOTLA001.02
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Kareena Yashko
Date Deposited: 26 Feb 2025 00:07
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2025 21:06
URI: http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/167

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