Client Understanding, Expectations, and Intern Performance in Occupational Therapy

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Clinical Interview and Occupational Therapy Knowledge (OTK) Health Education Session: This study involves observational procedures, including: (1) a health education session on occupational therapy knowledge (OTK) delivered by occupational therapy interns, and (2) a semi-structured chief complaint and expectation interview conducted with psychiatric clients by interns. Clinical supervisors and external experts evaluate interns' performance using standardized rating scales, which are developed in this study. No therapeutic or experimental interventions are provided to participants.

Study summary

This study aims to investigate psychiatric clients' understanding of occupational therapy (OT), the reasonableness of their expectations regarding OT services, and OT interns' performance in Occupational Therapy Knowledge (OTK) health education and chief complaint/expectation interviews. The project includes developing assessment instruments for client OT knowledge, expectation reasonableness, and intern communication/education performance, followed by data collection in real clinical settings. Clients, clinical supervisors, and external experts will contribute ratings to evaluate instrument validity and reliability. The study will provide foundational evidence for improving OT health education, communication training, and clinical teaching practices.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Occupational Therapy Knowledge Score — Baseline
  Clients' level of understanding of occupational therapy, measured using the Occupational Therapy Knowledge Assessment, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate greater knowledge of occupational therapy. The score range is not yet finalized.
• Occupational Therapy Expectation Reasonableness Score — Baseline
  Clients' expectations regarding occupational therapy processes and outcomes will be evaluated using the Occupational Therapy Expectation Reasonableness Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate more clinically appropriate expectations. The score range is not yet finalized.
• Occupational Therapy Knowledge Health Education Performance Score — Baseline
  Occupational Therapy interns' performance in delivering occupational therapy health education to psychiatric clients will be evaluated using the Occupational Therapy Knowledge Health Education Performance Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate better performance in delivering health education. The score range is not yet finalized.
• Chief Complaint/Expectation Interview Performance Score — Baseline
  Occupational Therapy interns' performance in conducting chief complaint and expectation interviews will be evaluated using the Interview Performance Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate better interview performance. The score range is not yet finalized.

Trial sites (1)

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