Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students
Joint Authors
Moruno-Miralles, Pedro
Reyes-Torres, Adriana
Talavera-Valverde, Miguel-Ángel
Souto-Gómez, Ana-Isabel
Márquez-Álvarez, Luis-Javier
Source
Occupational Therapy International
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background/Aim.
One way to facilitate occupational therapy undergraduate students transferring their academic skills of data gathering and analysis to professional settings is to ensure they can competently use diagnostic reasoning.
Nevertheless, there are several obvious gaps in empirical evidence related to the learning and development of this style of reasoning in occupational therapy undergraduates.
The most important are related to promoting higher-order thinking and the use of information to solve problems in the context of professional practice.
This study analyses undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning and its changes during their education.
Materials and Methods.
This multicentre study was conducted with a descriptive observational design.
The study took place at the University of Coruña (Spain), University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), and University of el Valle (Colombia).
The sample was n=247.
For data collection, a clinical case was specifically designed.
IBM SPSS Statistics (v19) and EPIDAT 3.1 were used for the data analysis.
Results.
Participants identified and categorized occupational performance problems.
However, they had difficulties when identifying and categorizing the occupational performance components (specifically, the symptoms and signs of the disease presented in the study case).
They presented limitations to analyse and synthesize the information collected to develop an explanation of the occupational problems and their causes.
Conclusions.
Undergraduate students’ ability to analyse and synthesize information during data collection is poorly organized, so it makes the problem formulation difficult.
This study contributes to the knowledge of undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning features, specifically the undergraduate students’ capacities and limits to process information during the occupational assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moruno-Miralles, Pedro& Reyes-Torres, Adriana& Talavera-Valverde, Miguel-Ángel& Souto-Gómez, Ana-Isabel& Márquez-Álvarez, Luis-Javier. 2020. Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students. Occupational Therapy International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moruno-Miralles, Pedro…[et al.]. Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students. Occupational Therapy International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Moruno-Miralles, Pedro& Reyes-Torres, Adriana& Talavera-Valverde, Miguel-Ángel& Souto-Gómez, Ana-Isabel& Márquez-Álvarez, Luis-Javier. Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students. Occupational Therapy International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206273
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206273