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Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus.

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Backman, CL; Christiansen, CH; Hooper, BR; Pierce, D; Price, MP
Published in: Am J Occup Ther
November 1, 2021

IMPORTANCE: What occupational science (OS) knowledge may be essential to occupational therapy practice has not been systematically explored. OBJECTIVE: To identify and gain expert consensus on OS concepts viewed as essential to occupational therapy practice. DESIGN: A complex, convergent mixed-methods Delphi design with an international panel of OS experts randomly assigned to two parallel groups. In Round 1, each group generated OS concepts; in Rounds 2 and 3, they rated the degree to which each concept was essential to occupational therapy. Data were analyzed separately for each group. A fourth round combined the two groups and used carefully merged concept definitions from both groups to validate consensus on essential concepts arising from the prior rounds. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-two nominated experts from 22 countries who met a priori criteria participated in the 14-mo study. RESULTS: Of 62 experts invited, 52 (Group A = 24, Group B = 28) participated in the first round, and 42 (81%) completed the full-group final round. Eleven concepts met the consensus threshold (≥70%) established for the study. Additional analysis compared parallel- and full-group results to carefully discern conceptual similarities and differences, especially with near-consensus concepts. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Substantial expert agreement was established for several OS concepts viewed as essential, providing a basis for future studies to refine the concepts for occupational therapy education and practice. What This Article Adds: The results of this research provide a systematically derived preliminary basis for selecting OS content for occupational therapy educational programs and preliminary concepts for organizing OS knowledge germane to occupational therapy practice.

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Am J Occup Ther

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0272-9490

Publication Date

November 1, 2021

Volume

75

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • Occupations
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Humans
  • Delphi Technique
  • Consensus
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Backman, C. L., Christiansen, C. H., Hooper, B. R., Pierce, D., & Price, M. P. (2021). Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus. Am J Occup Ther, 75(6). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049090
Backman, Catherine L., Charles H. Christiansen, Barbara R. Hooper, Doris Pierce, and M Pollie Price. “Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus.Am J Occup Ther 75, no. 6 (November 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049090.
Backman CL, Christiansen CH, Hooper BR, Pierce D, Price MP. Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus. Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Nov 1;75(6).
Backman, Catherine L., et al. “Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus.Am J Occup Ther, vol. 75, no. 6, Nov. 2021. Pubmed, doi:10.5014/ajot.2021.049090.
Backman CL, Christiansen CH, Hooper BR, Pierce D, Price MP. Occupational Science Concepts Essential to Occupation-Based Practice: Development of Expert Consensus. Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Nov 1;75(6).
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Published In

Am J Occup Ther

DOI

ISSN

0272-9490

Publication Date

November 1, 2021

Volume

75

Issue

6

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • Occupations
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Humans
  • Delphi Technique
  • Consensus
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences