Faculty Preparation for Teaching in Occupational Therapy: Current State and Future Needs.

Importance: Results of this study are helpful for the development of new faculty members who may have been trained as clinicians but not necessarily as academicians.

Objective: To determine occupational therapy faculty perceptions of their preparation for a teaching role, evaluate professional development activities in which educators currently engage, and identify teaching and learning topics most needed in future training activities.

Design: Quantitative, descriptive survey.

The lived experiences of health science graduate students with anxiety and depression.

Health science graduate programs are intensive experiences in students' lives which can contribute to perceived symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. The consequent impact of these symptoms can have an overall effect on the graduate students' ability to participate in their daily lives, along with their program of study. The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of health science graduate students who experience perceived signs and symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.

Self-Reflection as a Support to Evidence-Based Practice: A Grounded Theory Exploration.

The purpose of this study was to explore how reflective practice is experienced by occupational therapists. Thirty participants were purposefully sampled to explore reflective practice experiences using a critical reflection inquiry model as a theoretical framework. Grounded theory using a constant comparative analysis method was used to analyze interview data.

Occupational Therapists Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice: A Cross Sectional Survey.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation has been associated with quality health care outcomes, yet only a small proportion of occupational therapists implement EBP. We conducted a cross-sectional survey measuring EBP implementation, skill and knowledge, self-reflection behavior, and practice demographics to clarify implementation of EBP and factors acting as supports. A random sample of occupational therapists practicing in the U.

Health professions students' attitudes and perceptions of interprofessional biases.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward interprofessional, team-based care in first-year health professions students.

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to all first-year health professions students in their first semester at one university using the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS). Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the data.