Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students
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...
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| author | Pedro Moruno-Miralles Adriana Reyes-Torres Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-308e5a2959454f219a4a447aa30b4cd72025-02-03T01:04:23ZengWileyOccupational Therapy International0966-79031557-07032020-01-01202010.1155/2020/69345796934579Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate StudentsPedro Moruno-Miralles0Adriana Reyes-Torres1Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde2Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez3Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez4Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, SpainHealth Department, Faculty Human Rehabilitation, University of the Valle, Cali, ColombiaIntegra Saúde Research Unit, Health Science Department, Faculty of Health Science, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de A Coruña, A Coruña, SpainUniversity School of Social Work, Universidade Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, SpainFaculty Padre Ossó, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, SpainBackground/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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6934579 |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Moruno-Miralles Adriana Reyes-Torres Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students Occupational Therapy International |
| title | Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students |
| title_full | Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students |
| title_fullStr | Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students |
| title_short | Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students |
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