Patients with somatization had substantially greater functional disability and role impairment than non-somatizing patients. The degree of disability was equal to or greater than that associated with many major, chronic medical disorders. Adjusting the results for psychiatric and medical co-morbidity had little effect on these findings.
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Context
Multiple concepts contribute to effective clinical education practice, such as professional socialization, mentoring, and intergenerational learning differences. As the professional degree transition occurs, programs are being afforded the opportunity to restructure clinical education experiences. In March of 2018, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education released the newest version of the professional program accreditation standards, and 1 of the new standards that has been adopted requires programs to include a 4-week immersive experience. This concept of immersion as a means to deliver clinical education is not a new concept, but few use it in athletic training.
Objective
Identify perceptions of immersion as seen by athletic training educators and offer potential integration methods.
Design
Qualitative interviews conducted over the fall and winter of 2017.
Setting
Individual phone interviews.
Patients or Other Participants
Eleven athletic training educators with a variety of demographic characteristics.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
We analyzed data using the constant comparative method (2 researchers). A third then analyzed data for triangulation.
Results
Three themes were identified: (1) benefits of immersion, (2) implementation concerns, and (3) strategies for implementation.
Conclusions
Although many debate the length of immersive experiences and the value that such an experience brings, educators within this study agreed that immersion would provide benefits to their current clinical offerings. Additionally, individuals currently offering immersion experiences provided real-life examples and strategies that have the potential to provide insight and guidance for those who are still looking at options for implementation.
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