Building evidence-based practice competencies among rehabilitation students: a qualitative exploration of faculty and preceptors’ perspectives

Hallé, Marie‐Christine; Bussières, André; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane; Storr, Caroline; Mak, Susanne; Root, Kelly; Thomas, Aliki

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“…Short research report Pilot study (an exploration of occupational therapy students’ experiences in accessing, implementing and applying current knowledge in their clinical practice as students) Final-year occupational therapy students ( n = 24) Clinical placements Students seemed to have a general understanding of KT and initiated strategies that are simple and accessible, most of which related to gaining insight into specific intervention in occupational therapy practice. Halle 2021 [ 50 ] Canada Building Evidence-Based Practice Competencies among Rehabilitation Students: A Qualitative Exploration of Faculty and Preceptors’ Perspectives Qualitative 7 focus groups and 1 individual interview with a sample of 24 faculty and 15 preceptors (i.e., clinical instructors) Faculty and preceptors in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language Classroom and clinical placements Improving collaboration between faculty and preceptors constitutes an essential first step towards more effective EBP training programmes that could be facilitated through online communities of practice or integrated knowledge translation research projects. Helgøy 2020 [ 51 ] Norway Research-Based Occupational Therapy Education: An Exploration of Students’ and Faculty Members’ Experiences and Perceptions Qualitative focus groups Occupational therapy final year students ( n = 18) and faculty members ( n = 12) Classroom and clinical placements Research was described as an important aspect of the occupational therapy bachelor programme to ensure necessary competence for offering future best practice.…”

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“…The majority of the included studies focused on EBP teaching [ 41 , 42 , 45 , 48 – 50 , 53 , 54 , 56 , 57 , 59 – 66 ]. Several of these studies recommended teaching and learning EBP in clinical placements in addition to the classroom [ 49 , 53 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 64 – 66 ].…”

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“…Four of the included studies focused on collaboration with clinical practice regarding EBP [ 50 , 53 , 59 , 64 ]. Further efforts to include EBP in clinical curricula was emphasized by West [ 64 ], who highlighted the importance of collaboration between students and clinical instructors and the impact of attitudes held by clinicians.…”

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Research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy education programmes: a scoping review

2022

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Background In a research-based learning environment, students learn how to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners, and to generate discipline-enriching knowledge. Research training is important for all healthcare professionals and the integration of research in education can be one approach to improve evidence-based practice among future professionals. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify studies reporting on research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy curricula to document the current state of knowledge and to map factors that reflect and support the implementation of research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy programmes. Methods A scoping review was used to systematically select and summarize existing literature. The search was conducted using a combination of keywords and MeSH terms in the following databases: EBSCO (Academic Search Elite, CINAHL, ERIC), MEDLINE, Embase, Education Source and grey literature. A thematic analysis identified strategies used to implement and promote research-based education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy bachelor programmes. Results The database search identified 3068 records. 75 were eligible for full-text assessment and 27 studies were included. The studies were published between 1999 and 2021 and were conducted in Norway, Canada, South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Taiwan, Italy, and Iran. The study designs were mainly quantitative and qualitative, and studies included primarily occupational therapy and physiotherapy students. We identified the following four strategies: ‘student engagement in research’, ‘curriculum improvement regarding EBP’, ‘EBP teaching’ and ‘journal club’, where ‘EBP teaching’ was most frequently identified. Conclusions Findings from this scoping review suggest that ensuring students’ competence in research methods is necessary for students to be able to read and understand research articles, which are important as foundational skills in undergraduate research training. Journal clubs can be a foundation for student engagement with research literature, and students’ basic research skills may be facilitated through their involvement in research projects and by conducting systematic reviews. Further, cooperation with clinical practice is important, and the awareness of research-based education should be increased among both faculty members and students.

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first study of chiropractic interns designed to promote the use of SMS with individuals living with spine pain. Implementing the KT intervention may therefore help interns adopt SMS as an evidence-based practice [25,45].…”

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“…Incorporating EBP in the formal teaching help interns become lifelong learners and reflective practitioners, which can overcome barriers to the uptake of CPGs and reduce the gap between EBP and actual practice [25,45]. Health professions education that successfully promotes the use of CPGs in the management of spine pain has the potential to better prepare graduates to embrace and apply best practices.…”

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Promoting the use of a self-management strategy among novice chiropractors treating individuals with spine pain: A mixed methods pilot clustered-clinical trial

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Background The uptake of Self-Management Support (SMS) among clinicians is suboptimal. To date, few studies have tested knowledge translation (KT) interventions to increase the application of SMS in chiropractic teaching clinics. Study objective Evaluate the feasibility of implementing a KT intervention to promote the use of a SMS strategy among chiropractic interns, their supervisors, and individuals with spine pain compared to controls. Methods Mixed methods pilot clustered-clinical trial. Clusters of 16 Patient Management Teams were allocated to a complex KT intervention (online and workshop training). Primary feasibility outcomes for clinicians, interns and patients were rates of recruitment, retention, and adherence to protocol. A nominal group technique and interviews were used to seek end-users’ views on the implementation process, and generate possible solutions. Results In total, 16 (84%) clinicians, 65 (26%) interns and 42 patients agreed to participate. All clinicians in the intervention group completed all KT intervention components, 23 interns (85%) completed the online training and 14 interns (51.8%) attended the workshop training. All clinicians in the intervention and seven (78%) in the control group completed all outcome measures at baseline and 6-month follow-up, while 15 (55.6%) and 23 (60.5%) interns in the intervention and control groups completed the questionnaires at baseline and 6-month follow-up, respectively. Among patients, 10 (52.6%) and 12 (52.2%) in the intervention and control groups respectively completed the questionnaires at the end of the study. Based on interview findings, solutions to improve the feasibility of conducting a full trial include: making SMS a part of the internship, changing the time of introducing the study to the interns, and having more training on SMS. Conclusion Recruitment and retention of chiropractic interns and patients for a larger implementation trial in a single outpatient teaching clinic may be challenging.

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Thirty years of teaching evidence-based medicine: have we been getting it all wrong?

Thomas

Chin‐Yee

Mercuri

2021

Adv in Health Sci Educ

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Building evidence-based practice competencies among rehabilitation students: a qualitative exploration of faculty and preceptors’ perspectives

Cited by 18 publications

References 67 publications

Research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy education programmes: a scoping review

Research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy education programmes: a scoping review

Promoting the use of a self-management strategy among novice chiropractors treating individuals with spine pain: A mixed methods pilot clustered-clinical trial

Thirty years of teaching evidence-based medicine: have we been getting it all wrong?

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