Client Understanding, Expectations, and Intern Performance in Occupational Therapy
ConditionCommunication
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChang Gung Memorial Hospital
About this trial
This study aims to investigate psychiatric clients' understanding of occupational therapy (OT), the reasonableness of their expectations regarding OT services, and OT interns' performance in Occupational Therapy Knowledge (OTK) health education and chief complaint/expectation interviews. The project includes developing assessment instruments for client OT knowledge, expectation reasonableness, and intern communication/education performance, followed by data collection in real clinical settings. Clients, clinical supervisors, and external experts will contribute ratings to evaluate instrument validity and reliability. The study will provide foundational evidence for improving OT health education, communication training, and clinical teaching practices.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Occupational Therapy Students: Currently completing a clinical internship in psychiatric occupational therapy.
Clinical Supervisors: Willing to participate in the study.
Disqualifiers
Occupational Therapy Students: Unwilling to be audio-recorded.
Clinical Supervisors: No exclusion criteria.
Psychiatric Clients: Unwilling to be audio-recorded.
Trial population
Psychiatric clients receiving occupational therapy services in the Department of Psychiatry at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Occupational therapy interns completing clinical internships in psychiatric settings. Clinical supervisors who observe and evaluate intern performance during clinical interactions.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Clinical Interview and Occupational Therapy Knowledge (OTK) Health Education Session
Other interventionThis study involves observational procedures, including: (1) a health education session on occupational therapy knowledge (OTK) delivered by occupational therapy interns, and (2) a semi-structured chief complaint and expectation interview conducted with psychiatric clients by interns. Clinical supervisors and external experts evaluate interns' performance using standardized rating scales, which are developed in this study. No therapeutic or experimental interventions are provided to participants.
Treatment groups
139 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: Psychiatric Clients1 intervention
Group B: Occupational Therapy Interns1 intervention
Group C: Clinical Supervisors1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Occupational Therapy Knowledge Score
Clients' level of understanding of occupational therapy, measured using the Occupational Therapy Knowledge Assessment, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate greater knowledge of occupational therapy. The score range is not yet finalized.
Time frame
Baseline2
Occupational Therapy Expectation Reasonableness Score
Clients' expectations regarding occupational therapy processes and outcomes will be evaluated using the Occupational Therapy Expectation Reasonableness Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate more clinically appropriate expectations. The score range is not yet finalized.
Time frame
Baseline3
Occupational Therapy Knowledge Health Education Performance Score
Occupational Therapy interns' performance in delivering occupational therapy health education to psychiatric clients will be evaluated using the Occupational Therapy Knowledge Health Education Performance Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate better performance in delivering health education. The score range is not yet finalized.
Time frame
Baseline4
Chief Complaint/Expectation Interview Performance Score
Occupational Therapy interns' performance in conducting chief complaint and expectation interviews will be evaluated using the Interview Performance Scale, which will be developed in this study. Higher scores will indicate better interview performance. The score range is not yet finalized.
Time frame
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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