RT Journal Article
T1 A New Tool for Assessment of Professional Skills of Occupational Therapy Students.
A1 Romero-Ayuso, Dulce
A1 Ortiz-Rubio, Araceli
A1 Moreno-Ramírez, Paz
A1 Martín-Martín, Lydia
A1 Triviño-Juárez, José Matías
A1 Serrano-Guzmán, María
A1 Cano-Detell, Enrique
A1 Novoa-Casasola, Erika
A1 Gea, Miguel
A1 Ariza-Vega, Patrocinio
K1 assessment
K1 clinical reasoning
K1 communication skills
K1 education
K1 fieldwork
K1 occupational therapy
K1 placement education
AB The assessment of the acquisition of professional skills is an essential process in occupational therapy students. Until now, there has been no standardized and validated instrument for evaluating these skills in Spanish occupational therapy students. This study reports the development and testing of the psychometric properties of the professional skills in students of occupational therapy during their practical training. A new instrument was developed to assess the professional skills of occupational therapy students, called CPTO. A total of 69 occupational therapists participated in evaluating 295 occupational therapy students from the University of Granada, between the 2018 and 2021 academic years. Of a total of 79 items, the factor analysis yielded a final solution of 33 items, which explains 70.22% of the variance with the following three dimensions: (1) self-appraisal and professional responsibility (α = 0.951); (2) communication skills and delivering intervention (α = 0.944); and (3) clinical reasoning for assessing and planning the intervention (α = 0.947). The instrument allows students with low, medium, high and excellent clinical skills to be differentiated according to the cutting points established by the quartiles. the instrument has good psychometric properties, and is a useful tool to assess professional competencies in occupational therapy students during their practice placement education.
SN 2227-9032
YR 2021
FD 2021-09-22
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24759
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24759
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025