Evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy profession in South Africa and the Western Cape

Research from upper-income countries has revealed the difficulties occupational therapists experience in implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). This thesis investigated the state of EBP in occupational therapy in South Africa and evaluated the effectiveness of two EBP educational interventions. The research consisted of three linked studies: a national cross-sectional survey of 436 registered occupational therapists; the development of a questionnaire and audit checklist to evaluate EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour; and a randomised controlled trial that tested whether an interactive educational intervention (IE) was more effective than a didactic one (DE) for improving EBP knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in occupational therapists.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Buchanan, Helen

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jelsma, Jennifer

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10185

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10185