Influence of occupational therapy curricula on students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities
| Autor: | Ruth Ann Hansen, Deyer Ca, Russell Jc, Estes Jp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Students Health Occupations ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION business.industry Attitude of Health Personnel education Significant difference Health technology United States ComputingMilieux_GENERAL Occupational Therapy Scale (social sciences) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Medicine Humans Disabled Persons Curriculum business Female students Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 45(2) |
| ISSN: | 0272-9490 |
| Popis: | The influence of occupational therapy curricula on students’ attitudes toward persons with disabilities was studied. Twenty-six female students in either their first or fourth (i.e, final) semester of the occupational therapy curriculum were assessed with the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) (Yukor, Block, & Younng, 1966). A comparison group, 26 female students in either their first or fourth semester of the medical technology program, was also assessed with this scale. As hypothesized, the fourth-semester occupational therapy students showed significantly higher scores than did the other three groups of subjects. Also as predicted, this same group showed significantly higher scores than their first-semester counterparts and the fourth-semester medical technology students. No significant difference was found between first-semester and fourth-semester medical technology students. The occupational therapy curriculum appears to positively influence students’ attitudes towards persons with disabilities. |
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