Award Date

May 2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Department

Brain Health

First Committee Member

Donnamarie Krause

Second Committee Member

Jefferson Kinney

Number of Pages

84

Abstract

Purpose Post-stroke pain has been identified as a significant challenge for individuals experiencing a stroke. Occupational therapists play a crucial role in the complex treatment of post-stroke pain but often face challenges due to a lack of self-efficacy in implementing treatments for stroke-related pain. This project’s purpose was to,1) to identify which teaching methods are effective for increasing clinical self-efficacy in doctoral occupational therapy students for implementing pain management treatment for individuals’ post-stroke and 2) to increase reported clinical self-efficacy levels among these students following the completion of a pain management educational program for stroke pain. Methodology This project recruited a total of eight participants from a university in the southwest region using the quality improvement project design. The Program Feedback Questionnaire collected responses for instructional methods. The Modified Physiotherapist Self-Efficacy collected reported self-efficacy levels. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and a thematic coding process was used to analyze data.

Results The most effective teaching method for self-efficacy was manual application, often referred to as “hands-on” instruction which allows learners to apply what was taught by performing a task or activity physically. There was a statistically significant outcome in clinical self-efficacy scores for participants ( p < 0.001), concluding the effectiveness of the program to increase clinical self-efficacy.

Keywords

clinical self-efficacy; occupational therapy; pain management; stroke; students; teaching methods

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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