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0000-0003-3238-3133
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Australian Catholic University
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-10-2023
DOI: 10.1111/INM.13238
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-05-2018
Abstract: Australian accreditation standards for occupational therapy courses require consumer participation in the design, delivery and evaluation of programs. This study investigated whether a mental health consumer - as one of two assessors for an oral assessment in a mental health unit - impacted engagement, anxiety states and academic performance of undergraduate occupational therapy students. Students (n = 131 eligible) self-selected into two groups but were blinded to the group differences (assessor panel composition) until shortly prior to the oral assessment. Control group assessors were two occupational therapy educators, while consumer group assessors included an occupational therapy educator and a mental health consumer. Pre- and post-assessment data were successfully matched for 79 students (overall response rate = 73.1%). No evidence was found of significant differences between the two groups for engagement, anxiety or academic performance (all P values >0.05). Including mental health consumers as assessors did not negatively impact student engagement and academic performance, nor increase student anxiety beyond that typically observed in oral assessment tasks. The findings provide support for expanding the role of mental health consumers in the education and assessment of occupational therapy students. Development of methods to determine the efficacy of consumer involvement remains an area for future research.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-08-2022
Abstract: Australian and New Zealand accreditation standards for occupational therapy courses mandate consumer involvement in the design, delivery, and evaluation of courses. Consumer involvement in medical, dental, and nursing education has been evidenced as a factor for increasing student empathy. To date, there has been no known research on the impact of mental health consumer involvement on occupational therapy students' empathy. The aim of this study was to investigate if occupational therapy students who receive teaching from a mental health consumer demonstrate higher levels of empathy compared with students who receive teaching delivered by occupational therapy academics. Pre–post, quasi experimental, two group comparison design was used to measure second‐year student empathy pre and post a consumer‐led teaching tutorial. Students ( N = 217) were randomised into two groups across three university c uses: ‘teaching as usual group’ (control) or ‘consumer‐led’ group (experimental group). The Jefferson Scale of Empathy was used to measure student empathy. N = 138 matched scales were returned. Little difference in empathy scales was detected between groups. The ‘consumer‐led’ group increased for the empathy scale by 3.4(95% CI: 0.7,6.1, p = 0.014) but was not statistically significant compared to 1.3(95% CI: −1.0,3.5, p = 0.267) for the control group. Both groups scored highly on empathy. This study found that occupational therapy students had pre‐existing high levels of empathy. The challenge for future research is to identify appropriate ways to measure the impact of mental health consumer involvement on occupational therapy curriculum and students.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-07-2021
Abstract: To identify, appraise, and synthesise the evidence for video‐modelling interventions for in iduals with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We searched four electronic databases. Two independent researchers screened abstracts and methodologically assessed data using the Kmet appraisal checklist. A total of 15 studies met the inclusion criteria (11 original studies and four follow‐up studies). Of the 11 original studies, one was a randomised controlled trial, one was a controlled between‐group comparative design, two were one group pre‐test post‐test studies, one was an experimental 2 × 2 factorial design, and six were single‐case experimental design studies. Studies included 1–35 participants with ADHD aged 5–16 years. Three studies targeted behaviour, three targeted social play skills, two targeted social behaviour, one targeted social skills, one targeted goal orientation and friendship quality, targeted and one attention/comprehension of social behaviour. In four studies video‐modelling was the whole intervention, with no other intervention components reported. Nine studies reported positive outcomes immediately after intervention, two studies reported mixed findings. All studies were found to have good or strong methodological quality. There is preliminary evidence to suggest video‐modelling may be a promising intervention approach for targeting the social skills and behaviours of in iduals with ADHD when used in conjunction with other intervention components. Future studies need to lower the risk of bias and use larger s le sizes before the efficacy of video‐modelling interventions can be fully investigated.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-07-2023
DOI: 10.1111/INM.13192
Abstract: Mental health consumers are seeking genuine involvement in the planning regarding their treatment and care however for many consumers in inpatient mental health settings, there is not the opportunity to participate. Current research evaluating person‐centred multidisciplinary care planning initiatives in inpatient settings from the consumer perspective is limited. The aim of this study was to explore the consumer perspective of a person‐centred multidisciplinary care planning meeting implemented in an Australian inpatient mental health rehabilitation unit. This study used a focused ethnographic design with data collection including fieldnotes, observations of meetings and interviews. Ten in iduals participated in the study, with two participating in meeting observations and eight participating in structured interviews. Participants were consumers with a mental health diagnosis admitted to a mental health rehabilitation unit for assistance with achieving their goals for community living. Findings were analysed utilizing thematic analysis. Findings showed that consumers' experiences of the care planning meetings were positive. Themes included ‘It's about you’, ‘Making decisions and expressing opinions’, ‘Staff involvement in care planning’ and ‘Supporting consumer recovery’. These findings add the consumer perspective to the existing evidence base and support the implementation of person‐centred multidisciplinary care planning meetings in inpatient mental health settings.
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