Occupational therapy students' perceptions of their cultural awareness and competency

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-203

  Murden, Ravyn ^a   Norman, Ayana ^a   Ross, Julissa ^a   Sturdivant, Erin ^a   Kedia, Margaret ^a   Shah, Surya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Questionnaire (CASQ); Cultural competence; Occupational therapy education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 52949114923     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.253     Document Type: Article

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