Positioning occupational therapy as a discipline on the research continuum: Results of a cross-sectional survey of research experience

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-251

  Pighills, Alison C ^a,b   Plummer, David ^a,c   Harvey, Desley ^a,d   Pain, Tilley ^a,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mackay Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

^c TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Queensland Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Capacity building; Evidence based practice; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ALLIED HEALTH; CAPACITY BUILDING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH;

EID: 84881029121     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1630.12057     Document Type: Article

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