Evaluation of a pain curriculum for occupational therapists: Experiences from a master's-level graduate program over six years

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 1933-1940

  Rochman, Deborah L ^a   Sheehan, Michael J ^b   Kulich, Ronald J ^c  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Occupational therapy; Pain attitudes; Pain education; Pain knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84885349877     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.766273     Document Type: Article

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