The Effect of Aged-Care Rural Clinical Placements on Health Student Self-Efficacy: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of rural clinical placements on allied health students' perceived self-efficacy in service delivery, as part of a larger evaluation of facilitated student placements in Northern New South Wales residential aged-care homes.

Methods

A mixed-methods design was employed. Allied health students from a variety of universities undertook at least five-week clinical placements in two rural residential aged-care homes via a programme designed and coordinated by the University Centre for Rural Health in partnership with the Aged Care Residential facility. Quantitative data were collected using a modified Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale, pre and post-placement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted post-pl

SUBMITTER: McGregor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12330206 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature