Current Status and Challenges of Support Environments for New Graduate Occupational Therapists in Japanese Hospitals: A Mixed Method Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of occupational therapists in Japan continues to increase, which has led to an urgent need to improve the educational environment for new graduate occupational therapists. This study attempted to identify the current state and challenges of the educational environment for new graduate occupational therapists in Japan.

Methods

We employed a mixed method using quantitative and qualitative data from a questionnaire survey of 1055 chief occupational therapists in Japanese hospitals. The questionnaire consisted of (1) basic information about the respondent and their hospital, (2) educational environment for new graduate occupational therapists at the respondent's hospital, (3) time spent on in-hospital lectures and on-the-job training, and (4) challenges i

SUBMITTER: Shiota S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9467731 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature