Estes J P, Deyer C A, Hansen R A, Russell J C
Occupational Therapy Department, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Am J Occup Ther. 1991 Feb;45(2):156-9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.45.2.156.
The influence of occupational therapy curricula on students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities was studied. Twenty-six female students in either their first or fourth (i.e, final) semester of the occupational therapy curriculum were assessed with the Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDP) (Yukor, Block, & Younng, 1966). A comparison group, 26 female students in either their first or fourth semester of the medical technology program, was also assessed with this scale. As hypothesized, the fourth-semester occupational therapy students showed significantly higher scores than did the other three groups of subjects. Also as predicted, this same group showed significantly higher scores than their first-semester counterparts and the fourth-semester medical technology students. No significant difference was found between first-semester and fourth-semester medical technology students. The occupational therapy curriculum appears to positively influence students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
本研究探讨了职业治疗课程对学生对待残疾人态度的影响。使用《对残疾人态度量表》（ATDP）（Yukor、Block和Younng，1966年）对职业治疗课程第一学期或第四学期（即最后一学期）的26名女学生进行了评估。还使用该量表对一个对照组，即医学技术专业第一学期或第四学期的26名女学生进行了评估。正如所假设的那样，第四学期的职业治疗专业学生的得分显著高于其他三组受试者。同样如预测的那样，这同一组学生的得分显著高于她们第一学期的同学以及第四学期的医学技术专业学生。第一学期和第四学期的医学技术专业学生之间未发现显著差异。职业治疗课程似乎对学生对待残疾人的态度产生了积极影响。
