Ceramidas Dagmar M
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, The Australian National University, Eggleston Road, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2010 Dec;57(6):409-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00876.x. Epub 2010 Oct 19.
BACKGROUND/AIM: In 2009, the World Federation of Occupational Therapists International Advisory Group on Mental Health conducted a global survey that yielded data on mental health occupational therapy practice. The Australian dataset reflected aspects of the current situation of the Australian mental health occupational therapy workforce. Of particular interest were resource availability, workforce recruitment and retention, and perception of the future of mental health occupational therapy.
Using a cross-sectional survey design, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered electronically over a one-month period. Manual analysis indicated themes common to mental health occupational therapists across a framework of professional areas.
Findings suggested that role blurring negatively affected workforce retention. Workforce recruitment and retention were complicated by resource shortages. Some Federal Government initiatives were perceived as only partially beneficial to the profession.
Survey respondents believed that mental health occupational therapy was a potential growth area particularly where occupational therapy specific skills were retained.
背景/目的：2009年，世界职业治疗师联合会心理健康国际咨询小组开展了一项全球调查，得出了心理健康职业治疗实践的数据。澳大利亚数据集反映了澳大利亚心理健康职业治疗劳动力的现状。特别令人感兴趣的是资源可用性、劳动力招聘和留用，以及对心理健康职业治疗未来的看法。
采用横断面调查设计，在一个月的时间内以电子方式收集定量和定性数据。人工分析表明了心理健康职业治疗师在专业领域框架内的共同主题。
研究结果表明，角色模糊对劳动力留用产生了负面影响。资源短缺使劳动力招聘和留用变得复杂。一些联邦政府举措被认为对该行业只有部分益处。
调查受访者认为，心理健康职业治疗是一个潜在的增长领域，特别是在保留职业治疗特定技能的情况下。
