Mulholland Susan, Hall Mark
Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Work. 2013;44(3):345-54. doi: 10.3233/WOR-121511.
To determine the impact and importance of the physical, social and institutional environments on the outcome of their first fieldwork experience from the perspectives of occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) students.
Eighty two percent (n=84) of OT and 65% (n=51) of PT students completed the survey. The majority of students were female, aged 20-25 years, and supervised using a one student to one educator supervision model.
A paper survey was mailed to all OT and PT students during their junior fieldwork placement. Demographic, nominal score data and responses to closed-ended questions generated descriptive statistics. Qualitative data resulting from the open-ended questions underwent content analysis.
OT and PT students' fieldwork experiences and perceptions of their environment were remarkably similar, however, OT students indicated the physical environment (e.g., having a desk, access to a computer) and orientation (e.g., having a tour) were more important to their impressions of the placement as positive.
By knowing how the environment impacts the fieldwork experience for students, stakeholders involved in the fieldwork process are in a better position to identify and be proactive in making changes to improve placement quality.
从职业治疗（OT）和物理治疗（PT）专业学生的角度，确定物理、社会和机构环境对他们首次实地考察经历结果的影响及重要性。
82%（n = 84）的职业治疗专业学生和65%（n = 51）的物理治疗专业学生完成了调查。大多数学生为女性，年龄在20至25岁之间，采用一名学生由一名教育工作者指导的监督模式。
在大三实地考察实习期间，向所有职业治疗和物理治疗专业学生邮寄纸质调查问卷。人口统计学、名义分数数据以及对封闭式问题的回答生成描述性统计数据。对开放式问题产生的定性数据进行内容分析。
职业治疗和物理治疗专业学生的实地考察经历及其对环境的看法非常相似，然而，职业治疗专业学生表示，物理环境（例如，有一张桌子、可以使用电脑）和入职培训（例如，有一次参观）对他们对实习的积极印象更为重要。
通过了解环境如何影响学生的实地考察经历，参与实地考察过程的利益相关者能够更好地识别并积极主动地做出改变，以提高实习质量。
