Njelesani Janet, Stevens Marianne, Cleaver Shaun, Mwambwa Lombe, Nixon Stephanie
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Occup Ther Int. 2013 Jun;20(2):78-87. doi: 10.1002/oti.1346. Epub 2013 Mar 26.
The country of Zambia's Sixth National Development Plan includes many objectives related to participation and health that align with values underlying occupational therapy. Given this link, occupational therapy research has the potential to advance the Sixth National Development Plan and thereby enhance the participation and health of Zambians. However, there is neither a school of occupational therapy nor many occupational therapists working in Zambia. Using an example of a global research partnership between Canadian occupational therapy researchers and Zambian researchers, this paper examines the partnership using four criteria for global health research in order to derive lessons for future occupational therapy research partnerships. Implications for future occupational therapy research partnerships include the need for partners to combine their complementary skills and knowledge so that they may collaborate in mutually beneficial ways to address global health challenges and expand the reach of occupational therapy perspectives.
赞比亚的《第六个国家发展计划》包含许多与参与和健康相关的目标，这些目标与职业治疗的潜在价值观相一致。鉴于这种联系，职业治疗研究有潜力推动《第六个国家发展计划》，从而提高赞比亚人的参与度和健康水平。然而，赞比亚既没有职业治疗学院，也没有很多职业治疗师。本文以加拿大职业治疗研究人员与赞比亚研究人员之间的全球研究伙伴关系为例，运用全球健康研究的四个标准对该伙伴关系进行审视，以便为未来的职业治疗研究伙伴关系吸取经验教训。对未来职业治疗研究伙伴关系的启示包括，合作伙伴需要整合各自的互补技能和知识，以便能够以互利的方式开展合作，应对全球健康挑战，并扩大职业治疗观点的影响力。
