Carey Alicia, Cockburn Lynn, Langlois Sylvia
Can J Occup Ther. 2019 Dec;86(5):412-422. doi: 10.1177/0008417419835377. Epub 2019 May 13.
BACKGROUND.: The World Health Organization has identified occupational therapists as integral human resources on health care teams, yet in many contexts, occupational therapy services are not adequately provided. One example is occupational therapy in mental health care in Saskatchewan.
PURPOSE.: This study aimed to uncover what is known about the case of occupational therapy in the context of mental health services in Saskatchewan.
METHOD.: An instrumental case study design was employed, applying a critical interpretive approach and thematic analysis to examine 40 publicly available documents.
FINDINGS.: Three main themes (with subthemes) were identified: access (representation, funding, rural communities), awareness (comprehension, value, collaboration), and advocacy (leadership, education).
IMPLICATIONS.: This study illuminates how restricted access to, limited awareness of, and ineffective advocacy for occupational therapy impacts mental health services in Saskatchewan and provides a replicable process for other contexts where occupational therapy is underrepresented.
世界卫生组织已将职业治疗师确定为医疗团队中不可或缺的人力资源，但在许多情况下，职业治疗服务并未得到充分提供。一个例子是萨斯喀彻温省的心理健康护理中的职业治疗。
本研究旨在揭示关于萨斯喀彻温省心理健康服务背景下职业治疗情况的已知信息。
采用工具性案例研究设计，运用批判性解释方法和主题分析来审查40份公开可得的文件。
确定了三个主要主题（及子主题）：可及性（代表性、资金、农村社区）、认知（理解、价值、协作）和宣传（领导力、教育）。
本研究阐明了职业治疗的可及性受限、认知有限和宣传不力如何影响萨斯喀彻温省的心理健康服务，并为职业治疗代表性不足的其他情况提供了可复制的过程。
