Center of Diakonia and Professional Practice, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Health and Nursing Science, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Elverum, Norway.
BMC Med Educ. 2022 May 11;22(1):358. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03354-2.
In a research-based learning environment, students learn how to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners, and to generate discipline-enriching knowledge. Research training is important for all healthcare professionals and the integration of research in education can be one approach to improve evidence-based practice among future professionals. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify studies reporting on research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy curricula to document the current state of knowledge and to map factors that reflect and support the implementation of research-based education in undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy programmes.
A scoping review was used to systematically select and summarize existing literature. The search was conducted using a combination of keywords and MeSH terms in the following databases: EBSCO (Academic Search Elite, CINAHL, ERIC), MEDLINE, Embase, Education Source and grey literature. A thematic analysis identified strategies used to implement and promote research-based education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy bachelor programmes.
The database search identified 3068 records. 75 were eligible for full-text assessment and 27 studies were included. The studies were published between 1999 and 2021 and were conducted in Norway, Canada, South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Ireland, Taiwan, Italy, and Iran. The study designs were mainly quantitative and qualitative, and studies included primarily occupational therapy and physiotherapy students. We identified the following four strategies: 'student engagement in research', 'curriculum improvement regarding EBP', 'EBP teaching' and 'journal club', where 'EBP teaching' was most frequently identified.
Findings from this scoping review suggest that ensuring students' competence in research methods is necessary for students to be able to read and understand research articles, which are important as foundational skills in undergraduate research training. Journal clubs can be a foundation for student engagement with research literature, and students' basic research skills may be facilitated through their involvement in research projects and by conducting systematic reviews. Further, cooperation with clinical practice is important, and the awareness of research-based education should be increased among both faculty members and students.
在以研究为基础的学习环境中，学生学会如何成为批判性思考者和终身学习者，并生成丰富学科知识。研究培训对所有医疗保健专业人员都很重要，而将研究融入教育可以是提高未来专业人员循证实践的一种方法。本范围综述的目的是确定报告本科职业治疗和物理治疗课程中基于研究的教育的研究，以记录当前知识状况，并绘制反映和支持本科职业治疗和物理治疗课程中基于研究的教育实施的因素。
使用范围综述系统地选择和总结现有文献。使用以下数据库中的关键词和 MeSH 术语组合进行搜索：EBSCO（学术搜索精英、CINAHL、ERIC）、MEDLINE、Embase、教育资源和灰色文献。主题分析确定了在职业治疗和物理治疗学士课程中实施和推广基于研究的教育的策略。
数据库搜索确定了 3068 条记录。有 75 条符合全文评估标准，有 27 项研究入选。这些研究发表于 1999 年至 2021 年期间，分别在挪威、加拿大、南非、澳大利亚、英国、美国、新西兰、爱尔兰、中国台湾、意大利和伊朗进行。研究设计主要是定量和定性的，研究对象主要是职业治疗和物理治疗学生。我们确定了以下四个策略：“学生参与研究”、“EBP 教学”、“EBP 教学”和“期刊俱乐部”，其中“EBP 教学”是最常被提及的。
本范围综述的结果表明，确保学生掌握研究方法的能力对于学生能够阅读和理解研究文章是必要的，这是本科研究培训的基础技能。期刊俱乐部可以成为学生参与研究文献的基础，通过参与研究项目和进行系统评价，可以促进学生的基本研究技能。此外，与临床实践的合作很重要，教师和学生都应该提高对基于研究的教育的认识。
