The Perception of Allied Health Professionals on Occupational Therapy
Box 1
List of questions developed based on the review of literature.
Introduction to the purpose of the interview, expected process, and the participants’ rights regarding privacy and confidentiality (researcher role)
Brief personal history:
(i) Can you give me a history of your career?
(ii) Length of any experience in rehabilitation settings (if existed), whether you worked together with an occupational therapist in the rehabilitation team
(iiI)How often do you work together with an occupational therapist?
Perceptions and knowledge about occupational therapy:
(i) Describe how you first heard about occupational therapy
(ii) In your own words, can you describe what you believe to be the role of occupational therapy working in a hospital setting?
(iii) Particular skills that occupational therapy could bring to your team?
(iv) Work environments and specialty areas that occupational therapy practice in and their goals
(v) Can you describe your interprofessional relationship with occupational therapy?
(vi) Do you think occupational therapy plays a significant role as a part of the rehabilitation team and their work within the hospital setting?
(vii) Perceptions about the importance of occupational therapy to the client and family and whether occupational therapy services can positively affect the client’s quality of life
Perceptions about the promotion of the occupational therapy role:
(i) In your opinion, what would be the most effective way for occupational therapy to promote their role in a hospital setting?