Enhancing Physician Perspectives of Skilled Occupational Therapy Services for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Valerie S Trinidad

Student thesis: Doctoral ThesisDoctor of Philosophy

Abstract

This Capstone Project, with a focus in research, sought to identify a relationship between self-reported functional performance and participation restriction as described by satisfaction with one’s execution or participation in a described occupation. A correlational study design was employed under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Decker, EdD, OTD, OTR/L who oversaw all IRB processes, documentation, study development and deployment, as well as co-authored and provided mentorship for creation of a publishable manuscript of this project. The established Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and the newer Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP) were the two outcome measures of focus for surveying participants diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or similar arthritis-related conditions at a private medical practice. A significant positive correlation between the two outcome measures was identified in support of the hypothesis (p
Date of AwardJul 30 2022
Original languageEnglish
SupervisorThomas J Decker (Supervisor)

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