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Original Research
Abstract
Health professions students, including occupational therapy students, often have limited exposure to unhoused populations, which may alter their attitudes and self-efficacy to participate in their care. In turn, this could reduce access and quality of care for these marginalized groups. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a phased multimodal learning approach on interprofessional health sciences students’ attitudes and self-efficacy in providing care to unhoused individuals. A pre-posttest single group design was used to evaluate a didactic presentation, poverty simulation, and street-based experiential learning experience. Findings revealed significant differences in students’ (N=257) attitudes and self-efficacy in providing care, and many students reported this as an “eye-opening experience.” This learning approach evoked a strong emotional response, improved attitudes and self-efficacy, and has implications for future advocacy efforts related to caring for unhoused populations.
Biography
Jacob Greenfield, OTD, OTR/L a
Dr. Jacob T. Greenfield, OTD, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University Division of Occupational Therapy. Jacob sits on the interprofessional education steering committee where he is heavily involved in developing and implementing various interprofessional education events across West Virginia University's campus.
Brad Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE b
Dr. Brad Phillips, PhD, RN is an Assistant Professor and Certified Nurse Educator at West Virginia University School of Nursing where he engages in the development and implementation of interprofessional education for health sciences students at a public land-grant academic health center.
Kathryn L. Hoffman, MA, CHSE cd
Kathryn Hoffman, MA, CHSE currently serves West Virginia University as the Project Manager for the Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Research Coordinator for STEPS Simulation Lab. Kathryn became a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) in 2019 and obtained an MA in Program Evaluation and Research in 2023.
Gina Baugh, PharmD ce
Gina M. Baugh, PharmD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Director of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy and the Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE) for the WVU Health Sciences Center (HSC).
a West Virginia University, Division of Occupational Therapy
b West Virginia University, School of Nursing
c West Virginia University, Office of Interprofessional Education
d West Virginia University, School of Medicine
e West Virginia University, School of Pharmacy
Declaration of Interest
The authors report no declarations of interest.
Recommended Citation
Greenfield, J. T., Phillips, B., Hoffman, K. L., & Baugh, G. M. (2024). Enhancing Health Professions Students’ Attitudes and Self-Efficacy to Care for Unhoused Populations. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 8 (3). Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol8/iss3/6
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