Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Type
Open Access Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Department
Occupational Therapy
Abstract
Telehealth was not a typical practice in occupational therapy prior to the pandemic (Allen-McHugh & Schleg, 2022; Douglass et al., 2023; Wittmeier et al., 2022). Understanding OT clinician knowledge and confidence in the delivery mode has progressed as a result (Allen-McHugh & Schleg, 2022; Douglass et al., 2023; Soba et al., 2022; Wittmeier et al., 2022). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an asynchronous online training module in increasing self-reported knowledge and confidence in occupational therapy clinicians utilizing telehealth with the pediatric population. A pre-experimental pre-posttest quantitative design was used to measure therapist’s perceived knowledge and confidence as a result of participation in a telehealth training module. Pre and posttest data was examined to determine the impact the training module had on therapist’s self-reported knowledge and confidence. The mean for scores related to perceived knowledge on the pre and posttest survey increased by 9.4 and the mean for perceived confidence increased by 8.3 points. The paired T- test completed on the scores from the pre and posttest for perceived knowledge and confidence revealed a p value of <.001 indicating a statistically significant increase for both sets of data. Based on these findings, the online training module was found to be effective in increasing occupational therapy clinicians’ perceived knowledge and confidence when implementing telehealth with the pediatric population. This study has implications for the field of occupational therapy and provides evidence to support asynchronous online training modules for education and training of occupational therapy clinicians. The implications also support the need for employers to better prepare their clinicians to provide telehealth services through additional training.
Faculty Mentor
Susan Skees Hermes, OTD, BCP, BCTS
Department Affiliation
Occupational Therapy
Committee Member
Shirley O'Brien, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Department Affiliation
Occupational Therapy
Department Affiliation
Occupational Therapy
Copyright
2023 Breanna L. Campbell
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Breanna L., "ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE TELEHEALTH TRAINING: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST’S PERCEPTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE" (2023). Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects. 109.
https://encompass.eku.edu/otdcapstones/109
IRB Approval Number (if applicable)
5057
