OSCE-based Clinical Skill Education for Physical and Occupational
Therapists |
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| Authors: | Hiroaki Sakurai Yoshikiyo Kanada Yoshito Sugiura Ikuo Motoya Yosuke Wada Masayuki Yamada Masao Tomita Shigeo Tanabe Toshio Teranishi Toru Tsujimura Syunji Sawa Tetsuo Okanishi |
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| Institution: | 1) Fujita Health University School of Health Sciences, Japan;2) Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan;3) Department of Rehabilitation, Health Care Service Facility for the Aged, Tobahouwaen, Japan;4) Kawamura Hospital, Japan;5) Tsujimura Surgical Hospital, Japan;6) Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of the Objective
Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to postgraduate education systems for novice and
mid-career therapists in workplaces. Subjects] Physical and occupational therapists with
1 to 5 years of clinical experience took the OSCE to assess their learning, with a
physical or occupational therapy faculty member and a clinical supervisor as examiners.
Another clinical supervisor acted as a simulated patient. Methods] A Wilcoxon signed-rank
test was performed to compare skills between before and after OSCE-based learning, and a
Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare them between therapists with 1 to 2 years (novice)
and 3 to 5 years (mid-career) of clinical experience. Results] While no
experience-related differences were observed in behavioral aspects, mid-career therapists
exhibited markedly higher scores compared with novices in technical aspects, such as
skills to guide patients for standing up, transfer, and dressing. Conclusion] The OSCE
may be sufficiently applicable to postgraduate education systems in workplaces.Key words: OSCE, Clinical skill, Physical and occupational therapists |
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