Experiences that shape pre-service teachers’ inclusive practice beliefs: a group concept mapping study

In Trinidad and Tobago, occupational therapy is an emerging profession with limitations in the number of practitioners and the scope of practice. With the development of a new Master of Science Occupational Therapy programme in the country, the profession is continuously growing. There has been an increased demand for culturally relevant research to build the occupational therapy evidence base locally. However, the narrow range of occupational therapy literature in the country makes it difficult to highlight research gaps and decipher what research areas should be prioritised to best impact occupational therapy practice at present. This group concept mapping study is aimed at identifying priority areas for occupational therapy research in Trinidad and Tobago from the perspectives of occupational therapy students and practitioners. Participants brainstormed and contributed specific research ideas they would like to see developed in the country. Individually, participants sorted these ideas into themes and rated each idea based on perceived importance and feasibility. Using the GroupWisdom™ software, multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analyses were applied to the sort data to create idea clusters within a concept map. Rating values were analysed to determine priority research themes within the concept map. The resulting concept map illustrated seven research priorities: Contextualising Practitioner Development, The Realities of Emerging OT Practice, Localising Mental Health OT, Occupation and Participation of Children and Youth, School-based OT in the Local Context, OT with Special Populations, and OT Contributions to the Public Health Sector. These findings represent the research needs of the occupational therapy profession in Trinidad and Tobago and will help to focus future researchers’ efforts to expand the local evidence base.

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Fostering Change Through Occupation-Based Intervention: An International Joint Group Concept Mapping Study

OTJR Occupation Participation and Health ◽

10.1177/15394492211038283 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 153944922110382

Author(s):

Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens ◽

Kristina Tomra Nielsen ◽

Malcolm Cutchin ◽

Heather Fritz ◽

Hans Jonsson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Conceptual Model ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Future Research ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Sociocultural Context ◽

Mapping Study ◽

Group Concept Mapping ◽

Client Factors ◽

Group Concept ◽

Joint Group

Further consolidation and clarity regarding occupation as a means to foster change in interventions are needed. The study aimed to utilize the knowledge of occupational scholars to systematically determine what is required to use occupation as means to foster change within occupation-based interventions and to generate a conceptual model from those results. Group Concept Mapping involved the following: preparation, generation of ideas, structuring of statements, data analysis, interpretation of maps, and development of conceptual model. Fifty-two international occupational scholars brainstormed 125 ideas. A cluster rating map with nine clusters posed the foundation for a conceptual model with seven themes, namely, artful use of occupation, evidence-based use of occupation, collaboration to promote occupation, coordinating intervention fit, client factors, sociocultural context, and structural influences. The conceptual model, capturing dimensions and dynamics required for using occupation to foster change, may guide future research into occupation-based interventions.

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Nurses’ perceptions on implementing a task-shifting/sharing strategy for hypertension management in patients with HIV in Nigeria: a group concept mapping study

Implementation Science Communications ◽

10.1186/s43058-020-00048-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Angela Aifah ◽

Deborah Onakomaiya ◽

Juliet Iwelunmor ◽

David Oladele ◽

Titilola Gbajabiamila ◽

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Keyword(s):

Concept Mapping ◽

Task Shifting ◽

Hypertension Management ◽

Mapping Study ◽

Group Concept Mapping ◽

Sharing Strategy ◽

Group Concept ◽

Nurses Perceptions

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Conceptualizing researchers’ perspectives on involving professionals in research: a group concept mapping study

Health Research Policy and Systems ◽

10.1186/s12961-021-00685-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Christine E. Laustsen ◽

Albert Westergren ◽

Pia Petersson ◽

Maria Haak

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Hierarchical Cluster ◽

Research Process ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Research Projects ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Group Concept Mapping ◽

Process Adaptation ◽

Group Concept

Abstract Background Researchers have shown an increased interest in involving professionals from outside academia in research projects. Professionals are often involved in research on ageing and health when the purpose is to address the gap between research and practice. However, there is a need to acquire more knowledge about what the involvement might lead to by exploring researchers’ experiences of involving professionals in research on ageing and health and developing conceptual areas. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify conceptual areas of professionals’ involvement in research on ageing and health, from the perspective of researchers themselves. Methods Group concept mapping, a participatory and mixed method, was used to conceptualize areas. Researchers with experience of involving professionals in research projects on ageing and health participated in qualitative data collection through brainstorming sessions (n = 26), and by sorting statements (n = 27). They then took part in quantitative data collection, where they rated statements according to how much a statement strengthened research (n = 26) and strengthened practice (n = 24). Data were analysed using multidimensional scaling analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. In addition, a qualitative analysis of the latent meaning of the cluster map was conducted. Results Analysis of the sorting stage generated five clusters illustrating conceptual areas of professionals’ involvement in research projects on ageing and health. The five clusters are as follows: complex collaboration throughout the research process; adaptation of research to different stakeholders, mutual learning through partnership; applicable and sustainable knowledge; legitimate research on ageing and health. The qualitative latent meaning of the cluster map showed two themes: the process of involvement and the outcome of involvement. A positive strong correlation (0.87) was found between the rating of strengthened research and practice. Conclusions This study reveals conceptual areas on a comprehensive and illustrative map which contributes to the understanding of professionals’ involvement in research on ageing and health. A conceptual basis for further studies is offered, where the aim is to investigate the processes and outcomes entailed in involving professionals in research on ageing and health. The study also contributes to the development of instruments and theories for optimizing the involvement of professionals in research.

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