Research series: Research and Occupational Therapy

1. Research series:Research and Occupational Therapy Ay-Woan Pan, Ph.D., OTR/L (U.S.A.), OTC (Taiwan) Associate Professor Department of Occupational Therapy National Taiwan University; Occupational therapist, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Adjunct associate professor, Department of OT, Fu-Jen University

2. Outline of the series • I : Introduction of research concept, grant writing-1 • II: Quantitative research, grant writing-2 • III: Qualitative research, paper writing-1 • IV: Contemporary research methodology, paper writing-2

3. My research career • First peer reviewed article, 1986-1987 • Graduate study 1989-1994 • AMPS • LORS-III • First teaching job 1994.8-1998.1 • NSC grant • NHRI Career Initiation Award • NTU teaching job 1998.2-now • NHRI Career Initiation Award • NSC • NTUH • DOH

4. My Publications • 1987: Group psychotherapy • AMPS: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999 • Rehabilitation: 2000, 2001, 2001, 2003, 2006 • Assessment in psychiatry: 2000, 2003, 2004, • QOL: 2006 • Rasch measurement model: 1995, 1995, 2004, 2007 • Education: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2005, 2006

5. The factors influencing my research • Intrinsic motivation • Sense of achievement • Supervisor: Anne G Fisher; Gary Kielhofner; Craig Velozo • Focus of study: AMPS, Rasch, Outcome study in rehab • Courses of study: MOHO, Statistics, Rasch • Grant funded

6. The factors influencing my research • Students’ thesis • 2004, PVQ, OSA • 2005, COPM • 2006, VQ • 2007, ACIS, KHTP • Remotivation strategy for alcolholism, QOL, Screening tool for work rehab

7. Discussion • How much motivation you have for research? • What factors influencing your decision to get involve in research? • What are the barriers to limit your involvement in research?

8. Introduction of research concept • Reference • Kielhofner, G. (2006). Research in Occupational Therapy: Methods of inquiry for enhancing practice. F.A. Davis.

9. Purpose of research • Research is a creative process of discovering and sharing new information • Research is both essential to and can support and improve occupational therapy practice

10. Definition of research • “ A systematic and principled way of obtaining evidence (data, information) for solving health care problems” By Polgar and Thomas, S.A. 2000

11. Definition of research (continued) • Systematic, principled, structured, logical • Involves a process of investigation or obtaining evidence in order to generate knowledge and to test theory • Study issues of importance and solve practical problems

12. Obligation of OT to conduct research • Enable its members to offer high-quality services which will benefit the clients

13. Necessity of research for professional recognition and support • Educational program • Reimbursement • It seems clear that as administrators and policymakers render decision about how health care providers are used and reimbursed, those disciplines with objective evidence of their effectiveness and efficiency will have a competitive advantage (1983, Christiansen, C.)

14. Necessity of research for professional recognition and support • Without the development of a research base to refine and provide evidence about the value of its practice, occupational therapy simply will not survive, much less thrive, as a health profession

15. Research supports practice • Generating foundational knowledge used by therapists • Etiology of illness • Providing evidence about the need for occupational therapy services • AIDS example, suicide example

16. Research supports practice • Developing and testing theory that underlies practice • Movement study • Generating findings about the process and outcomes of therapy • Test development, clinical reasoning

17. Think about your interested topics • What type of topics will it be? • What is the next step you will take?

18. Grant writing • Example 1 : NHRI grant • Report • Publications

19. Conference experience