Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study

Coole, Carol; Konstantinidis, Stathis T.; Ablewhite, Joanne; Radford, Kate; Thomson, Louise; Khan, Sayeed; Drummond, Avril

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2020. Introduction: Occupational therapists play a key role in advising on fitness for work; however, there is a concern that they lack knowledge and confidence in using the Allied Health Professions health and work report (formerly the Allied Health Professions advisory fitness for work report), developed in the United Kingdom. Comparing a reusable learning object with face-to-face training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work (CREATE) compares face-to-face training with online training for occupational therapists in completing the Allied Health Professions health and work report. Method: A mixed methods study. Phase 1, occupational therapists will co-design an online training resource. A standardised face-to-face group-based training session will also be developed based on the same content. Phase 2, a feasibility study will be conducted. Thirty occupational therapists will either attend face-to-face group training or access the online resource. Data on self-reported knowledge and confidence in using the Allied Health Professions health and work report will be collected at baseline, 1 week and 8 weeks post-training. Feedback on the training will be collected by interview and, for the online resource, using an online tool. Results: Quantitative results will be predominantly analysed descriptively. If appropriate, between-group responses will be compared using the Mann–Whitney test. Qualitative findings will be analysed thematically. Conclusion: CREATE will have made a significant contribution to the debate around appropriate training methods in advising on fitness for work.

Citation

Coole, C., Konstantinidis, S. T., Ablewhite, J., Radford, K., Thomson, L., Khan, S., & Drummond, A. (2020). Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619893563

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 12, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 27, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Deposit Date: Nov 19, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 27, 2020
• Journal: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
• Print ISSN: 0308-0226
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-6006
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 83
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 172-178
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619893563
• Keywords: Occupational Therapy
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3334919
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0308022619893563