Competencies Required to Deliver a Primary Healthcare Approach in the Occupational Therapy: A South African Perspective
Table 1
Data collection methods, participants, and documents used.
Participant group
Data collection method
Key informants from the KZN-DoH () Inclusion criteria: (i) Managers involved in PHC and rehabilitation who served at a national, provincial, and district healthcare level (ii) Worked in the position for more than two years
Five individual semistructured interviews of 45-60 minutes were conducted face-to-face or via telephone. Interviews were audio-recorded.
Established occupational therapists () Inclusion criteria: (i) Working more than four years in a public sector hospital or at nongovernmental organizations in one of the two KwaZulu-Natal geographical districts (ii) Established occupational therapists were seen as having the ability to use quick, intuitive thinking to develop goals based on patients’ needs and adapt to unfamiliar and unexpected circumstances
Fourteen individual semistructured interviews of 45-60-minute duration conducted via telephone. Interviews were audio-recorded.
Novice occupational therapists () Inclusion criteria: (i) Worked in periurban and rural geographical areas during their first year of work (ii) Graduated from the education institutions’ occupational therapy 2012, 2013, and 2014 graduate cohort (iii) Novice occupational therapists were defined as still dependent on theory and needing to adhere to prescribed protocols and guidelines to deliver services
One focus group with 10 participants. Twenty-nine individual semistructured interviews of 45-60-minute duration, conducted face-to-face or via telephone. Interviews and the focus group were audio-recorded.
Documents
WFOT minimum standards of training (2015) Professional Board for Occupational Therapy, Medical Orthotics and Arts Therapy, Submission for qualification for registration with SAQA (2006) HPCSA Minimum Standards of Training for Occupational Therapy (2009) HPCSA Standards of Practice (2006) University’s core competencies for undergraduate students in the College of Health Sciences (2014) All documents were hard copies. University occupational therapy curriculum
