2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 07, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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OT 790 Clinical Outcomes


3 credits

Key features of both qualitative and quantitative occupation-based outcomes research are examined in this course, including a variety of approaches to research design, data collection, and data analysis. Topics covered include the relationship between independent and dependent variables, demographic variables, conceptual models of the OT intervention and outcome relationship and process, research notation, and generic and condition-specific outcome measures. The course explores a variety of outcomes research designs, including client satisfaction (or parent/caregiver) assessment, retrospective outcomes research, and client or parent self-reported perception of outcomes. The course examines all key tenets of human subjects protection and the IRB application/protocol process. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis approaches are demonstrated.  The course provides approaches to reporting clinical outcome results via visual displays, including tables, graphs, and figures. This course demonstrates how to develop research studies for the achievement of meaningful clinical and community evidence-based practice outcomes, to build the OT knowledge base.

 



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