Enabling Access to Rehabilitation in Acute Care: Exploring Physiotherapists' and Occupational Therapists' Perspectives on Patient Care When Assistants Become the Primary Therapy Providers.
Conclusions: Participants described the process of adapting their professional skills and behaviours as they evolved into the role of manager of therapy care. Occupational therapists and physiotherapists recognized the potential for occupational therapist assistants (OTAs) and physiotherapist assistants (PTAs) to provide more frequent and consistent care. The therapists highlighted the necessity of ensuring that effective working processes and interactions between the therapist and the OTAs and PTAs were in place to ensure high-quality patient care.
PMID: 32494101 [PubMed]
Source: Physiotherapy Canada - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Brice-Leddy L, Park D, Bateman W, Drysdale J, Ratushny L, Musse S, Nixon SA Tags: Physiother Can Source Type: research