The Occupational Profile as a Guide to Clinical Reasoning

SCO175 Clinical Reasoning in Occupational
Therapy Analyzing Qualitative Research
Are
a
Questio
ns
Analysis & Evidence
Purpose
of the
Study
Is the purpose of the
research question stated
clearly?
How does the study
apply to occupational
therapy?
The purpose of the paper is to
review occupational therapy in
clinical reasoning. This purpose is
clearly stated in the article and the
writers applied occupational
therapy by including a qualitative
case study.
Literature Is there evidence that a
literature review was
conducted?
Does the literature justify the
need for the study?
It is determined that the writers
included effective evidence while
conducting literature. Moreover,
the conducted literature search
justified the need for the study as
the writers included the viewpoints
of other authors.
Study
Design
What is the basis for the
study? What design is
utilized?
The major basis for the research is
to evaluate occupational therapy in
clinical practices. In this article,
the writers adopted a qualitative
design.
Methods
used
What methods of data collection
are utilized?
Do the methods support the
purpose of the study?
For collecting data the writers
adopted primary and secondary
methods. In primary data or facts
were gathered through observation
and interview and secondary data
was obtained through literature
review. These methods supported
the purpose of the study.
Sampling Is the process of
selection of participants
clearly stated?
Does the sample size maximize
the amount of information
gathered?
Did sampling continue until
redundancy in data was
reached?
The researchers clearly stated the
selection of participants and the
sample size maximize the amount
of information gathered in the
study. The adopted participants
and sample size helped to reach
redundancy and achieve research
goals.
Clarity of
descriptio
n
Is the description of the study
clear, understandable, and
complete?
Is the role of the researcher and
the relationship to the
participants explained?
The writers provided complete
information about occupational
therapy and the description of the
article is clearly understand where
the writers supported arguments
with evidence.
Data
collectio
n
Are the data collection
procedures clearly stated?
Is data gathered from
In this paper, the writers included
observation and interview for
collecting data and clearly stated
complete process for gathering