Graduation Year
2024
Document Type
Capstone Project
Project Type
Quantitative Study
Degree Name
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Program
Occupational Therapy
Program Chair
Gina Tucker-Roghi
Faculty Advisor
Kristin Bray Jones
Abstract
Purpose: Researchers have explored the relationship between levels of resilience and healthcare workers’ (HCWs) professional identity, burnout, job turnover intention, practice settings, years of practice, and age. But little is known about the relationship between practicing occupational therapists’ (OTs) levels of resilience and the above constructs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to quantitatively explore the relationship between OTs’ levels of resilience with 1) professional identity, 2) burnout, 3) job turnover intention, 4) years of practice, and 5) age. Additionally, this study aimed to determine if there is a difference between practicing OTs’ levels of resilience and the practice settings in which they worked. Method: OTs practicing in the United States (n = 367) were recruited through convenience and snowball sampling. Data was collected through surveys posted on social media outlets and online discussion forums hosted on the American Occupational Therapy Association website. This study analyzed the bivariate correlational relationship between measures of resilience with 1) professional identity, 2) burnout, 3) job turnover intention, 4) years of practice, and 5) age. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the differences in the mean score of BRS across three different practice setting groups (inpatient, outpatient, community-based OT). Results: Negative correlations were found between levels of resilience and job turnover intention and burnout. A positive correlation was found between OTs’ levels fo resilience and professional identity, years of practice, and age. No difference was found in OTs’ levels of resilience and the practice setting in which they work. Conclusion: Results from this study will inform the development of initiatives for addressing resilience, professional identity, and burnout within the occupational therapy (OT) profession -- constructs that directly affect OTs’ well-being and the effectiveness of their client care (Card, 2018; Lin et al., 2021; Park, 2021).
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