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- Title
Treatment fidelity in Model of Human Occupation research.
- Authors
Bowyer, Patricia; Tkach, Melanie Morriss
- Abstract
Introduction: Treatment fidelity is an important consideration in occupational therapy efficacy research. It involves methodological strategies that enhance quantitative rigor and improves confidence in research outcomes. This study examines treatment fidelity in Model of Human Occupation efficacy literature because it is a widely used, occupation-focused theory with a substantial evidence base. Method: Relevant articles (n = 17) were coded for treatment fidelity with the Treatment Fidelity Measure. Percentages of articles reporting treatment fidelity strategies and mean adherence to fidelity strategies were calculated. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine fidelity over time. Results: Only one study reported provider training strategies and measured nonspecific treatment effects. Overall mean adherence to treatment fidelity strategies for Model of Human Occupation research was 0.57; one study demonstrated high fidelity with a score of ≥0.80. Model of Human Occupation efficacy literature trends toward higher levels of treatment fidelity over time. Conclusion: Model of Human Occupation research demonstrates a moderate level of treatment fidelity overall; it has stronger treatment fidelity from 2001 to the present. As the model progresses toward more outcomes studies, Model of Human Occupation scholars should report provider training and strategies that monitor treatment delivery to improve the quality and applicability of research outcomes.
- Subjects
CINAHL database; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL therapy; SYSTEMATIC reviews; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ONE-way analysis of variance; MODEL of Human Occupation
- Publication
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2019, Vol 82, Issue 5, p263
- ISSN
0308-0226
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0308022618803858