Date of Completion
2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Keywords
Virtual clinic.
Abstract
The study sought to understand the lived experiences of occupational therapy interns who underwent practice placement to learn telehealth in De La Salle - Occupational Therapy Virtual Clinic. Its purpose is to establish baseline data for OT interns, clinical instructors, school administrators, and future researchers regarding the phenomenon of learning telehealth online. Specifically, a phenomenological research design was utilized to understand this phenomenon. In line with that, a total enumeration sampling approach was implemented which consisted of 10 occupational therapy interns from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. For data gathering, the instrument used was an interview guide developed by researchers that underwent content validity testing and pilot testing. Subsequently, an interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted to derive themes that would represent the data collected. The results of the study revealed that there were existing learner factors and various learning activities that were conducted during the rotation that positively and negatively influenced learning telehealth. Similarly, the physical, social, and virtual learning environments were also explored which also revealed the supports and hindrances experienced by the interns. Lastly, the learning outcomes acquired after the rotation were identified and were associated with the 10 of the expected learning outcomes of the DLS-OTVC. In conclusion, the study was able to examine and explore the lived experiences of interns, specifically pertaining to the influences of the learner factors, learning activities, and aspects of the learning environment, as well as the valuable knowledge, skills, attitudes, after the rotation and its relation to the learning outcomes of the DLS-OTVC within the phenomenon of learning telehealth which was supported by the conceptual framework and related literature.
First Advisor
Lemuel A. Asuncion
APA Citation
Alcagno, A. A., Dela Peña, H. C., Dueñas, C. R., Ebreo, D. C., Honrada, N. P., Marasigan, S. O., Navarro, L. L., Peciller, A. E., Villar, C. O., & Zoleta, R. M. (2021). Learning telehealth at the De La Salle occupational therapy virtual clinic: lived experience of interns. [Bachelor's thesis, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/bsot/45