Job Demands of Occupational Therapy Clinical Placements: A Descriptive Study Using the Practicum Demands Measure©

The purpose of this study was to group and analyze the Practicum Demands Measure© (PDM) data collected over 2 academic years create a general profile demands across practicum settings. will be used guide faculty in most suitable placement students requiring accommodations for disability. secondary analysis design 538 participant PDM 2017/2018 2018/2019 years. Most sampled were fieldwork Level I worked mental health reported physical demands, such as lifting more than 5kg (65.7%), intermittent sitting (97.6%), keyboarding (94.6%). They also environment characteristics, exposure infectious disease (44.6%) congested working areas (27.5%). Cognitive included instant recall (90%) analytical clinical reasoning (99.8%). occupational therapy similar other care profession student placements, nursing therapy. need studied extensively optimize students’ opportunities success varied