Predictors of Academic and Fieldwork Performance in Occupational Therapy Students: A Systematic Review.
Yun Wang, Lai-Ha Chung, Chao-Yi Cheng and 6 others
PMID 38046620WHAT IT FOUND
Occupational therapy students with higher admission grades and strategic study habits tended to do better academically.
In fieldwork, higher GRE scores, emotional reasoning and managing others' emotions, and interaction management were the most consistent predictors, but the evidence was low quality.
Key findings
01High admission GPA and a strategic study approach were academic predictors identified in two or more included studies.
02GRE score, emotional reasoning, emotional management of others, and interaction management were fieldwork predictors identified in two or more included studies.
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What it does not show
The quality ratings were below the authors' threshold for high quality. Most studies were cross-sectional or exploratory, so they show association, not cause. Most studies were single-centre. Outcome measures were not standardized across studies, so comparison was difficult. Only English articles were included.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these predictors as proof that selecting or teaching them will improve performance. The studies were mostly cross-sectional and rated below the authors' quality threshold, so they show associations, not causes.