|
KMID : 1035420140020040019
|
|
Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2014 Volume.2 No. 4 p.19 ~ p.27
|
|
|
Current Status of Occupational Therapy in Korean University Hospital NICUs
|
|
Kim Sun-Mi
Park Seo-Hee
An Sun-Joung
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to provide some basic information about current status of occupational therapy in Korean University Hospital NICUs.
Method : This study was conducted by mail and by analyzing 61 survey questionnaires sent out pediatric occupational therapist in 39 university hospitals.
Result : 23 people of the current pediatric occupational therapists worked in NICU under many constraints. Some reasons for not providing occupational therapy services in the NICU were lack of pediatric occupational therapists(55.3%), funding difficulties(42.1%) and problem in the hospital system(42.1%).
Conclusion : The results of this study can be used as a basis to increase the provision of occupational therapy in the NICU. Further research is needed to improve the role of occupational therapy in the NICU.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
neonatal intensive care(NICU), occupational therapy
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|