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KMID : 1034520210150020115
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Journal of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
2021 Volume.15 No. 2 p.115 ~ p.126
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Job Analysis of Korean Occupational Therapists in the Dementia Care Center: Based on the DACUM Method
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Jung Su-Jung
Ko Ha-Na
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Abstract
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Objective : The purposes of this study were to improve the competence and professionalism of occupational therapists in the dementia care center in Korea by defining the duties and tasks they are performing.
Methods : The DACUM method was used to achieve an analysis of the duties of the dementia care center occupational therapists. In order to achieve this analysis, a job analysis was executed through a DACUM workshop by a DACUM committee, checked for validity in two steps of survey, and the importance, difficulty, and frequency of the job was investigated to created a DACUM chart.
Results : Through the DACUM workshop, the duties of occupational therapists in the dementia care center were defined, and 9 duties and 56 tasks were derived through validation. As a result of identifying the importance, difficulty, and frequency of performance of duties and tasks, the importance of Management of cognitive program was the highest, and the Preparing for a cognitive program and Operate cognitive programs (in-center/business trip) tasks were high.
Conclusion : The results of this study would be help for the development of a curriculum for efficient work performance of occupational therapist in the dementia care center.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia Care Center, Occupational Therapist, Job Analysis, DACUM Method
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