TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical reasoning in occupational therapy
T2 - an integrative review.
AU - Schell, B. A.
AU - Cervero, R. M.
PY - 1993/7
Y1 - 1993/7
N2 - The occupational therapy literature has been comprehensively reviewed to identify various theoretical answers to the question of what is clinical reasoning. Authors to date have two primary answers to this question, which we labeled scientific reasoning and narrative reasoning. Additional literature addresses the influence of personal and practice contexts on clinical practice. These are labeled pragmatic reasoning and are proposed to be an integral part of clinical reasoning. Pragmatic reasoning considers issues such as reimbursement, therapists' skills, and equipment availability. To be comprehensive, further study of clinical reasoning should include these contextual issues as an inherent part of the clinical reasoning process.
AB - The occupational therapy literature has been comprehensively reviewed to identify various theoretical answers to the question of what is clinical reasoning. Authors to date have two primary answers to this question, which we labeled scientific reasoning and narrative reasoning. Additional literature addresses the influence of personal and practice contexts on clinical practice. These are labeled pragmatic reasoning and are proposed to be an integral part of clinical reasoning. Pragmatic reasoning considers issues such as reimbursement, therapists' skills, and equipment availability. To be comprehensive, further study of clinical reasoning should include these contextual issues as an inherent part of the clinical reasoning process.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027634246&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5014/ajot.47.7.605
DO - 10.5014/ajot.47.7.605
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8322880
AN - SCOPUS:0027634246
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 47
SP - 605
EP - 610
JO - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
JF - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
IS - 7
ER -