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Factors influencing occupational therapy students' attitudes toward persons with disabilities: a conjoint analysis
Hector W H Tsang1, Fong Chan, Chetwyn C H Chan
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong. rshtsang@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing occupational therapy students' context-specific attitudes toward persons with disabilities.
Method:
Attitudes of 128 occupational therapy students toward placement of a residential treatment facility in their community were measured by a conjoint measurement of 16 stimulus cards (representing persons with varying disability types, gender, age, employment history, and history of aggression) and their responses were analyzed using conjoint analysis.
Findings:
Disability type and threat of violence were significantly higher on important scores compared with the other attributes across all students. Additionally, Year-Three students had significantly higher importance scores for the employment attribute than Year-One students.
Conclusion:
Conjoint analysis can be used effectively, as an indirect measure, to study factors contributing to the formation of attitudes-preferences for persons with disabilities in specific social contexts.
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