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Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Occupational Therapy

Background:

  • Moral distress negatively impacts healthcare practitioners.
  • The development of moral reasoning in future occupational therapists requires attention.
  • Understanding ethical decision-making is crucial for occupational therapy practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolution of moral reasoning throughout occupational therapy education.
  • To identify patterns in ethical decision-making among occupational therapy students.
  • To inform curriculum development regarding moral and ethical training.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a repeated cross-sectional design.
  • Collected data from students in a 5-year entry-level occupational therapy program.
  • Analyzed changes in moral reasoning during the educational progression.

Main Results:

  • Students predominantly favored rule-based moral reasoning (e.g., social order).
  • Preference for rule-based reasoning was more common than reasoning based on abstract ideals.
  • A developmental trend in moral reasoning was observed within the educational context.

Conclusions:

  • Occupational therapy education may foster a preference for rule-based ethical frameworks.
  • Curriculum adjustments may be needed to address the nuances of moral distress.
  • Further research should explore the long-term impact of reasoning styles on practice.