Understanding Needs Assessment Research

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What is the main purpose of a needs assessment in research?

  • To identify the need for occupational therapy
  • To evaluate individuals, groups, and populations to create an occupational profile
  • To conduct systematic, rigorous, and ethical research
  • To develop practical solutions (correct)

What does being inquisitive, resourceful, and persistent help investigators with in needs assessment research?

  • Evaluating individuals, groups, and populations to create an occupational profile
  • Developing research questions (correct)
  • Conducting systematic, rigorous, and ethical research
  • Critically examining information

How does the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) define needs assessment in the OTPF-4?

  • As a process of being inquisitive, resourceful, and persistent
  • As a way to identify the need for occupational therapy
  • As a method for evaluating individuals, groups, and populations to create an occupational profile (correct)
  • As a tool to conduct systematic, rigorous, and ethical research

Why is research considered vital in understanding the gap in health for individuals, groups, and populations?

<p>To identify and prioritize occupational needs of groups and populations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What enables occupational therapy professionals to conduct systematic, rigorous, and ethical research in the form of needs assessment?

<p>Their knowledge and skills (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of occupational therapy professionals when determining if a client needs occupational therapy services?

<p>Translating needs into intervention goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Altschuld and Kumar (2010), what is a key aspect of needs assessment in organizations?

<p>Prioritizing needs and making decisions based on them (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is 'need' defined in the context of needs assessment?

<p>A term that is rarely defined in research literature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What skill is essential for occupational therapy practitioners and researchers to successfully conduct needs assessments?

<p>Ability to conduct high-quality research studies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In program planning, how does Soriano (2013) define needs assessment?

<p>A systematic effort to collect objective data for understanding service needs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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