Occupational Therapy & Information Technology: One Decade On
The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59 (7):
301--306 (1996)Abstract
A brief historical introduction outline the development of computer use in OT in the UK, over a decade from its embryonic beginnings at the closure of the governmental technology awareness initiative in March 1985. In an attempt to study the changing pattern of usage, a research project is detailed in which finalist OT students from Liverpool, between 1985 and 1995, were asked to give their observations of computer use during fieldwork placements. The results indicated a shift towards computer time being devoted to administration, with maximum therapeutic use being seen in specialist centres. The implications for future student education are discussed.