Occupational therapy students’ experiences and perceptions of journal club participation

Figures & data

Figure 1. Description of the learning activity.

Table 1. Survey questions and participant responses (mean values and standard deviations).

	Statement	All students M (SD)	1^st year M (SD)	2^nd year M (SD)
JC 1	Journal club is a suitable activity for learning research methods	4.18 (0.64)	4.22 (0.67)	4.13 (0.64)
JC 2	I understand quantitative research methods	3.65 (0.70)	3.89 (0.33)	3.38 (0.92)
JC 3	I understand qualitative research methods	3.71 (0.69)	3.89 (0.33)	3.50 (0.93)
JC 4	I can interpret statistical tests	2.88 (0.70)	2.89 (0.60)	2.88 (0.84)
JC 5	I can interpret research results	3.35 (0.70)	3.33 (0.71)	3.38 (0.74)
JC 6	I can critically review research articles	3.53 (0.51)	3.56 (0.53)	3.50 (0.54)
JC 7	I understand how reading and critically evaluating research articles in a Journal Club can be relevant in a clinical context	4.12 (0.99)	4.33 (0.87)	3.88 (1.13)
JC 8	Overall, my participation in the journal club has been a positive learning experience	3.76 (0.75)	4.00 (0.71)	3.50 (0.76)
JC 9	Overall, the journal club has improved my critical reading skills	3.53 (0.51)	3.33 (0.50)	3.75 (0.46)
JC 10	Overall, the journal club has been worth the time and effort I invested	3.76 (0.66)	3.89 (0.78)	3.62 (0.52)

Note. Table content is mean values (M) and standard deviations (SD, in parentheses) on each of the survey items.

Table 2. Interview guide.

INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS How do you experience participating in journal club in your education program?
TOPIC QUESTIONS Learning outcomes - Can you describe what learning outcome you get from participating in the journal club? - Can you give examples of what you learn in connection with participation in the journal club? Research methods - Can participation in journal clubs promote learning about research methods? In what way? Can you give examples? Reading and critical reviewing research articles in a journal club - How do you experience to read a research article? - How do you experience to critical review a research article? - Do you think journal club is suitable to promote knowledge and skills in reading and critical reviewing research articles? Can you give examples? - How do you experience discussing a research article with fellow students in a journal club? Relevance for professional practice - Do you think journal club is relevant for future professional practice? Please describe with examples. - Have you experienced that journal club or similar have been used in professional practice? Can you give examples? - Do you see yourselves using journal club or suggesting this in clinical work? Can you give examples of how? Changes/improvements - Do you have any thoughts or suggestion for improvements regarding the journal club?
CLOSING QUESTIONS In conclusion, do you have anything you would like to add?

Figure 2. Responses (mean scores) to the journal club questionnaire items in the total sample and in the two class cohorts. Note. JC 1-10 refer to the ten items used to assess knowledge, skills, and experiences with journal clubs (see Table 1for a complete overview of the items).

Figure 3. Conceptual model of student experiences with journal club in undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum.

Data availability statement

Due to the restrictions imposed by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD) with ID number 403950, data had been stored on a secure server at VID Specialised University. The contents of the ethics committee’s approval resolution as well as the wording of participants’ written consent do not render open public data access possible. By emailing the project manager (KVH), at [email protected], access to the study’s minimal and depersonalised data set may be requested.