2023 Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 185-191
The purpose of this study was to clarify the differences between occupational therapists’ (OTR) and occupational therapy students’ (OTS) eye movements on movement observations and changes due to advice. The method was to wear a gaze analysis device and watch a video of a hemiplegic eating movement. The gaze data of 5 OTRs and 28 OTSs (13 with advice, 15 without advice) were obtained and compared in 5 areas. The results showed that OTRs and OTSs had similar rates of gaze fixation with and without advice and gazed more at specific areas when specific viewpoints were presented through verbal instructions. However, there were fewer significant changes in the gazes of OTSs when instructions were given using clinical reasoning, suggesting that later observations may be more appropriately implemented by adjusting the amount and content of advice to match the comprehension abilities of OTSs in clinical practice.
