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dc.contributor.authorHorghagen, Sissel
dc.contributor.authorBonsaksen, Tore
dc.contributor.authorSveen, Unni
dc.contributor.authorDolva, Anne-Stine
dc.contributor.authorArntzen, Cathrine
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T12:36:20Z
dc.date.available2020-12-23T12:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-26
dc.description.abstract<p><i>Purpose - </i>Reforms in the health-care system may impact how health-care professionals perceive and enact their roles. This study aims to examine the way in which occupational therapists experience and describe their roles in municipalities after the implementation of a health reform (the Coordination Act) in Norway. <p><i>Design/methodology/approach - </i>This qualitative study was designed within the perspectives of social constructivism. Data was collected through focus group interviews with 10 community-working occupational therapists. A thematic framework analysis was used to examine the participants’ experiences. <p><i>Findings - </i>The following four themes emerged: external factors that framed and shaped the occupational therapists’ roles in municipalities; the strengths and dilemmas of the generalist; the problematic generic position and the strengths; and dilemmas of the specialist. <p><i>Originality/value - </i>The study suggests that occupational therapy practitioners should identify new opportunities and adapt to health reform changes. They also need to renegotiate their roles as the health reforms require more specialized competences. Greater emphasis must be placed on the core knowledge and competences of occupational therapists to strengthen their professional identity in the municipalities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHorghagen, Bonsaksen, Sveen, Dolva, Arntzen. Generalist, specialist and generic positions experienced by occupational therapists in Norwegian municipalities. Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT). 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1836123
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJOT-03-2020-0006
dc.identifier.issn0791-8437
dc.identifier.issn2398-8819
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/20135
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.relation.journalIrish Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en_US
dc.titleGeneralist, specialist and generic positions experienced by occupational therapists in Norwegian municipalitiesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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