title: Practice style traits of student occupational therapists and physical therapists.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intensive efforts are aimed at understanding student attributes in anticipation that this will lead to effective knowledge translation (KT) strategies. One attribute of interest is practice style trait: four have been identified ranging from the seeker, who is driven by scientific evidence, to the pragmatist, who is driven by practicality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the prevalence of the four traits among student clinicians and explore associations between these traits, clinician characteristics and practice behaviours.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-two occupational therapy and 86 physical therapy students completed a survey that elicited information on traits, clinician characteristics, and practice behaviours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most prevalent trait was pragmatic, the least, seeker at <1%. The most prevalent reason for choosing an intervention was "it was used by my clinical supervisor".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Educators should carefully reconsider the implication of using KT strategies that cater primarily to seekers. Research is warranted to explore the impact of matching educational strategies to traits.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: Saliha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadouda
authors.forename: Hanane Rabiaa
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Laroui
authors.forename: Amélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lemay
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Nicol
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Korner-Bitensky
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Storr
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asseraf-Pasin
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000379:methods*; D013334:Students