Exploration of Factors Perceived to Influence Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Athletic Trainers and Athletic Training Students | Zendy

Taz H. Kicklighter | Zendy; Paul R. Geisler | Zendy; Mary Barnum | Zendy; Scott Heinerichs | Zendy; Malissa Martin | Zendy

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Exploration of Factors Perceived to Influence Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Athletic Trainers and Athletic Training Students

Author(s) -

Taz H. Kicklighter,

Paul R. Geisler,

Mary Barnum,

Scott Heinerichs,

Malissa Martin

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

athletic training education journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-380X

DOI - 10.4085/1302120

Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , athletic training , medical education , socialization , qualitative research , metacognition , cognition , applied psychology , medicine , social psychology , paleontology , social science , neuroscience , sociology , biology

Context: Diagnostic reasoning is acknowledged as a vital skill for medical practice, but research regarding this core aspect of medical cognition as it pertains to athletic training contexts is scarce. To compare athletic training–specific clinical reasoning skills with those of other health care practitioners, educators need to better understand how athletic trainers (ATs) think, what helps them think better, and what may hinder their thinking skills as related to diagnostic reasoning challenges in the clinical context. Objective: To conduct a preliminary investigation into ATs' and undergraduate athletic training students' perceptions about their diagnostic reasoning processes. Secondarily, to identify and compare activities or practices that may influence individual diagnostic reasoning abilities. Design: Qualitative research. Setting: Online interviews. Patients or Other Participants: Twenty-three participants (11 ATs, 12 senior-level athletic training students) were convenience sampled from a pool of...

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