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However, evidence suggests that occupational therapists encounter challenges to implementing occupation\u2010centred practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the uptake, acceptability and impact of a workplace intervention designed to enhance occupation\u2010centred practice of occupational therapists in an acute adult physical context.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A concurrent mixed methods study using a pre\u2013post design was employed. The setting was a regional and rural health service in Queensland. Data were collected using an online survey of occupational therapists' knowledge, attitude and confidence regarding occupational therapy models, an audit of medical charts and focus group discussion and in\u2010depth interviews. Quantitative data were presented using descriptive statistics, and discussions were thematically analysed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Consumer and Community Involvement<\/jats:title>\n No involvement.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Survey results revealed minimal difference between pre\u2010 (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0=\u20098) and post\u2010 (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0=\u20098) interventions. The medical chart audit (pre\u2009=\u200940, post\u2009=\u200928) revealed an increase in occupational language over medically based language. Four themes were identified from the qualitative data (pre\u2009=\u00a05, post\u2009=\u00a06): change in theoretical awareness and acceptance of occupational therapy models; facilitators for adoption of occupational therapy models in the acute setting; what it takes: the qualities and efforts required of individuals; and enhanced professional identity. The themes revealed that participants varied in their knowledge and implementation of occupation\u2010centred practice pre\u2010intervention and could feel constrained by the workplace context. Post\u2010participants recognised that actively practising occupation centredness impacted positively on their practice.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Participation in an initiative to increase occupation\u2010centred practice resulted in changed behaviours and beliefs for occupational therapists in this study. Participants recognised that their individual contribution and the concerted efforts of their occupational therapy peers led to increased professional identity and understanding of occupational therapy contribution in the acute adult physical setting.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY<\/jats:title>\n Occupational therapists promote health and wellbeing by working with people of all abilities to participate in the everyday occupations of life. However, within some hospital settings, occupational therapists face a number of challenges to implementing their desired approach due to time restrictions and dominance of other professions. Because of this, consumers and health colleagues in hospitals are unclear on the role or value of occupational therapists, and occupational therapists feel misunderstood. This may impact on job satisfaction, retention of staff in this setting and missed opportunities for identifying needs for consumers. In a regional and rural setting, this may be further complicated by occupational therapists working in isolation from direct professional support.<\/jats:p>\n In this project, occupational therapists in a regional and rural health service participated in an activity aimed to enhance their communication and confidence in their unique approach. The activity involved developing and using tools and resources for a hospital context that were \u2018occupation\u2010centred\u2019 or were based on \u2018occupational therapy models\u2019. Despite occupational therapists reporting that making this change required effort, they recognised that with persistence and collaboration, there was an improved understanding of occupational therapy contribution in the setting and better job satisfaction for occupational therapists. The tools and resources that were developed can be easily adopted by other organisations. These findings show that occupational therapists working in hospitals can alter their behaviours and beliefs to be more true to the profession. 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