Exploring Orthopedic Occupational Therapy in Korea: Insights from a Survey on Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives

Table 4

Challenges in providing OT for OS patients.

Items	Responses	Number	%
Reasons for difficulty in providing occupational therapy in orthopedic hospitals	Absence of appropriate fees	110	22.3%
	Lack of knowledge and awareness among occupational therapists	108	21.9%
	Lack of awareness among other professionals	125	25.4%
	Difficulty in team approach for patient rehabilitation	29	5.9%
	Absence of clinical guidelines	72	14.6%
	No referral from orthopedic surgery to rehabilitation medicine	49	9.9%