473 There is a need for occupational therapy to conceive of evidence-based practice in a way that reflects the contextualized nature of occupational engagement. In occupational therapy, we should resist following the lead of experts in evidence-based medicine, such as Sackett and his colleagues (Rosenberg & Donald, 1995; Sackett, Rosenberg, Gray, Haynes, & Richardson, 1996; Sackett, Straus, Ric...

BACKGROUND Pre-discharge home visits aim to maximise independence in the community. These visits involve assessment of a person in their own home prior to discharge from hospital, typically by an occupational therapist. The therapist may provide equipment, adapt the home environment and/or provide education. The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of a randomised controlled t...

Abstract Dysphagia in older adults can have a profound adverse influence nutrition and hydration status, quality of life, morbidity, mortality healthcare costs adults. Identification management dysphagia are most effective when implemented by team, including nurse, physician, speech-language pathologist, dietitian occupational therapist. However, each professional’s role may vary according to t...

I believe rhar I undersrood E. Nelson Clark's (1993) guesr edirorial suggesring that an experienced cerrified occupational therapy assistant should be permirred to work withour supervision from a regisrered occuparional rherapisr in mental healrh serrings. I agree wirh Allen's (1993) response to this editorial. in which she pointed Out professional responsibilities in mentaJ healrh serrings rha...

AMA Ostrowska B, Kozłowski P, Zawadzka D. A new perspective on the role of occupational therapist in home rehabilitation people with physical disabilities. Physiotherapy Quarterly. 2023. doi:10.5114/pq.2023.128027. APA Ostrowska, B., Kozłowski, P., & Zawadzka, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/pq.2023.128027 Chicago Bożena, Paweł and Dominika Zawadzka. "A disabilities". Harvard MLA Bożena et al. ...

Abstract This paper results from discussions carried out in a Community of Practice Occupational Therapists Latin America and the Caribbean who work with Education (TOE America). TOE arises to strengthen collective occupational therapists field education within specificities American social organizations. Therefore, here we come share little this path, presenting three themes essay: First, desc...

Occupational therapy lacks a consensus regarding its theory base, technical tools, contribution to society, ethical stance, and relationship to medicine. This study proposes steps to achieve a new consensus and to resolve the crisis focus on entry-level education. The proposed steps include the critical assessment of the educational foundation for practice, the recognition that a liberally educ...