©2016 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of client-centered occupational therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients and methods: The study included 40 patients (2 males, 38 females; range 39 to 60 years) with RA. Patients were divided into two groups as intervention group (n=20) and control ...

Occupational therapy seldom reports the outcomes of intervention programs to reflect the impact on public health indicators. Consequently, our professions' effect on public health goals is limited. We propose professional coherence in intervention practices and in reporting of screening, monitoring, and outcome indicators in population-level statistics that will enable occupational therapy to t...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of school-based occupational therapy services on students' handwriting. METHOD Students 7 to 10 years of age with poor handwriting legibility who received direct occupational therapy services (n = 29) were compared with students who did not receive services (n = 9) on handwriting legibility and speed and associated performance components. Visual-m...

The clinical and professional considerations of the occupational therapist in a Medicare-approved home health agency are discussed. These considerations include the effect of Medicare regulations on occupational therapy screening, evaluation, treatment, and discharge. An occupational therapy chart review was conducted to determine the diagnoses of patients, the duration of treatment, and the ou...

BACKGROUND Occupational therapy aims to help people reach their maximum level of function and independence in all aspects of daily life. OBJECTIVES To determine whether occupational therapy focused specifically on personal activities of daily living improves recovery for patients following stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched January 2...

A systematic review of the literature related to effective occupational therapy interventions in rehabilitation of individuals with work-related low back injuries and illnesses was carried out as part of the Evidence-Based Literature Review Project of the American Occupational Therapy Association. This review evaluated research on a broad range of occupational therapy-related intervention proce...

The effectiveness of intervention including occupational therapy in combination with other rehabilitation services was investigated in 193 acute care patients with a variety of diagnostic conditions. The study was conducted in two phases. In both phases, patients who received occupational therapy in conjunction with other services were compared to patients who did not receive occupational thera...

The goal of this study was to gain an understanding of participants' experiences with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their perceptions of an occupational therapy intervention as it related to occupational behaviors. The researcher conducted semistructured interviews with three participants recruited from a pulmonary rehabilitation program in Hong Kong. Using thematic analysis,...

Individuals with praxis problems encounter difficulties engaging in occupation, and the occupational therapists who work with these clients are challenged to provide intervention that enables occupational performance. This extensive review of the current literature provides clinicians with information regarding the relevant descriptions and suggested mechanisms of apraxia. Errors noted in perfo...