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Cognitive Function and Upper Limb Rehabilitation Training Post-Stroke Using a Digital Occupational Training System

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Systematic reviews informing occupational therapy.

Sally Bennett¹, Tammy Hoffmann, Annie McCluskey

¹University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072 Australia. sally.bennett@uq.edu.au

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

|April 20, 2013

Summary

Systematic reviews in occupational therapy are scarce in dedicated journals. Occupational therapists (OTs) must search broadly for evidence, as few reviews specifically address OT interventions.

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Area of Science:

Occupational Therapy
Evidence-Based Practice
Systematic Reviews

Background:

Occupational therapy relies on evidence-based practice.
Systematic reviews are crucial for synthesizing research findings.
The OTseeker database is a key resource for occupational therapy literature.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and describe the quantity, topics, and publication trends of systematic reviews relevant to occupational therapy.
To assess the representation of occupational therapy in the OTseeker database.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was conducted.
Systematic reviews indexed in OTseeker in December 2011 were analyzed.

Main Results:

Out of 1,940 systematic reviews in OTseeker, only 53 (2.7%) were published in occupational therapy journals.
The most common diagnostic categories were affective disorders (10.5%) and stroke (10.1%).
Consumer education (33.2%) and psychosocial techniques (29.4%) were the most frequent intervention categories. Only 20.1% of reviews specifically involved occupational therapy.

Conclusions:

Occupational therapists should broaden their search strategies for systematic reviews or utilize databases like OTseeker.
Improved clarity in research reporting regarding occupational therapy's role is needed.
Practitioners must critically evaluate systematic reviews to ensure conclusions are evidence-based.