Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Evaluating Current Trends of Occupation-Based Practice in the Hand-Therapy Setting
Erin Phillips, OTD, OTR/L; Efthemia Tounas; Meghan Waack; Kelsey Traetow
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA
  • St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA
  • St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA
  • St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA
Article Information
Advocacy / Cardiopulmonary Conditions / Evidence-Based Practice / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Evaluating Current Trends of Occupation-Based Practice in the Hand-Therapy Setting
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311505195. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO7035
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311505195. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO7035
Abstract

Date Presented 04/06/19

OT is actively responding to the current political climate of healthcare reform with the reaffirmation of professional roots in occupation. Therapists are advocating for the power of occupation as an evidence-based practice, yet in many settings is under-utilized. OTs find value in occupation-based interventions (OBI), but are facing barriers to implementation. This study examined the current trends and barriers in the use of OBI in the hand-therapy setting.

Primary Author and Speaker: Erin Phillips

Additional Authors and Speakers: Efthemia Tounas, Meghan Waack, Kelsey Traetow