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Occupational Therapy Can Benefit From an Interprofessional Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: To advance evidence-based practice across rehabilitation professions, clinicians, and researchers could benefit from a structured way to clearly describe the treatment interventions used by their discipline. Development of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System is an interprofessional effort to use a theory-driven and systematic approach to define, specify, and quantify the complex nature of rehabilitation treatments. In this article, we introduce this novel approach and provide a case example that illustrates application to clinical practice. We invite occupational therapy practitioners to consider how clear specification of the content and process of their interventions could benefit practice, research, and education.

Source: American Journal of Occupational Therapy

DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2019.030189

Authors: Susan E. Fasoli, Mary K. Ferraro, Susan H. Lin

Institutions: MGH Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts General Hospital, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Subfield: Occupational Therapy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute