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This article examined how members of AOTA viewed utilized evidence based practics. It found that the majority of respondents (57%) implemented between one and five new, research-based treatment plans in the year prior to the survey. It also found, however, that "Compared with respondents with less experience, a greater proportion of respondents with 15 or more years of clinical experience did not believe that research conclusions usually translated into treatment plans for individual clients." I think that the findings of this article were very interesting regarding the use of EBP. As new OTs, we need to understand the importance of EBP in our own practice, but also find a way to introduce the evidence-based treatments to other practitioners that may be using out-date and unsupported treatments.
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This article examined how members of AOTA viewed utilized evidence based practics. It found that the majority of respondents (57%) implemented between one and five new, research-based treatment plans in the year prior to the survey. It also found, however, that "Compared with respondents with less experience, a greater proportion of respondents with 15 or more years of clinical experience did not believe that research conclusions usually translated into treatment plans for individual clients." I think that the findings of this article were very interesting regarding the use of EBP. As new OTs, we need to understand the importance of EBP in our own practice, but also find a way to introduce the evidence-based treatments to other practitioners that may be using out-date and unsupported treatments.