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arikamarie

Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy: Informing Clinical Decisions - 2 views

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  • meganthompson on 06 Aug 14
     
    This article highlights the increased pressure placed on occupational therapists to utilize evidence-based practice when working with patients. The main purpose of this article is to provide occupational therapy practitioners with the knowledge and skill sets to utilize evidence to support their treatment and provide the best possible care to their patients. According to the authors, evidence-based practice requires occupational therapy practitioners to synthesize their clinical expertise, with the best evidence available to them through systematic review, as well as considering their patients' values and preferences. This article presents a framework that occupational therapy practitioners can utilize in order to create a more evidence-based practice. The first step includes asking clinical questions and then searching the literature in order to discover answers to the question. When gathering research information the occupational therapists must then place the research in hierarchies, deciphering what studies are more reliable and valid and what studies will provide better support to answer your clinical questions. This part of the process includes critically appraising the research to decide which studies are strongest and have the most sound evidence to support the clinical question. Throughout the entire process it is important for the therapist to utilize their clinical judgment in order to make the best decisions, as evidence-based practice requires a collaboration between research, clinical expertise, and patient preferences.
  • arikamarie on 18 Aug 15
     
    Bennett, S., & Bennett, J. (2000). The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: informing clinical decisions. Australian Therapy Journal. 47, 171-180 This is a very helpful article from the Australian Therapy Journal that describes the process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. It emphasizes the importance that our profession now has placed on building our foundation in evidence-based practice and how we must have "sound evidence" to back up our treatments and interventions. The article discusses the framework to use with evidence-based practice, clinical questions to ask in research and the types of evidence to focus on at this point in time for our profession. This is a very valuable resource for newcomers to the profession as well as individuals who graduated in the past without the research component who may be interested in research at this point in time. Bennett and Bennett (2000) walk the reader through how to search for evidence based practice articles and then how to critically appraise them. It addresses the clinical importance and validity and how to know when you have a good study. Finally, it helps you to gauge how to know when you can use the evidence for individual clinical decisions.
hconn440

Evidence Based Practice - 2 views

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  • stewarts3 on 06 Aug 14
     
    This is a pdf that explains evidence based practice in general terms and how it applies to occupational therapy. This certainly would provide a good basis for us as we are currently applying what we learned in our coursework to our clinical experiences. In today's healthcare market, there truly is a demand for evidence-based practice to justify reimbursement.
  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    This resource defines evidence-based practice, why it is important within the healthcare arena, and the process of integrating evidence into everyday practice. According to Sackett et al. (1996), evidence-based practice is best defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients". Individuals often mistake evidence-based practice as utilizing results from studies to guide treatment. However, evidence-based practice is more of an integration between client expertise, best available research evidence, and the patients' preferences and therapy goals. Through the use of evidence-based practice occupational therapy practitioners can better meet the needs of their patients.
  • hconn440 on 18 Oct 14
     
    This is a power point presentation by Sally Bennett, from the Division of Occupational Therapy School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland Australia. The power point is an introduction to evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. The presentation provides a definition of evidence-based practice, why EBP is important, the process of EBP, how EBP has changed delivery of health care delivery, and why it is important to occupational therapy.
christenhopkins

Evidence-based practice - 2 views

Dirette, D. Rozich, A. & Viau, S. (2009). The issue is-is there enough evidence-based practice in occupational therapy? American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63, 782-786. Retrieved from http://...

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kaleycloud

Our Mandate for the New Millennium: Evidence-Based Practice | American Journal of Occup... - 1 views

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  • kaleycloud on 22 Sep 16
     
    This 2000 Slagle lecture discusses EBP in OT. The lecture begins by breaking down the 5 levels of evidence used in research as well as provides scenarios for use of EPB. It also stresses the importance of continuing education and staying up to date with the latest research so that you can defend that what you are doing works. The lecture also posed five questions that you can ask yourself to determine if you are being an EBP practitioner: Do I examine what I do by asking clinical questions? Do I take time to track down the best evidence for guidance? Do I appraise evidence or take it at face value? Do I use evidence to do the right thing correctly? and Do I evaluate the impact of the evidence?. The biggest barrier to EBP was described as each individual's own attitude and motivation towards implementing EBP.
petertapolyai

Electrical stimulation and muscle strengthening. - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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  • petertapolyai on 11 Aug 16
     
    This article is an example of what one would use if searching for evidenced based practice methods. My current fieldwork experience is in a skilled nursing facility and we frequently use the e-stim for strengthening and pain. Therefore for an article on evidence based practice i decided to search for an evidence based article that would prove what we are doing with the e-stim machine is beneficial. The article is a literature review and seeks to gather the evidence for e-stim and muscle strengthening. The results say that theoretically the e-stim is a complimentary tool for muscle strengthening. However, the e-stim still has little evidence for muscle strengthening and does not show that it is any better than traditional strengthening methods.
decandiad

Evidence-Based Practice: A process for developing sustainable evidence-based occupation... - 2 views

http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy01.shawnee.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=3ce2acce-ebef-4ae3-a5ae-d75d06308935%40sessionmgr4010 Sirkka, M., Zingmark, K., & Larsson-Lund, M. (2014). A proce...

Evidence-based practice

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gorbachh

Evidence-Based Practice - 0 views

This article explores the role and importance of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. It further defines evidence-based practice as a personal and professional responsiblity of the prac...

Dubouloz C.-J. Egan M. Vallerand J. & von Zweck C. (1999). Occupational therapists' perceptions of evidence-based practice. AJOT

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saracrall

Is There Enough Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy? - 0 views

Dirette, Rozich, and Viau (2009) state that because the code of ethics in occupational therapy says that therapists have to provide services on the basis of accurate and current information, occupa...

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kolodziejs

Evidence Based Practice - 0 views

There are increasing demands placed on occupational therapists to ensure their practice is based on sound evidence. This article described and explains the process of evidence-based practice and it...

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meganthompson

Using Evidence to Promote the Distinct Value of Occupational Therapy - 1 views

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  • cwaits23 on 30 Jul 14
     
    In this article, Arbesman, Lieberman, and Metzler discuss the importance of best practice through evidence in clinical decision making. The authors define the framework of EBP as requiring integration of information from clinical experience and reasoning, preferences of clients and their families, and findings of best available research. Also discussed in this article are AOTA Practice Guidelines, Critically Appraised Topics, interventions for health through living independently, and interventions for chronic care management.
  • stewarts3 on 03 Aug 14
     
    This is an AJOT article, published in 2014, that discusses how OT practitioners should use evidence/research in order to promote the value of the profession of occupational therapy. The article discusses evidence-based practice and how it is emerging to become the norm of all major healthcare professions, including OT.
  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    This article highlights the fact that it is the responsibility of occupational therapy practitioners to provide treatment that has sound evidence to support its use within the clinical setting. With continuous health care reforms, there is a great push for occupational therapist to utilize evidence-based practice when working with patients. In fact, the utilization of evidence in practice produces definable outcomes measures that will soon affect payment for services. By providing evidence-based services, occupational therapists are providing interventions that are both effective and cost-effective and reimbursable.
keriboyce

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Occupational therapy Evidence based practice TBI

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  • keriboyce on 02 Aug 16
     
    This article discusses TBI as a widely variable diagnosis in terms of demographics, presentation, deficits, and interventions provided. The research base for TBI is broad ranging from epidemiological studies to qualitative studies. The author of this article believes that we can do more to help our patients than the evidence can ever support. She believes that OT needs to move from the evidence-based philosophy to the evidence-informed practice to best integrate OT clinical expertise and research findings and to best serve clients with TBI.
lwasil08

Insights from Experts » Implementing Evidence-Based Practice within the VA - 0 views

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  • lwasil08 on 29 Jul 14
     
    This is a forum entry about implementing evidence-based practice within the VA. I found this interesting since evidence-based practice is something that not all OT's follow but we learn a lot about in school. The article talks about how some believe in evidence and some believe in clinical experience. This is probably an issue that will always be around, but reading different points of view is always helpful as we become OT's.
meganthompson

Introduction to Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy - 1 views

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  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    In this article the author discusses what is unique about evidence-based practice for occupational therapy practitioners and what the key issues of utilizing evidence in everyday practice are for both practitioners, as well as the entire field. According to the author evidence-based practice is about generating a research question and finding, appraising, and utilizing various research outlets in order to base clinical decisions and provide the best possible treatment to patients. As the author highlights, it is very important for occupational therapists to truly integrate research evidence with clinical expertise and client factors/preferences in order to provide effective, patient specific services. This push to utilize evidence-based practice is relatively new to occupational therapy and many occupational therapists struggle to devote their efforts to utilizing evidence in their practice. Some of the most common reasons include lack of time and skills to frame the clinical question, limited access to research databases, and difficulty integrating research information into clinical practice. While it may be a challenge it is important for us as occupational therapy practitioners to define what it is we do, while demonstrating that what we do is effective.
Megan Applegate

Evidence-Based-Practice - Benefits of EBP - 2 views

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Evidence-based practice

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  • Megan Applegate on 15 Nov 16
     
    This website summarizes the benefits of implementing evidence-based practice in the healthcare setting. This process may involve conducting research within the healthcare setting but it does not necessarily mean a healthcare professional has to be directly involved in conducting research. It can also mean to understand the latest evidence from research and use it to guide patient care to provide the best possible outcomes. Some of the benefits include a higher quality care that is supported by evidence and improved healthcare outcomes. This article also reports that healthcare professionals will also have increased confidence when making decisions and using critical thinking because their decisions will be supported. Using EBP may also reduce costs in healthcare because it is more effective and efficient. Insurance companies are also more likely to support practices that are evidence-based. It is important to understand the benefits of implementing EBP in occupational therapy because practitioners will be more likely to implement these supported practices if they understand the benefits.
decandiad

Evidence Based: The Process of EBP - 0 views

 Bennett, S., & Bennett, J. W. (2000). The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical decisions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 47(4), 171-180. doi:10...

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kaleycloud

Research Opportunities in the Area of Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury | American Jou... - 0 views

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  • kaleycloud on 27 Nov 16
     
    This article provides a summary by AOTA's Evidence-Based Practice Project of current evidence available in multiple areas which OT is involved with adults with TBI. By providing a summary of the current evidence available, OTs looking to be involved in research can use this information to create new research questions and see in which areas more evidence is needed to support OT. The areas summarized include arousal and alertness of people in a coma, motor function, cognitive impairment, visual-perceptual impairment, psychosocial/behavioral/emotional impairments, areas of occupation, and social participation.
ashleighlink

Evidence-Based Practice Resources - 0 views

This is a great website to explore evidence-based practice resources for OT. This page offers freely accessible resources, power-point presentations and links to evidence-based practice resources. ...

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kfesemyer

The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical deci... - 1 views

http://www.otseeker.com/Info/PDF/The%20Process%20of%20EBP.pdf As we move into the 21st century, there are increasing demands placed on occupational therapists to ensure their practice is based on ...

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kelseygallimore

The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical deci... - 0 views

As we move into the 21st century, there are increasing demands placed on occupational therapists to ensure their practice is based on sound evidence. Evidence-based practice is an approach to clini...

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kaleycloud

How Do We Change Practice When We Have the Evidence? | American Journal of Occupational... - 0 views

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  • kaleycloud on 27 Nov 16
     
    This article discusses evidence based practice and how even with evidence it can be difficulty to incorporate new changes into practice. There are several steps that need to be taken in order to properly incorporate new evidence into practice, such as determining relevance to setting, creating new guidelines, and adopting these new guidelines into practice. Due to several barriers, these changes typically do not take place immediately. Some barriers to adopting new research findings into practice include: profession, legislative, administrative, practitioner, patient/patient family, and value/belief barriers.
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