http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7580/1196?variant=full-text&grp=1

This article examined the effectiveness of community-based occupational therapy for patients with dementia. The results indicated that community-based OT for dementia patients increased independent functioning in patients and decreased care burden among caregivers.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01339.x/full

I found this article to be interesting and important. During my second rotations, we did home visits for some of the patients returning home, but not for all. My CI was unclear as to why, and I found this article helpful.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52411.x/full

This is a RCT that examined an OT community exercise program for the reduction of falls. The program was dubbed Stepping Up program and was multifaceted and included adaptation for those with low vision, and even CBT.

http://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/331/7520/817.full.pdf

This is an RCT for an OT falls prevention treatment program. In this study, an OT completed a home assessment of each participant and then the participants were randomly assigned to groups in which a home mod program was compared to a home exercise program. The results indicate that the home mod program was more successful at reducing falls.

http://plaza.ufl.edu/mlwsail/3_prevention%20PROFET.pdf

This is a RCT for a fall prevention program. Basically this RCT examined a multi-disciplinary approach to preventing falls. The researches found significant reduction in falls via multidisciplinary approach in this study.

https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/42/2/280/1788448

Doesn't come with the occupational therapy tag, but I think it's important to consider when looking at the many psychosocial layers of individuals living with chronic pain and how that pain interferes with intimacy and social participation.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvador_Algado/publication/233642218_Sexuality_and_Occupational_Therapy_Exploring_the_Link/links/5631f34808ae13bc6c358b24.pdf

This is an article I read awhile ago about sexuality and occupational therapy. The basic premise is that authors found that OTs acknowledge sex as an area of occupation that is under-served with the primary reasons being lack of education in the area.

http://www.marianjoylibrary.org/Residency/Focus/documents/Ref64.pdf

This a comprehensive meta-analysis of OT treatments and OT related treatment interventions for patients with Parkinson's Disease.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442214700559

This is paper describes a clinical trial of an occupational therapy home intervention. The authors highlight the notion that literature is lacking in OT in terms of treatment interventions. This home-based program shows promising results for clinical use.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryo_Momosaki/publication/50986078_Anti-spastic_effect_of_low-frequency_rTMS_applied_with_occupational_therapy_in_post-stroke_patients_with_upper_limb_hemiparesis/links/56510e4508ae1ef929722ce6.pdf

This study examined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with OT in reduction of spasticity. This is a new approach and the results appear to be promising. It will be interesting to read more about this approach in the future.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/30/11/2369.short

An old article, and no longer called "forced use", rather now its termed constraint induced therapy and this approach was used most often in the outpatient clinic I worked during my first rotation.

http://www.bmj.com/content/335/7626/922?variant=full

This is a systematic review of issues in ADLs post stroke and to determine the benefits of OT treatment approaches for individuals with ADL deficits post stroke. It was found that OT treatment approaches focusing on ADLs improved ADL performance among individuals recovering from a stroke.

https://ac.els-cdn.com/S1569186112000472/1-s2.0-S1569186112000472-main.pdf?_tid=7ad8ee08-daec-11e7-b854-00000aab0f02&acdnat=1512609666_86042c8041e8a76ced5eb6810ecfb593

As the title states, this is a systematic review of the effectiveness of mirror therapy for UE hemiperisis post stroke. I actually read this at my first rotation and was able to use mirror therapy when treating stroke patients. Form my experience, much depends on consistency.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs004150200058?LI=true

This is a review of studies regarding physiotherapeutic concepts of UE function post stroke. The article discusses motor learning and EMS for stroke recovery. The review compares Bobath and Brunnstrom to other approaches in motor learning and suggests potential clinical applications of evidence-based treatment.

https://www.myotspot.com/occupational-therapy-in-mental-health/

This article is about the different types of settings in which OTs treat patients with mental illnesses. Included in the article are the following settings, acute care, home health, community centers, state hospitals, assisted living, and skilled nursing. In short, the article describes an OT's roles and responsibilities as well as typical duties associated with that setting.

file:///C:/Users/dunnc/Downloads/249.pdf

This article describes professionalism in occupational therapy.Basically, the author use the heart, mind, and soul as metaphors for how an OT exerts professionalism in the profession.

file:///C:/Users/dunnc/Downloads/268.pdf

This article discusses holism in OT. The author discusses the roots of OT and the holistic approach to care in those roots. The author discusses the need for holism, the evidence supporting its use, and a call to use holism in the future.

http://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/Abstract/2006/06000/Psychological_and_Behavioral_Aspects_of_Complex.5.aspx

This is an abstract to an article I read on campus a while ago for an assignment but cannot find the full article pdf.. Basically, this article discusses the variety of psychological issues that an individual with CRPS experiences and that OTs should educate patients and their families on these issues.

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1869179

This is an interesting journal article discussing sleep and play positioning in relation to motor milestone achievement. The results suggest that infant gross motor development may be related to sleep and play positioning and that OTs treating infants may use this information during the evaluation.

http://rehab-insider.advanceweb.com/aging-in-place-an-ots-testimonial/

This is another testimonial from an OT who has shared her decision to change homes to maximize her ability to age in place. This article was interesting considering my wife and I just bought a new house of which is not set up to allow us to safely age in place.