Occupational therapy’s use of yoga in post-stroke care.
OT Research Article Spotlight: Occupational therapy’s use of yoga in post-stroke care.
Research Bite: Common Statistical Tests, Null Hypothesis, and Statistical Significance.
Statistics In the simplest terms, statistics is the calculated differences between groups. In the case of a research study, in the simplest terms, statistics gives you information on the strength of the differences between groups with whatever dependent variable the researcher is observing. These groups can be the intervention group and control group or different …
Ending the week on a positive note…
Happy Hanukkah for those that celebrate! I hope everyone can enjoy the Holiday with family and friends in a reimagined way! What a week! What a week! Do you remember when you were younger, and you always said something twice to emphasize the importance or level of seriousness. For example, Am I in trouble or …
Reading as an Occupation…What I read in November.
This month’s books tackled some worthy subjects: Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease and raising a transgender child, both books that can provide a perspective that can positively impact occupational therapy services. There were also a couple of new mysteries, my preferred genre, from two of my favorite authors. *=affiliate links Still Alice by Lisa Genova * …
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Ending the week on a positive note…
How did we get to December?! This year, time simultaneously stood still and moved at warp speed at the same time. I think we are all looking forward to the end of this month and the start of 2021! This was an interesting week for occupational therapy news. From what I read, the energy for …
Ending the week on a positive note…
Black Friday edition! No sales here, just OT news, which is even better! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day. I am sure that this year the festivities were different than last year. However, our level of gratitude may be greater? I know that everyone that I spoke to had a laser focus on …
Research Bite: The benefits of using a systematic review to learn about your research topic.
Though systematic reviews can seem daunting to read and digest, this research design has many benefits for your literature review and study design. The benefits of using a systematic review: The methods section is a blueprint for how to complete research on your topic where you learn:Key words/phrases to search on your topicDatabases to use …
OT Research Article Spotlight: Systematic Review of Telerehabilitation in Occupational Therapy Practice.
Article Effects of telerehabilitation in occupational therapy practice: A systematic review. Authors Goris Hung KN and Kenneth NK Fong Journal Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy Research Design Systematic Review Purpose The purpose of this study was to review the current evidence on the application of telerehabilitation and its clinical outcomes in OT practice over …
OT Research Article Spotlight
The skills needed to be successful in occupational therapy fieldwork is more important than ever. Researchers study the skills needed to be successful with this important clinical component of being an occupational therapy practitioner.
Open Access Journals and Resources for Occupational Therapy Research
Comprehensive resource for open access journals that contain occupational therapy research and a straightforward guide to complete research on a topic.
OT Research Corner 