Practice

AOTA for You • Evidence in Practice
TBI
Children
and Youth
Interested in increasing
your evidence-based
practice (EBP) knowledge-base
and skills in a
school setting? Cahill, Egan,
Wallingford, Huber-Lee, and
Dess-McGuire’s (2015) article
featured in the March/
April 2015 issue of the
American Journal of Occupational
Therapy demonstrates
the effectiveness of
a 17-month EBP initiative
to significantly improve
EBP knowledge and skills
for school-based occupational
therapy practitioners.
To learn more about the
initiative and how it can be
used to build your own EBP
skills, visit www.ajot.aota.
org. For more school-based
practice EBP resources,
visit www.aota.org/
practice/children-youth/
evidence-based.
Work
& Industry
Learn how a structured
intervention program can
reduce pain and improve
body posture in health care
professionals in the Critically
Appraised Paper (CAP)
at http://goo.gl/iOxo25.
Based on a peer-reviewed
article, the CAP provides an
at-a-glance summary of the
effectiveness of an ergonomic
program that offers
education and skill training
to address work-related
body posture and lower-back
pain. The program
can be used as in-service
or continuing education
opportunity to prevent or
restore function for health
care professionals. For other
CAPs and information on
opportunities to submit
or serve as a reviewer for
a CAP, visit www.aota.
org/practice/researchers/
evidence-exchange.
Mental Health
Learn how a life review
writing workshop can
reduce depressive symptoms
and increase social support
in older adults in the
Critically Appraised Paper
(CAP) available at http://
goo.gl/ygVZUw. Based on
a peer-reviewed article, the
CAP provides an at-a-glance
summary and methods of
a randomized control trial,
8-week writing workshop
held in senior residencies.
Occupational therapy
practitioners can use the
program as an intervention
to address the psychosocial
needs of older adults. For
other CAPs and information
on opportunities to submit
or serve as a reviewer for
a CAP, visit www.aota.
org/practice/researchers/
evidence-exchange.
Rehab
& Disability
A recent AOTA systematic
review reported moderate
evidence that activity-based
interventions focused on client-centered
goals delivered
in a relevant environment
by an occupational therapist
can improve occupational
performance for individuals
with TBI. To find out more
and learn about other key
evidence recommendations
in areas such as cognition,
vision, behavior, motor
function, social participation
for individuals with
TBI, check out the Critically
Appraised Topics (CATs) at
www.aota.org/practice/
rehabilitation-disability/
evidence-based.
For more, check out http://www.aota.org/Practice/
Researchers/EBP-Resources.aspx
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Education
I
ncorporating
evidence-based practice (EBP) into the
classroom is essential to help students understand the
value of EBP and to prepare them to apply EBP as
fieldwork students and new practitioners. AOTA has
numerous EBP resources and tools that can be seamlessly
incorporated into curricula to provide students with a
strong, comprehensive background of EBP in many practice
areas. To learn more about how to incorporate the resources
into curricula, visit www.aota.org/education-careers/
educators/evidence.
Productive Aging
What is the distinct value of occupational therapy
to address driving and community mobility? In the latest
AOTA Everyday Evidence Podcast, Wendy Stav, PhD, OTR/L,
SCDCM, FAOTA, explains how occupational therapy services
help older adults stay safe on the road and access the community
despite age-related changes. To listen to the podcast and
learn more about the evidence for driving and community
mobility, visit http://goo.gl/v5h4D0.
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