Characteristics of research with older people (over 65 years) in occupational therapy journals, 2013-2017

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Johannes H Österholm, Åsa Larsson Ranada

Abstract

Background: A growing population of older people will require different types of occupational therapy services in the future. For occupational therapists to provide effective services and to optimize care, their practice must rely on high-quality evidence. Research is one important pillar of evidence-based practice. Therefore, it is important to examine the research published in occupational therapy journals, which guides practitioners in their work with clients.Aim: The overall aim of this study was to review research characteristics in articles with older persons as participants, aged over 65 years, with or without illness, diseases or disabilities, reported in occupational therapy journals during the period 2013-2017.Materials and methods: Data was collected from peer-reviewed occupational therapy journals and categorized in relation to research characteristics using descriptive statistics.Results: The findings show that most articles presented basic research, using quantitative design where the sources of data were instruments.Conclusion: The findings suggest that both qualitative and quantitative articles use appropriate sample sizes. However, descriptions of the studied populations are frequently unclear, which may affect...Continue Reading

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Jul 19, 2005·Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine·Alarcos CiezaGerold Stucki
Dec 18, 2007·Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics·André E BussièresCynthia Peterson
Jun 24, 2008·Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy·Asa LarssonJan-Erik Hagberg
Oct 2, 2008·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Sharon A Gutman
Feb 6, 2010·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Susan L Murphy
Jul 22, 2010·Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA·Jonathan Potter
Jun 30, 2012·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Mariana D'Amico
Feb 26, 2013·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Stephen J Page, Andrew C Persch
Jul 10, 2014·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Andrew W PearlJames J McPherson
Nov 15, 2014·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Mariana D'Amico
Sep 19, 2015·Occupational Therapy International·Hirofumi NagayamaKeita Yamauchi
Dec 9, 2015·Australasian Journal on Ageing·Stephen Duckett
Jul 2, 2016·Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy·Anne-Le Morville, Lena-Karin Erlandsson
May 17, 2017·Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy·Ted BrownKenneth N K Fong
Nov 15, 2017·The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association·Lorie Gage Richards
Jan 19, 2018·Australian Occupational Therapy Journal·Ted BrownYuh-Shan Ho

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