50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know

Productive Aging 1. Occupational Therapy for Independent-Living Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial 2. Integration of balance and strength training into daily life activity to reduce rate of falls in older people (the LiFE study): randomised parallel trial. 3. Prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET): a randomised controlled trial. 4. Tailored activities to manage neuropsychiatric behaviors in persons with dementia and reduce caregiver burden: a randomized pilot study. 5. Community based occupational therapy for patients with dementia and their care givers: randomised controlled trial. 6. Effectiveness of Assistive Technology and Environmental Interventions in Maintaining Independence and Reducing Home Care Costs for the Frail Elderly 7. Efficacy of occupational therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomised controlled trial. 8. Community aging in place, advancing better living for elders: A bio-behavioral-environmental intervention to improve function and health-related quality of life in disabled older adults. 9. A randomized, controlled trial of a group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated activity restriction in older adults. Health/Wellness 1. The integration of occupational therapy into primary care: a multiple case study design 2. OPTIMAL, an occupational therapy led self-management support programme for people with multimorbidity in primary care: a randomized controlled trial 3. The Long-Term Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational-Behavioural Joint Protection Programme for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis 4. Occupational therapy interventions for chronic diseases: A scoping review 5. Occupational therapy intervention improves glycemic control and quality of life among young adults with diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living with Diabetes (REAL Diabetes) randomized controlled trial Work and Industry 1. The effect of education on backpack wearing and posture in a middle school population 2. Factors Associated With Success in an Occupational Rehabilitation Program for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 3. Return to work in the context of everyday life 7-11 years after spinal cord injury -- a follow-up study 4. Outcomes of a Vocational Program for Persons With AIDS 5. Environmental factors impacting work satisfaction and performance for adults with autism spectrum disorders Mental Health 1. Weight loss intervention for people with serious mental illness: a randomized controlled trial of the RENEW program 2. The importance of personal medicine: A qualitative study of resilience in people with psychiatric disabilities 3. Randomized controlled pilot study of an occupational time-use intervention for people with serious mental illness. 4. Supported education for Adults with psychiatric disabilities: effectiveness of an occupational therapy program 5. Optimizing arousal to manage aggression: A pilot study of sensory modulation 6. The body can change the score: Empirical support for somatic regulation in the treatment of traumatized adolescents 7. Occupation-based intervention for addictive disorders: A systematic review Children/Youth 1. Hyper-responsivity to touch and vestibular stimuli as a predictor of positive response to sensory integration procedures by autistic children 2. Autism during infancy: A retrospective video analysis of sensory-motor and social behaviors at 9-12 months of age 3. Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study 4. Factor Analysis on the Sensory Profile From a National Sample of Children Without Disabilities 5. Effects of constraint-induced movement therapy in young children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: and adapted model 6. Moderate versus light pressure massage therapy leads to greater weight gain in preterm infants 7. A Content Validity Study of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory 8. The Test of Playfulness and Children with Physical Disabilities 9. Perceived Environmental Barriers to Recreational, Community, and School Participation for Children and Youth with Physical Disabilities 10. The Complexities Embedded in Family-Centered Care 11. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy for Children with Sensory Modulation Disorder Rehab/Disability 1. Length of stay and recovery rate influence patients' functional outcomes in post-acute care after hip fracture surgery. 2. Evaluating driving as a valued instrumental activity of daily living 3. Lifestyle Changes and Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury in the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Study Lifestyle Intervention 4. What does participation mean? An insider perspective from people with disabilities. 5. Systematic Review of Occupational Therapy and Adult Cancer Rehabilitation: Part 1. Impact of Physical Activity and Symptom Management Interventions. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(2). Systematic Review of Occupational Therapy and Adult Cancer Rehabilitation: Part 2. Impact of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation and Psychosocial, Sexuality, and Return-to-Work Interventions. 6. The Canadian occupational performance measure: An outcome measure for occupational therapy 7. Randomized controlled trial of an energy conservation course for persons with multiple sclerosis 8. Clinical reasoning: Forms of inquiry in a therapeutic practice 9. Combined Cognitive-Strategy and Task-Specific Training Improve Transfer to Untrained Activities in Subacute Stroke: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial 10. Effectiveness of Occupation- and Activity-Based Interventions to Improve Everyday Activities and Social Participation for People With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review 11. Higher hospital spending on occupational therapy is associated with lower readmission rates 12. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial 13. A synthesis of the effects of occupational therapy for persons with stroke. Part I: restoration of roles, tasks, and activities A Synthesis of the Effects of Occupational Therapy for Persons With Stroke, Part II: Remediation of Impairments