Is this the most appropriate intervention and treatment for my client?
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This is where research comes in! Research is how we, as occupational therapists, know that certain treatments and activities can help our clients.
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Research Practice Patient Preference
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Formally, evidenced-based practice is the “conscious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” (Mirza, 2023).
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This process ensures that our practice is effective!
We can use research findings to our advantage and have it guide our clinical decision-making (Ottenbacher, 1987).
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In a way, research makes our lives easier and of course, makes our clients’ care better too!
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This relationship between research, your practice, and patient care is evidence-based practice.
Now you might be thinking:
Okay, yes! Then how does it connect to our use of occupation?
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As you may know, occupations are the core of our profession. We use occupations to guide our care and ensure that it is client-centered. The reason why we are able to use occupation is because of research!
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Research builds a strong case for us that occupational therapy promotes health, well-being and quality of life (Pizzi and Richards, 2017).
We do this by creating effective solutions that facilitate participation in meaningful activities and everyday living (Pizzi and Richards, 2017).
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Without research and evidence, we would not be able to use occupations in our care.
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Now you might be thinking:
I see! Are there any other reasons why research matters in occupational therapy?
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Research does exactly that!
Research helps us establish occupational therapy as a true profession as it creates the foundational background and basis for our practice (Ottenbacher, 1987).
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Great question!
And explain what you do and make a case for why you are needed?
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Establishing our profession at high standards and alongside other healthcare professions is done through evidence-based practice. If you want to gain recognition as a true profession, evidence-based practice is the best route!
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Now you might be thinking:
I understand why research matters now, but how do we implement it?
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There are plenty of ways to combine research and practice!
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1. Using the findings from research studies and applying them directly to problems in clinical practice.
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2. Creating a theory from research and eventually using that theory to guide practice.
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3. Using the procedural methods of applied research on the implementation and evaluation of our clinical practice.
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Relying on these methods helps to ensure that there is constant evidence-based practice occurring in our profession.
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We're relying on you to lean on this process and be the building blocks for the refinement of our profession!
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This was super helpful!
I feel more confident in my understanding of why research matters in occupational therapy.I can't wait to start implementing it!
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According to Ottenbacher (1987), there are 3 different ways...
Think about it this way.Have you ever had to justify your role as an occupational therapist?
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