Issues

The box clicking test can be used as a tool for research as well as to clinically observe whether occupational therapy clients have visual–motor integration difficulties that interfere with their use of a computer, smartphone, or tablet.

This study found that patients with different stroke severity may have different priorities that influence their self-perceived levels of overall recovery.

This scoping review synthesizes evidence on the contexts, purposes, and operationalization of community-engaged implementation research (CEIR), focusing on implementation strategies in occupational therapy research.

This study found that the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) can be used to differentiate between medically at-risk drivers who are likely to pass a comprehensive driving evaluation and those who are likely to fail or need restrictions.

Care partners’ role in supporting their child’s engagement with the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) occupational therapy approach improved over time as their confidence in their child’s problem-solving abilities increased.

This systematic review highlights occupational therapy’s distinct value and role in the rehabilitation of adults with low vision.

This scoping review identifies factors that facilitate or serve as barriers to caregivers’ role in performing home occupational therapy programs for infants and children with a neuromotor and neuromuscular diagnosis.

The Moss Attention Rating Scale can be used to identify behavioral problems related to self-feeding independence, which can help occupational therapists to develop rehabilitation programs for their clients who have experienced a stroke.

This pilot study highlights how the Comprehensive Operating Room Ergonomics program can effectively address a projected surgeon shortage by 2025 due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders, which affect surgeons’ health and job continuity.

This is the first study to use an occupational lens to examine how adolescents share their responsibility for managing their Type 1 diabetes in secondary school.

Using the Task Load Index is a reliable and valid indicator of typical whole day workload experienced by adults with Type 1 diabetes.

The study authors developed a smart home modification program to improve daily living and quality of life for people with physical disabilities.

GripAble, a novel assessment and treatment device, allows occupational therapy practitioners with different experiences to assess grip strength in healthy hands quickly, precisely, and with excellent reliability.

This scoping review explored the development of a doctoral capstone research agenda that articulates best practices as well as the distinct purpose and value of the doctoral capstone in occupational therapy education and for the profession.

The findings of this scoping review suggest that occupational therapists should consider recommending weighted blankets as a sleep intervention option for people of all ages.

This review explored literature to describe school-based occupational therapists’ roles in supporting students with disabilities who experience large educational transitions.

The study found that sickle cell disease is a risk factor for lower than expected fine motor performance across multiple domains and that these deficits also affect functional academic skills.

The results of this study can serve as a framework to improve education, practice, and clinical research in outpatient occupational therapy for children on the autism spectrum.

In this The Issue Is column the authors discuss actionable steps occupational therapists can take to place them at the forefront of maximizing functional and quality-of-life outcomes for people living with long COVID.

The authors argue for the development of guidelines for completing occupational therapy capstones in unhoused settings.

These Practice Guidelines will assist occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and researchers in applying evidence and expert opinion to practice across the cancer continuum of care, including identifying gaps in care.