Becoming Critical Consumers of Evidence in Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth.

This special issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy on interventions for children and youth highlights the current developments in and evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions and psychometric properties of assessments for children and youth. In this guest...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8
Autores principales: Grajo, Lenin C., Laverdure, Patricia, Weaver, Lindy L., Kingsley, Karrie
Formato: editorial pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Occupational Therapy Association Mar/Apr2020
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Sumario:This special issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy on interventions for children and youth highlights the current developments in and evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions and psychometric properties of assessments for children and youth. In this guest editorial, we identify various factors that challenge the implementation of evidence-based strategies in daily clinical practice. We assert that scholars, educators, and practitioners need to address several strategic steps. To facilitate critical consumption of evidence in practice, efforts need to be made to build capacity for evidence production and evidence use through implementation science and to ensure that evidence-based practice is not only taught but also reflectively applied across the educational curriculum and that clinicians are given more access to resources that are easy to translate to daily clinical practice.