Occupational therapy interventions for adults with learning disabilities: evaluating referrals received pre and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted on service provision for adults who have a learning disability, resulting in reduced occupational activities, routine, and social contact. Objective: To analyse referrals received for Occupational Therapy intervention for adults who have...
| Publicado en: | Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional Vol. 30; pp. 1 - 16 |
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Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar
2022
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161291180&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161291180 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 25268910 L4GL jtl: Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional issn: 25268910 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2022 vid: 30 pid: 68082 pub: Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar artinfo: ui: 161291180 161291180 161291180 10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO253133082 161291180 ppf: 1 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Occupational therapy interventions for adults with learning disabilities: evaluating referrals received pre and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. aug: au: Haythorne, Rebecca Cezar da Cruz, Daniel Marinho Turner, Helen affil: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom sug: subj: Occupational Therapy Methods Intellectual Disability Therapy Referral and Consultation Evaluation COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care Delivery Human Adult Descriptive Research England Descriptive Statistics Surveys Data Analysis Software Equipment Safety Evaluation Functional Assessment Evaluation Psychomotor Performance Evaluation Sensation Evaluation Adult: 19-44 years ab: Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted on service provision for adults who have a learning disability, resulting in reduced occupational activities, routine, and social contact. Objective: To analyse referrals received for Occupational Therapy intervention for adults who have a learning disability pre-COVID-19 (2019) and during COVID-19 (2020). Method: This is a descriptive study conducted as a service evaluation with an NHS Trust Clinical Effectiveness Team in a city in the North of England. The data source was obtained from referral documentation. Quantitative and qualitative data were extracted from a data Performa and analysed using descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode, and standard deviation) performed by the Software Microsoft Excel. Results: The total number of cases used in this evaluation was 274. There was an increase in referrals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the greatest increase was for Occupational Therapy intervention focusing on engagement in meaningful occupation. Over both years the predominant referrals were for equipment reviews. Conclusion: Data collected captures a broad range of information regarding Occupational Therapy service provision pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic and puts this in the context of future considerations regarding the Occupational Therapy services for adults who have a learning disability. Introdução: A pandemia de COVID-19 impactou significativamente na prestação de serviços para adultos com dificuldades de aprendizagem, resultando em atividades ocupacionais, rotina e contato social reduzidos. Objetivo: Analisar os encaminhamentos recebidos para intervenção de terapia ocupacional para adultos com dificuldades de aprendizagem pré-COVID-19 (2019) e durante a COVID-19 (2020). Método: Estudo descritivo realizado como avaliação de serviço com uma equipe de eficácia clínica do Serviço Nacional de Saúde, em uma cidade do norte da Inglaterra, Reino Unido. A fonte de dados foi obtida a partir da documentação de encaminhamentos. Os dados quantitativos e qualitativos foram extraídos de uma plataforma de dados e analisados descritivamente em média, mediana, moda e desvio padrão, por meio do Software Microsoft Excel. Resultados: O número total de casos utilizados nesta avaliação foi de duzentos e setenta e quatro (n=274). Identificou-se que houve um aumento de encaminhamentos durante a pandemia de COVID-19, sendo o maior para a intervenção de terapia ocupacional com foco no engajamento em ocupação significativa. Nos dois anos, os encaminhamentos predominantes foram para revisões de equipamentos. Conclusão: Os dados coletados capturam uma ampla gama de informações sobre a prestação de serviços de terapia ocupacional pré e durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Tais informações subsidiam considerações futuras sobre os serviços de terapia ocupacional para adultos com dificuldades de aprendizagem. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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