Priority 1 from the Occupational Therapy PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How does occupational therapy make a difference and have impact on everyday lives? (JLA PSP Priority 1) | |
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| Overall ranking | 1 |
| JLA question ID | 0100/1 |
| Explanatory note | The purpose of this question is to explore the unique contribution that occupational therapy makes to people who access services and the impact it has on their everyday lives. |
| Evidence |
Evidence addressing this question is largely anecdotal in nature or from conference abstracts (eg. Stuart-Neil, 2016) and there are no research studies directly addressing this question. This is an area of uncertainty. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic Health Relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | What impact does occupational therapy make to people's lives? ~ How do Occupational therapists explain how they can make a difference to people's lives ~ how can we evidence the difference to a persons life as a result of OT intervention in community mental health rehabilitation and recovery? ~ What do they feel would have happened/ life have been like without OT? |
| Submitted by | Occupational therapists, Carers, Students, Services Users, People with a different interest, Other |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0100 |
| PSP name | Occupational Therapy |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 66 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 27 July 2020 |