TY - JOUR
T1 - Systematic reviews informing occupational therapy
AU - Bennett, Sally
AU - Hoffmann, Tammy
AU - McCluskey, Annie
AU - Coghlan, Nicole
AU - Tooth, Leigh
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Objective. We sought to identify and describe the number, topics, and publishing trends of systematic reviews relevant to occupational therapy indexed in the OTseeker database. Method. We performed a cross-sectional survey of the systematic reviews contained in OTseeker in December 2011. Results. Of the 1,940 systematic reviews indexed in OTseeker, only 53 (2.7%) were published in occupational therapy journals. The most common diagnostic categories were stroke (n 5 195, 10.1%) and affective disorders (n 5 204, 10.5%). The most common intervention categories were consumer education (n 5 644, 33.2%) and psychosocial techniques (n 5 571, 29.4%). Only 390 (20.1%) of the 1,940 systematic reviews specifically involved occupational therapy. Conclusion. Occupational therapists need to search broadly to locate relevant systematic reviews or, alternatively, to use databases such as OTseeker. Clarity about the involvement of occupational therapy in reports of future research will improve the ability to identify occupational therapy research for all stakeholders. Finally, occupational therapy practitioners need to read systematic reviews critically to determine whether review conclusions are justified.
AB - Objective. We sought to identify and describe the number, topics, and publishing trends of systematic reviews relevant to occupational therapy indexed in the OTseeker database. Method. We performed a cross-sectional survey of the systematic reviews contained in OTseeker in December 2011. Results. Of the 1,940 systematic reviews indexed in OTseeker, only 53 (2.7%) were published in occupational therapy journals. The most common diagnostic categories were stroke (n 5 195, 10.1%) and affective disorders (n 5 204, 10.5%). The most common intervention categories were consumer education (n 5 644, 33.2%) and psychosocial techniques (n 5 571, 29.4%). Only 390 (20.1%) of the 1,940 systematic reviews specifically involved occupational therapy. Conclusion. Occupational therapists need to search broadly to locate relevant systematic reviews or, alternatively, to use databases such as OTseeker. Clarity about the involvement of occupational therapy in reports of future research will improve the ability to identify occupational therapy research for all stakeholders. Finally, occupational therapy practitioners need to read systematic reviews critically to determine whether review conclusions are justified.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2013.005819
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2013.005819
M3 - Article
C2 - 23597693
AN - SCOPUS:84877902542
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 67
SP - 345
EP - 354
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 3
ER -