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Occupational therapy research on assistive technology and physical environmental issues - A literature review

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Summary, in English

Background. To determine future directions for research in the area of assistive technology and physical environmental issues, it is important to have an understanding of prior research. Purpose. This literature review examined how assistive technology and physical environmental issues have been studied in the research published in international peer-reviewed occupational therapy journals. Method. Five recent volumes of nine journals were manually searched utilizing specific criteria. The publications were classified according to their perspective, application of the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model, and the research design. Results. Both research fields demonstrated use of different research methods and they displayed equal needs with regard to improved research methodologies. Practice Implications. There are a lack of studies involving all three PEO components indicating a lack of research in occupational performance issues. Further research

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

109-119

Publication/Series

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volume

73

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Topic

  • Occupational Therapy

Keywords

  • ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • LITERATU REREVIEW
  • MODELS
  • THEORETICAL

Status

Published

Research group

  • Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0008-4174