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The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Disaster Areas: Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Functional Chewing Training Compared with Standard Treatment in a Population of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Psychometric properties of the Community Integration Questionnaire - Revised (CIQ-R) in an Italian population with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord series and cases · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) in Italian Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) in a Population of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of Community Occupational Therapy Interventions: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evidence and gap map of studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions for people with disabilities in low-and middle-income countries.Campbell systematic reviews · 2020Article
- Relationship of environmental disturbances and the infectious potential of fungi.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2018Review
- Effectiveness of Integrated Neurocognitive Therapy on Cognitive Impairment and Functional Outcome for Schizophrenia Outpatients.Schizophrenia research and treatment · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundDisasters are increasingly more frequent events on our planet. During disaster the role of the occupational therapist will require a more specific operative framework within nongovernmental organizations and community health services.
designSystematic review.
objectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate the evidence that highlight occupational therapist's role in disaster area through a systematic review. MATERIALS AND
methodsResearch on MEDLINE was performed. All articles from 2005 to 2015 concerning rehabilitation and occupational therapy in disaster areas were included.
resultsTen studies were selected to be included in this review. Four interesting points emerged: the importance of having rehabilitation intervention in postdisaster situations, the necessity to include a rehabilitation team in the early phase of disaster response, the need to provide a method to address the difficult evacuation, and finding the safest method of transport of people with preexisting disabilities and new injuries.
conclusionsThe amount of evidence with respect to specific intervention of the occupational therapist's role in a disaster situation is limited. However some evidence suggests that it could be a good means for reducing the number of medical complications and deaths of persons with preexisting disabilities. The evidences found highlight the necessity to create a multidisciplinary team addressing needs in disasters situation, in which the occupational therapist could certainly contribute.
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