ArticlePain research & management2018
Occupational Therapy's Unique Contribution to Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review.
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- Characteristics of Early Interventions for Pain and Function Following Lower Extremity Joint Replacement: Systematic Review.Occupational therapy in health care · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Occupational Engagement on Lifestyle in Adults Living with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Occupational therapy international · 2022Pooled it
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- Occupational therapy contribution to the management of chronic pain in primary care: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Occupational therapy in pain management: An exploration and description of current UK practice.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Positive Association between Patients' Perception of Chronic Pain Rehabilitation as a Personally Meaningful Experience and the Flourishing Aspect of Well-Being.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Unraveling the Complex Web of Fibromyalgia: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Interdisciplinary pain program participants with high catastrophizing scores improve function utilizing enriched therapeutic encounters and integrative health techniques: a retrospective study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Management of Chronic Pain by Occupational Therapist: A Description of Practice Profile.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2023Article
- [Multiprofessional treatment approach in chronic back pain].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2023Review
- Co-designing a Canadian adaptation of a lifestyle-oriented intervention aimed to improve daily functioning of individuals living with chronic pain: a multi-method study protocol of REVEAL(OT) Canada.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- The experience of meaningful rehabilitation as perceived by people with chronic pain: A phenomenological study.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Occupational therapists' perspectives on current practice in chronic pain and sleep disturbances.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2022Article
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- Exploring the experiences of individuals living with persistent pain using a visual art diary.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2022Article
- Role of Rehabilitation in Opioid Tapering: A Scoping Review.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2022Article
- Feasibility assessment of an occupational therapy lifestyle intervention added to multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment at a Danish pain centre: a qualitative evaluation from the perspectives of patients and clinicians.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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Abstract
Occupational therapy (OT) makes a unique contribution to chronic pain (CP) management due to its overarching focus on occupation. The aim of this scoping review was to describe current knowledge about this contribution by documenting OT roles, models, assessments, and intervention methods used with adults living with CP. A systematic search exploring 10 databases and gray literature from 2006 to 2017 was conducted. Fifty-two sources were retained and analysed. Results bring forward the main role of OT being improving activities and participation (76.9 %), the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance (9.6 %), and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (21.2 %). Within the 30 reported interventions, 73.3% related directly to the person, 20% pertained to occupation (activities and participation), and 6.7% addressed environmental factors. The distinction and complementarity between the bottom-up and the top-down approaches to OT intervention were discussed. This review highlights OT specificity in adult CP management.
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