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ReviewOccupational therapy international2024

The Occupational Therapy Profession in Saudi Arabia.

Naif Qasem Aljabri, Kim Bulkeley, Anne Cusick

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Review in Occupational therapy international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Assessing respiratory therapists' compliance with cystic fibrosis guidelines in Saudi Arabia: A descriptive quantitative study.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2025
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  7. Occupational Therapists' Perspective on Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation Practice in Saudi Arabia: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Naif Qasem AljabriCollege of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-0156
Kim BulkeleyFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7595-5624
Anne CusickFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-1462

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To provide an evidence-based description of how the occupational therapy profession operates in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A case study methodology set out an evidence-based description of occupational therapy in Saudi Arabia. Three procedures were used: (1) a structured narrative review of publications on occupational therapy in Saudi Arabia based on searches of seven healthcare databases; (2) an audit of "grey literature" about or referring to occupational therapy education, practice, research, or the profession in Saudi Arabia using Google Scholar, Google search, official documents and websites, and relevant global organisation such as the WFOT website and documents; and (3) consultation with occupational therapists to further discuss emerging evidence from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature about occupational therapy in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected in Arabic and English. Conclusion: Occupational therapy in Saudi Arabia is growing regarding the size of the workforce and the number of programmes and services provided, thus contributing to the health and well-being of the population primarily through rehabilitation. Further development of the profession is necessary.

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Occupational TherapyHumansOccupational TherapistsSaudi Arabia

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PMID38274406
PMCPMC10807978

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