Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy: Power Point Presentation

The following PDF provides a power-point presentation about evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. It may be used for educational purposes on the basis that it is unaltered. Compiled (2006).

Evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: An introduction.
(PDF 1.4MB)

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: Articles

• Bennett, S. & Bennett, J.W. (2000). The process of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: Informing clinical decisions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 47, 171-80.
  Free full text access (Author’s version).
  (PDF 265 KB)

• Sackett, D.L., Rosenberg, W., Gray, JAM, Haynes, R.B.,& Richardson, W.S. Evidence-Based Medicine: What it is and what it isn't. http://www.cebm.net/ebm_is_isnt.asp
  Based on an editorial from the British Medical Journal on 13th January 1996 (BMJ 1996; 312: 71-2)

OTseeker Tutorial

OTseeker Tutorial: Evidence-Based Practice and Understanding Randomised Controlled Trials.

Evidence-based practice and OTseeker: Articles

• Bennett, S., Hoffmann, T., McCluskey, A., McKenna, K., Strong, J., & Tooth, L. (2003). Evidence-based practice forum. Introducing OTseeker (Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence): A new evidence database for occupational therapists. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57, 635-8.

Free full text access.
(PDF 204KB)

The following tutorial demonstrates how to use OTseeker:

Online tour of OTseeker: Powerpoint Presentation
(PPT 2.4MB)

The following brochure provides basic information about OTseeker and may be copied as required:

OTseeker Brochure. To be used for education or marketing
(172 KB PDF)

Searching for Evidence: Links

• Centre for Evidence Based Medicine : Searching for the Best Evidence in Clinical Journals
  http://www.cebm.net/searching.asp
  The Centre for Evidence Based Medicine website has a good overview of issues associated with searching the literature for research evidence including search filters
  
  
• CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Program)
  Sources of evidence
  This site provides a guide to publications, databases, web resources and organisations that are useful in helping to locate evidence-based health care information
  
  
• Search filters
  CASP also provides search filters for a range of bibliographic databases

PEDro Scale (Partitioned): Critical Appraisal Checklist for RCTs
This is a link to the PEDro Scale (partitioned). It is the scale used for rating the methodological quality and statistical reporting of articles contained in OTseeker. It is an adaptation of the PEDro scale that was developed for the PEDro database

(PDF 54KB)

Guidelines for Using PEDro Scale (Partitioned)
These guidelines provide a more detailed explanation of each criteria in the PEDro Scale (partitioned) and provides links to articles providing in depth discussion of the issues involved

(PDF 96KB)

OTseeker Tutorial: Evidence-Based Practice and Understanding Randomised Controlled Trials

The following tutorial includes a detailed discussion of critical appraisal issues for RCT. Click on the link to access the tutorial.

Critical Appraisal: Links

• CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (UK)
  http://www.phru.nhs.uk/casp/casp.htm
  This site includes critical appraisal checklists that can be downloaded (for systematic reviews, RCTs, cohort studies, qualitative research) information on appraisal workshops, as well as brief tutorials on quantitative and qualitative methodological issues.
  
  
• Occupational Therapy Evidence Based Practice Research Group (Canada)
  http://www-fhs.mcmaster.ca/rehab/ebp
  The McMaster University Occupational Therapy Evidence-Based Practice Research Group aims to focus on research that critically reviews evidence regarding the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions. They have developed tools to use in the evaluation of occupational therapy programmes and guidelines for critical appraisal. This site gives online access to the group's critical appraisal forms and guidelines (quantitative and qualitative) as well as to 2 systematic reviews.
  
  
• Users' Guides to the Health Care Literature
  http://www.cche.net/usersguides/main.asp
  This site provides access to the complete set of Users' Guide to Evidence-Based Practice - these guides are extremely informative and helpful.
  
  
• OT-CATS
  http://www.otcats.com
  This site contains CATs (critically appraised topics) and CAPs (critically appraised papers) focussing on occupational therapy interventions.

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice - An Interview with a Manager

This interview describes the experience and strategies used by managers within a large occupational therapy department in Brisbane, Australia as they seek to implement evidence-based practice.

Full text access
(PDF 28KB)

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Articles

• McCluskey, A. & Cusick, A. (2000).Strategies for introducing evidence-based practice and changing clinician behaviour: A manager’s toolbox. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Volume 49, 63-70.
  Free full text access (Author’s version)
  (PDF 64KB)
  
  
• Bennett, S., Townsend, L., Mancini, M. & Taylor, M.C (2006). Evidence-based practice in occupational therapy: International initiatives. WFOT Bulletin, 53, 6-12.
  Free full text access
  (PDF 64KB)
  
  
• Haynes, R.B. & Haines, A. (1998).
  Getting research findings into practice: Barriers and bridges to evidence based clinical practice. BMJ, 317: 273 - 276.
  http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/317/715 3/273
  
  
• Waddell, C, (2001). So much research evidence, so little dissemination and uptake: mixing the useful with the pleasing.
  Evidence Based Mental Health 2001 4: 3-5.
  http://ebmh.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/4/1/3
  
  
• Corrigan, P., McCracken, S. & Blaser, B. (2003). Disseminating evidence-based mental health practices.
  Evidence Based Mental Health 2003 6: 4-5
  http://ebmh.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/6/1/4
  
  
• Garner , P.,  Kale, R., Dickson, R., Dans, T. &  Salinas, R (1998).
  Implementing research findings in developing countries< British Medical Journal, 317:531-535
  http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/317/7157/531