Profile of occupational therapy services in non-urban settings: A global scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Regional, rural, and remote people represent nearly half the world's population yet experience disproportionally higher disease, mortality, and disability rates, coupled with limited healthcare access. Occupational therapy has committed to occupational justice, yet no descriptive framework of services provided by occupational therapists in non-urban locations exists. Understanding current non-urban service practices will provide a basis for non-urban service development and research to reduce this inequity.

Methods

Four databases were systematically searched for publications describing non-urban occupational therapy services, from any country, written in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish, from 2010 to 2020. Publications were screened against criteria for i

SUBMITTER: Hayes K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087883 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature