The Impact of Occupational Therapy on the Self-Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the impact of occupational therapy (OT) on the self-management of function, pain, fatigue, and lived experience for people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

Five databases and gray literature were searched up to June 30, 2022. Three reviewers screened titles and abstracts, with two independently extracting and assessing full texts using the Cochrane risk of bias (quantitative) and Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (qualitative) tools to assess study quality. Studies were categorized into four intervention types. Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) (quantitative) and GRADE- Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research (qualitative) were used to assess the quality of evidence for each

SUBMITTER: Gavin JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11016568 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature