Descriptive evaluation of community based children's occupational therapy services using COPM.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community occupational therapy forms a critical primary health service in supporting the development of young children. This study aims to explore characteristics of service provision, parent rated outcomes and the relationship between dosing and service outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective file review was completed to examine the services received by 60 children, aged 0-6 (mean age 3.8 years). Characteristics of service provision were described. Parent-reported performance and satisfaction scores of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) before and after the intervention were compared. Spearman rank order correlation was used to explore the relationship between intervention "dose" and therapy outcomes.

Results

Most children (n = 51; 85%)

SUBMITTER: Mills C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12204992 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature