Occupational Therapy for Reducing Disabilities in Persons with Disabilities in India: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current evidence for occupational therapy practice, teaching, and research is replicated and implemented significantly from high-income countries in India. Therefore, a systematic review and an evaluation of existing evidence for occupational therapy (OT) to reduce disabilities including impairments, activity limitations, and participation restriction in persons with disabilities (PWD) in India are warranted.

Objectives

The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of OT interventions for reducing disabilities in PWD in India.

Study design

Systematic review.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, AMED, and Web of Science. A hand search was also carried out in selected Indian journals, OT-spec

SUBMITTER: Kamalakannan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612085 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature