LibGuides: Occupational Therapy Resources: Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy

What is Evidence-based Practice?

Utilizing the best research and evidence to support decision making or claims made in the field. Also referred to as Evidence Based Medicine when specifically applied to the Medical Sciences.

Basic Principles of EBM from National Library of Medicine
Introduction to Evidence Based Practice from Duke

Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy

AOTA's Evidence-Based Practice Divided into sections such as Children & Youth, Productive Aging and Rehabilitation & Disability, each section has an evidence-based practice area with an extensive lists of links.
Levels of Evidence (Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine) A very detailed table of the levels of evidence for different types of studies.
Study Designs (Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine) A brief guide to the different study types and a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of study.

Occupational Therapy Resources

What is Evidence-based Practice?

Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy

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The Evidence-Based Practitioner

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