Author/Authors :
Gee, Bryan M. Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy - Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Lloyd, Kimberly Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy - Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Devine, Nancy Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy - Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Tyrrell, Erin Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Evans, Trisha Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Hill, Rebekah Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Dineen, Stacee Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA , Magalogo, Kristin Idaho State University - Pocatello - ID , USA
Abstract :
Occupational therapists determine the dosage when establishing the plan of care for their pediatric clients. A content analysis was
conducted using 123 pediatric occupational therapy outcomes studies from 9 scholarly international occupational therapy journals.
The parameters of dosage were calculated using descriptive statistics in order to obtain a representation of dosage available within
the current collage of pediatric occupational therapy outcomes studies. The results revealed that most studies reported portions of
dosage parameters within the published studies. The average findings for the subcomponents related to dosage were session length
(minutes) 𝑀=58.7, duration of plan of care (weeks) 𝑀=12.1, session frequency (per week) 𝑀=3.4, and total hours of therapy
(hours) 𝑀=18.1. This first attempt at describing and calculating dosage related to pediatric occupational therapy practice indicates
that evidence is lacking within the published literature to adequately guide OT dosage decisions. Further research related to dosage
in pediatric occupational therapy practice is needed
Keywords :
Dosage Parameters , Pediatric Outcome Studies Reported , 9 Peer-Reviewed Occupational Therapy Journals , 2008 to 2014 , A Content Analysis , Occupational therapists (OTs)
