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Title: | Scoping review of free evidence summary sources available online, relevant to occupational therapists working with children/youth, and families |
Authors: | Muir, P Dunford, C |
Keywords: | universal;evidence-based;family-centred;internet, resource |
Issue Date: | 23-May-2024 |
Publisher: | Emerald |
Citation: | Muir, P. and Dunford, C. (2024) 'Scoping review of free evidence summary sources available online, relevant to occupational therapists working with children/youth, and families', Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52 (1), pp. 52 - 65. doi: 10.1108/ijot-11-2023-0024. |
Abstract: | Purpose: Evidence-based practice is a professional standard for occupational therapists, but limited time, resources and knowledge challenge its implementation. This study aims to identify what free evidence summary sources (FESS) can be found through a simple online search, related to child/youth interventions surrounding cerebral palsy (CP), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental coordination disorder (DCD), mental health or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (MH/ADHD). Evidence summaries share research in concise, time-efficient manners. Design/methodology/approach: An internet-based scoping review was conducted between February 2022 and July 2022, using Google, and known evidence summary producers. Evidence summaries meeting the inclusion criteria were located and catalogued. Type of agency, target audiences, purpose and distribution of evidence summaries related to diagnosis were identified for each FESS. Findings: Ten FESS were found, which produced 113 intervention-focused evidence summaries within the past 10 years. These FESS were aimed at a variety of target audiences: service providers, service users, parents/families, researchers and commissioners, and were produced primarily by non-profit/charity organisations (6 of 10) who were trying to fill a gap in evidence. Forty-eight evidence summaries were related to ASD, 34 to CP, 29 to MH/ADHD and two to DCD. Originality/value: A catalogue of FESS that exist online was produced, to support evidence-based practice for paediatric occupational therapists with limited resources, and may support improved health promotion and informed decision-making for service users. No consistent framework for FESS evidence summaries exists at this time. |
Description: | Supplementary materials: The supplementary materials for this article can be found online at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOT-11-2023-0024/full/html#supplementary-tab . |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29521 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1108/ijot-11-2023-0024 |
ISSN: | 0791-8437 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Carolyn Dunford https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-4382 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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