Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury

Quality of Life, Stress Perception, and Quality of Social Networks in Persons Living with Brain Injury: An Exploration of the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Program

“…Occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to provide services that directly impact the daily living needs reported by individuals living with chronic brain injury. As the recent occupational therapy practice guidelines for adults with TBI reported (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016), several research directions are critical to further explore in this population, including intervention programs that promote community reintegration and participation. Best practice attributes in this line of research appear to include those that focus on self-directed, goal-oriented programming as well as on education around functional skills development.…”

Traumatic Brain Injury: Investigating Misconceptions among Graduate Students in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology

“…OTs evaluate and treat functional impairments associated with TBI (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016). During rehabilitation, OTs provide interventions to improve arousal and alertness, improve motor function, improve occupational performance, visualperceptual, behavioral or emotional impairments, and improve performance of everyday activities, occupational duties and social participation (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016).…”

“…OTs evaluate and treat functional impairments associated with TBI (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016). During rehabilitation, OTs provide interventions to improve arousal and alertness, improve motor function, improve occupational performance, visualperceptual, behavioral or emotional impairments, and improve performance of everyday activities, occupational duties and social participation (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016). Like PT, OT services may be provided through in-and out-patient rehabilitation programs, as well as hospital ICUs to promote recovery following TBI, with common treatments including sensory stimulation and activities of daily living (ADL) training (Hellweg, 2012).…”

Research Opportunities in the Area of Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury

“…This work is based on the May/June 2016 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Powell, 2016) and the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016), developed in collaboration with the AOTA Evidence-Based Practice Project.…”

“…Researchers, students, and clinicians can use this information in developing innovative research to answer important questions within the field of occupational therapy. Please refer to Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury (Wheeler & Acord-Vira, 2016) and the May/June 2016 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Powell, 2016) for more information on the topic area and the systematic review process. To access the tables online and search for research opportunities in other practice areas, visit http://www.aota.org/researchopportunitiestables.…”