Occupational therapy practitioners as essential members of primary care

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Occupational therapy practitioners as essential members of primary care

16 August 2023

By Ryan B Osal

Wednesday 16 August 2023, 12:40 AM

Occupational therapy can help empower clients towards positive health behaviour change, such as taking a daily walk [Image: Jordan McQueen on Unsplash]

Occupational therapist/kaiwhakaora ngangahau Ryan B Osal explains how both you and your patients can benefit from including occupational therapy clinicians in general practice

Key points, Team-based and interprofessional collaboration within primary care is important for positive client health outcomes and the wellbeing of staff. Occu, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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References

1. World Federation of Occupational Therapists. About occupational therapy.

2. American Nurses Association. Promoting Patient-Centered Team-Based Health Care. 2016.

3. RNZCGP. The Workforce Survey 2022: Overview Report. 27 February 2023.

4. American College of Physicians. Team-Based Care Toolkit.

5. Meyers DJ, Chien AT, Nguyen KH, et al. Association of team-based primary care with health care utilization and costs among chronically ill patients. JAMA Intern Med 2019;179(1):54–61.

6. Jordan K. Occupational therapy in primary care: Positioned and prepared to be a vital part of the team. Am J Occup Ther 2019;73(5):1–6.

7. Donnelly C, Leclair L, Hand C, et al. Occupational Therapy and Primary Care: A Vision for the Path Forward. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists; 2022.

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