Interventions for Cancer Survivors in Occupational Therapy: A National Survey
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University of Indianapolis. 2018. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/152fc242-0c22-409f-962d-65e2978482b2. Interventions for Cancer Survivors In Occupational Therapy: A National Survey. Polo, Katie M..APA citation style (7th ed.)
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Interventions for Cancer Survivors In Occupational Therapy: A National Survey. University of Indianapolis. 2018. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/152fc242-0c22-409f-962d-65e2978482b2.Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
This study aims to describe how occupational therapy (OT) practitioners are addressing side effects and occupational performance deficits of cancer survivors in order to analyze current practice trends. Survey methodology with non-probability purposive sampling was used to recruit OT practitioners that work with adult cancer survivors. A total of 267 surveys were distributed and 70 surveys returned (26.20% response rate). Participants reported treating the following side effects of cancer: fatigue (98.57%), pain (84.29%), cognitive impairments (80.0%), and neuropathy (78.57%), more frequently than psychosocial (68.57%), lymphedema (50.0%), and sexual dysfunction (20.29%). Practitioners indicated addressing occupational performance deficits in basic activities of daily living (BADLs) more often than instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). A low referral rate to OT services was found from primary care physicians. Respondents reported treating survivors most frequently in the acute care setting. Increasing education to cancer survivors and healthcare professionals is imperative to ensure that survivors receive access to holistic and quality OT services across the continuum of care.
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