Research Guides: Occupational Therapy: Evidence-Based OT

Evidence Based OT Sources

Evidence-based practice & knowledge translation | AOTA
Find and utilize clinically-relevant literature to respond to both clients’ needs and external demands for information.
EPC Evidence-Based Reports
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies
Occupational Therapy Critically Appraised Topics
OT topics evaluated through the literature, hosted by the University of North Dakota.
Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) Clearinghouse
From the University of Illinois, information and resources related to the Model of Human Occupation.

Evidence-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy: An Introduction
Created by Sally Bennett, Division of Occupational Therapy, University of Queensland, Australia.
Cochrane, PubMed and other EBM sources
Handout from Duke University Medical Center Library, 2005, that quickly explains the levels of evidence.

Evidence-Based Practice

In Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), research studies are ranked in a Hierarchy of Evidence. Information sources described near the top of the pyramid are the most thoroughly reviewed and synthesized. The type of sources you need to seek will depend on the type of question you need to answer.

Research design and evidence, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons