Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Breuer J, Piso B. Ergotherapie bei kindern und jugendlichen. Literaturübersicht zu indikationen, inanspruchnahme und empfehlungen. [Occupational therapy in children; Part 1 – Literature review on indications, utilisation and recommendations] Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institut fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBIHTA). HTA Projektbericht Nr. 70. 2013 Authors' objectives Occupational therapy (OT) aims to improve quality of life, independence and ability to act in everyday life maintaining a client-centered approach. Corresponding and detailed data for the use or indication of OT in children and adolescents is currently unavailable in Austria. For this reason, the following research questions were examined in this project:
Based on which indications OT in children is prescribed?
Which recommendations for the prescription of OT in children exist?
How often are OT services for children provided in different therapeutic areas? Authors' conclusions Due to absence of published research from the Austrian health care context, studies from other health care systems can provide – despite limited transferability – insights of indications and use of occupational therapy in children and adolescents. The identified diseases or functional limitations reflect the current research focus and may or may not correspond to the most common indication areas for OT in practice. The extracted data can provide information on the affected number of children and adolescents, but not how many children ultimately require or are in need of OT interventions. Detailed assessment opportunities, preparation of prescription data in order to provide specific recommendations for further research on specific indications or detailed OT assessment and intervention options are essential. In addition, data on claims should be generated in a way allowing detailed data analysis. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Occupational Therapy Country of organisation Austria English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Ludwig Boltzmann Institute fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA), Garnisongasse 7 rechte Stiege Mezzanin (Top 20), 1090 Vienna, Austria. Tel: +43 1 236 8119 - 0 Fax: +43 1 236 8119 - 99 Email: johanna.breuer@hta.lbg.ac.at AccessionNumber 32013000932 Date abstract record published 12/12/2013 |
