Systematic Review of Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Addiction: Models, Practice, and Qualitative and Quantitative Research

The authors conducted a systematic review of theoretical models, professional practice, and research findings to understand occupational therapy's role in the treatment of addiction. PubMed, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, ERIC, OTseeker, and Google Scholar were searched to identify scientific...

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Published inThe American journal of occupational therapy Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 7105100030p1 - 7105100030p11
Main Authors Rojo-Mota, Gloria, Pedrero-Pérez, Eduardo J, Huertas-Hoyas, Elisabet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Occupational Therapy Association 01.09.2017
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc
Subjects
Addiction
Addictions
Addictive Behavior
Addictive behaviors
Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholism
Analysis
Behavior
Care and treatment
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Environment
Evidence
Evidence-based medicine
Heroin
Intervention
Mental health
Meta Analysis
Occupational roles
Occupational therapy
Professional practice
Psychiatry
Qualitative research
Quantitative analysis
Roles
Science
Scientific Principles
Scientific Research
Statistical Analysis
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Systematic review
Treatment outcome
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Summary:The authors conducted a systematic review of theoretical models, professional practice, and research findings to understand occupational therapy's role in the treatment of addiction. PubMed, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, ERIC, OTseeker, and Google Scholar were searched to identify scientific journal articles, book chapters, or any other similar literature published from 1970 through July 2015 that addressed theoretical approaches, intervention models, and professional roles or were qualitative or quantitative studies in which occupational therapy had a central role. The literature search yielded 16 theoretical and professional role studies, 8 qualitative studies, and 14 quantitative studies. All studies had low levels of evidence, and all were case series, sometimes with very small samples. Although occupational therapy has been involved in the treatment of people with substance addiction and, more recently, with behavioral addictions for more than half a century, the research that has been published is poor.
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ISSN:0272-9490
1943-7676
DOI:10.5014/ajot.2017.022061