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What is Occupational therapy?

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a healthcare discipline which involves assessment of challenges to daily living and helping the patient overcome these through the use of assistive devices and home modifications. OT can be part of rehabilitation following injury or serious illness, such as a stroke. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 20%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

Pain
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Occupational therapy. See all 20 dosages ►

  0other as needed 1hours as needed hours as needed monthly weekly 1 hr monthly 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 6 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other one time 1.5 hours daily 40 min weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 60 weekly 15 min daily 180 min weekly 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Occupational therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
6 43% Course of treatment ended: 43%
Did not seem to work
3 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Other
3 21% Other: 21%
Expense
2 14% Expense: 14%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped going to Occupational therapy

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Occupational therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
2
8
7

Stopped Going to Occupational therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
10
1
0
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 20%
Not at all
4 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

Report created on November 21, 2009.