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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) 39 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Stiffness/Spasticity 38 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 21 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 15 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Improve mobility 9 1 Efficacy_slight
General health 6 2 Efficacy_major

See all 111 patients currently going to Occupational therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 4
None
 39

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Occupational therapy

Pain 2
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1
Social anxiety 1
Chest pain 1
Confusion 1
Pain in hands 1
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Occupational therapy. See all 40 dosages ►

  1hours as needed weekly 3 hr weekly 1 hr daily 60 min monthly 30 min weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 10 Number of Patients: 10 8 Number of Patients: 8 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Occupational therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 65   Course of treatment ended: 68%
Other 17   Other: 18%
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 9%
Expense 6   Expense: 6%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 5%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 93 patients who’ve stopped going to Occupational therapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Occupational therapy

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

Stopped Going to Occupational therapy

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Occupational therapy

Always
 28 60%
Usually
 13 28%
Sometimes
 5 11%
Never
 1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Occupational therapy

Very
 3 6%
Somewhat
 13 28%
A little
 11 23%
Not at all
 20 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Occupational therapy

$200+
 1 4%
$100-199
 4 15%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 1 4%
< $25
 20 74%

Report created on May 27, 2012.