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What is Occupational therapy? Occupational Therapy (OT) is a healthcare discipline allied to medicine which involves assessment of challenges to daily living and helping the patient overcome these through the use of assistive devices and home modifications. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

34 patients in the community are taking or have taken Occupational therapy.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11 39%
Stiffness/spasticity 9 32%
General health 3 10%
Brain fog 2 7%
disease-related symptoms 2 7%
Fatigue 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Occupational therapy.

  0 hr month 0 hr none 0 hr week 1 hr week 3 hr week
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Occupational therapy or how long patients were taking Occupational therapy before stopping.

Currently taking Occupational therapy

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

Stopped taking Occupational therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
6
2
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Occupational therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 11 85% Course of treatment ended: 85%
Did not seem to work 2 15% Did not seem to work: 15%
Expense 1 8% Expense: 8%
Side effects too severe 1 8% Side effects too severe: 8%
Not indicated 1 8% Not indicated: 8%


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