Rachael McDonald

TL;DR: A “state of the science” view of AT users is provided, conceptualized as “People” within the set of GATE strategic “P”s, and the role of advocacy, empowerment and co-design in developing and driving AT processes is considered.

TL;DR: Enabling engagement in meaningful activities in the community must be at the forefront of occupational therapy intervention, both at an individual client level and through advocacy and policy involvement, to improve the quality of life of people with SCI living in thecommunity.

TL;DR: Adequate personal care assistance, appropriate social support, having adequate specialized equipment, and appropriate occupational therapy input were found to facilitate social and community participation, whereas problems with transport, inaccessibility of the natural and built environment, issues with healthcare services and rehabilitation providers, and pain were identified as barriers.

TL;DR: Insight is provided into the perceived research knowledge, attitudes, practices of and barriers to Australian paediatric occupational therapists, enabling specific strategies to be implemented to increase the use of EBP and RU within the profession.

TL;DR: Current evidence for the use of virtual reality interventions to improve hand and arm skills is at an emerging stage and small sample sizes and inconsistencies in outcome measurement limit the ability to generalize findings.