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5 Key Themes that Parents View as Important in OT
The British Journal Of Occupational Therapy published
research to determine what parents view as important,
relevant, and understandable in occupational therapy
assessment reports, and to explore evidence for best
clinical report-writing practices in pediatrics.
This study comprised of only 10 parents but in-depth
interviews were carried out to determine parent
perspectives on reports written for their children.
The results identified 5 key themes that parents view as
important:
1. enerating an accurate record of assessment.
2. answering referral questions.
3. understanding the language and terms in the reports.
4. using the report for information sharing and partnership building.
5. being prompted to take action with recommendations that parents can implement during
everyday activities.
Reference: Makepeace, E. and Zwicker, J. Parent Perspectives on Occupational Therapy
Assessment Reports. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy November 2014 vol. 77 no.
11 538-545. doi: 10.4276/030802214X14151078348396

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