Evaluation in everyday occupational therapy practice: should we be thinking about treatment fidelity?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Evaluation in everyday occupational therapy practice

T2 - should we be thinking about treatment fidelity?

AU - Breckenridge, Jenna

AU - Jones, Derek

PY - 2015/5

Y1 - 2015/5

N2 - Evaluation is a core component of the occupational therapy process. To draw meaningful conclusions about the effectiveness of occupational therapy practice, it is essential that therapists consider not only what outcomes are achieved, but also reflect on how interventions are delivered. We suggest that incorporating the concept of ‘treatment fidelity’ into clinical practice offers therapists a means of differentiating between interventions and demonstrating clearer links between occupational therapy practice and successful client outcomes. In so doing, practitioners can highlight more explicitly the unique contribution of occupational therapy interventions.

AB - Evaluation is a core component of the occupational therapy process. To draw meaningful conclusions about the effectiveness of occupational therapy practice, it is essential that therapists consider not only what outcomes are achieved, but also reflect on how interventions are delivered. We suggest that incorporating the concept of ‘treatment fidelity’ into clinical practice offers therapists a means of differentiating between interventions and demonstrating clearer links between occupational therapy practice and successful client outcomes. In so doing, practitioners can highlight more explicitly the unique contribution of occupational therapy interventions.

U2 - 10.1177/0308022614562583

DO - 10.1177/0308022614562583

M3 - Article

SN - 1477-6006

VL - 78

SP - 331

EP - 333

JO - British Journal of Occupational Therapy

JF - British Journal of Occupational Therapy

IS - 5

ER -