The Use of Telehealth to Perform Occupational Therapy Home Assessments: An Integrative Literature Review

Title
The Use of Telehealth to Perform Occupational Therapy Home Assessments: An Integrative Literature Review
Publication Date
2023
Author(s)
Carrington, Michelle
Islam, Md Shahidul
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8984-8689
Email: mislam27@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mislam27
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1080/07380577.2022.2056779
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/56316
Abstract

Using an integrative review methodology, this paper describes the current literature on the use of telehealth technology to conduct occupational therapy home assessments. Searches of ProQuest Health and Medicine, PubMed and CiNAHL accessed articles from January 2001 to 18 April 2021. Based on the screening and eligibility criteria, 10 articles published in english were included in the review. Three primary types of studies were identified: the feasibility of using telehealth technology to conduct home assessments; the efficiency of using telehealth technology to perform home assessments; and patient and therapist satisfaction using telehealth technology. This review ascertained that occupational therapy home assessments can be performed using telehealth technology, they are an efficient alternative to in-person assessments, and home assessments conducted via telehealth can be effective in achieving patient outcomes. Satisfaction with the use of telehealth, as an alternative service delivery model, has been identified by both patients and occupational therapists. The use of telehealth technology can increase the capacity of the occupational therapy profession to carry out home assessments although in-person home assessment is more accurate in detecting hazards in the home.

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Citation
Occupational Therapy In Health Care, 37(4), p. 648-663
ISSN
1541-3098
0738-0577
Start page
648
End page
663

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