Dynamometer (Grip Strength) by Age and Gender for Occupational Therapy
A helpful guide containing a table of average grip strength versus age groups and gender for occupational therapy evaluations and outcome measures.
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Are Occupational Therapists Becoming More Diverse? – Let’s Find Out
Introduction Are Occupational Therapists Becoming More Diverse? Historically, the profession of OT comprised of primarily white female practitioners. With the current movement and trends towards more diversity, how has this changed in the United States? Considering diversity is important because if the demographics of OT practitioners (both OTs and OTAs) do not represent the diversity … Read more
Where Do Occupational Therapists Work (Settings and Practice Areas) – Workforce Trends
What settings do occupational therapy practitioners work in statistically? What are the workplace / workforce trends for occupational therapy? Another way to think about it, what are the chances that you are work in each setting (interest aside)? How have practice settings changed in their categorization? Are there new practice settings? To answer these questions, … Read more
Content & Criterion Validity – Occupational Therapy Research Methods
Reliability vs Validity First of all, why do we even care about validity? Whenever we question or analyze a measuring tool (no matter what it is) — a ruler, assessment tool, quiz, survey, etc. we look at 1) its reliability and 2) its validity. The more reliable and valid a measure is, the more we … Read more
Construct and Face Validity – Occupational Therapy Research Methods
Reliability vs Validity First of all, why do we even care about validity? Whenever we question or analyze a measuring tool (no matter what it is) — a ruler, assessment tool, quiz, survey, etc. we look at 1) its reliability and 2) its validity. The more reliable and valid a measure is, the more we … Read more