Research Update: Purposeful Activities and Upper Extremity Motor Performance, Sleep Disturbance and Hand Function, and More

Purposeful Activities and Upper Extremity Motor Performance: Occupation-based interventions are central to delivering occupational therapy services. Collis and colleagues (2020) conducted a systematic review to examine the effects of purposeful activities and occupations on upper extremity (UE) motor performance compared with non-purposeful activities (e.g., rote exercise and repetitive movement). The review included 21 studies published between 1980