Home & Community Health SIS Quarterly Articles

Using evidence to inform your practice

These articles from the SIS Quarterly Practice Connections show practical applications of research and evidence for Home & Community Health areas of practice.

Transitions: Establishing meaningful routines for older adults

Tracy VanOss, DHSc, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA; Lauren Gardner, OTR/L; Cherie Macri, MS OTR/L, CLT; and Noelle Carmody, OTS

February 2024

Occupational therapy practitioners as advocates for health equity: Addressing social determinants of health

Alysson Goodwin, PhD, MBA, OTR/L; Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L; and Elisabeth Bahr, PP-OTD, MS, OT/L

November 2023

Occupational therapy's role in disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction: Addressing the emergency preparedness needs of people with disabilities

Louis F. Dmytryk, OTD, OTR/L, RT (R) (ARRT)

August 2023

Residency perspectives and evidence to inform primary care occupational therapy practice

Hana Khan, OTD, OTR/L, CCTP, BP

May 2023

Occupational therapy and sleep management: Advantages of telehealth services during COVID-19

Nabila Enam, OTD, OTR/L; Kaltrina Pacuku, MOT, OTR/L; and Namrata Grampurohit, PhD, OTR/L

February 2023

Empowering caregivers: Occupational therapy's role in a motherhood center

Robin Akselrud, OTD, OTR/L, Tziporah Daniel, OTS, Tyler Boening, OTS, Rachel Salgo, OTS, Tiffany Weiner, OTS, & Brocha Schlanger, MSHI, OTS

November 2022

Strengths-based approach for pediatric feeding

Amy Kurowski-Burt EdD, MOT, OTR/L; and Cassaundra Corbett Miller, EdD, CCC-SLP

August 2022

Coaching as a facilitator of goal attainment for neurodivergent college students

Natalie Coronado, OTD, Katherine Sailor, OTD, Marie-Christine Potvin, PhD, OTR\L

May 2022

Incorporating Coaching-in-Context into occupational therapy practice

Nicole Gerhardt, MS, OTR/L, CPPC; Bernadette Alpajora, OTD, OTR/L; Namrata Grampurohit, PhD, OTR/L; Marie-Christine Potvin, PhD, OTR\L, CPPC; and MJ Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, CPPC

February 2022

Building the health of communities: A partnership between occupational therapy and promotores de salud

John Jazin Lee, MA; Jenny Martínez, OTD, OTR/L, BCG; and Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec, PhD, OTR/L

November 2021

Sleep: Awakening to the opportunities for occupational therapy practitioners

Emily J. Balog, PhD, OTR/L

November 2021

Welcome from the HCHSIS Chairperson

Ashley Halle, OTD, OTR/L

August 2021

Farewell from the HCHSIS Chairperson

Laura Novak, OTD, OTR, BCG

August 2021

The role of occupational therapists in pelvic health: An interview with Lindsey Vestal

Robin Akselrud, OTD, OTR/L; and Lindsey Vestal, MS, OTR/L

May 2021

Firearms, dementia, and the role of occupational therapy

Laura Novak, OTD, OTR, BCG; Helen Russell, MOTS, PTA; and Adair M. Sanchez, OTDS

February 2021

Occupational therapy home evaluation intervention for homebound older adults to reduce environmental falls risk

Autumn Clegg, EdD, OTR; Elizabeth Clary, OTR; and Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR

November 2020

Enhancing the health and well-being of veterans through community-based occupational therapy services

Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

August 2020

A community action model to facilitate occupational therapy integration into primary health care

Katie Smith, OTD, MHA, OTR/L; Mackenzie Day, OTD, MHA, OTR/L; and Tiffany Boggis, MBA, OTR/L

May 2020

Improving outcomes in chronic conditions: Occupational therapy’s distinct value in PDGM

Karen Vance, BSOT; Clarice Miller, MS, OTR/L; and Jackee Ndwaru McGlamery, OTD, OT/L, CAPS

February 2020

Interprofessional collaborations with occupational therapists and pharmacists in alternative payment models

Monique Chabot, OTD, OTR/L, CLIPP, CAPS; and Brian Isetts, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA, CLIPP

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