Smallfield Stacy
Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, is Assistant Director, Entry-Level Doctoral Program, and Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;
Am J Occup Ther. 2017 Sep/Oct;71(5):7105170010p1-7105170010p4. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2017.715002.
Occupational therapy practitioners play a significant role in supporting adults with Alzheimer's disease and related major neurocognitive disorders, as well as their caregivers, through all phases of the disease process. This editorial highlights the systematic reviews completed in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Project that summarize the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice for this population. Readers are encouraged to translate and integrate this updated knowledge into everyday practice.
职业治疗从业者在阿尔茨海默病及相关主要神经认知障碍患者及其护理人员疾病过程的各个阶段提供支持方面发挥着重要作用。这篇社论重点介绍了与美国职业治疗协会循证实践项目合作完成的系统评价，这些评价总结了职业治疗实践范围内针对该人群干预措施有效性的证据。鼓励读者将这些更新后的知识转化并融入日常实践中。
