Matt P. Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy and Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins;
Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Jul-Aug;75(Supplement_1):7511347020p1-7511347020p5. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2021.049195.
This column discusses issues in the delivery of postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation services for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors and gaps in the current research. Occupational therapy practitioners must not only better understand factors that influence the type of PAC rehabilitation a COVID-19 survivor will receive but also comprehend how wide variations in delivery of PAC occupational therapy have affected important outcomes for survivors. The COVID-19 Rehabilitation Research Framework, developed by Cochrane Rehabilitation and the World Health Organization Rehabilitation Program, offers a guide for occupational therapy research priorities that may fill two important gaps: (1) the need for high-quality PAC rehabilitation studies and (2) the need for research on activity and participation assessments and outcomes for COVID-19 survivors. Using electronic health records and other data sources, occupational therapy practitioners and researchers can help build the evidence base to support and guide PAC rehabilitation for survivors of COVID-19 and, perhaps, future pandemics.
本专栏讨论了为 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）幸存者提供康复服务后急性护理（PAC）的问题以及当前研究中的差距。作业治疗师不仅必须更好地了解影响 COVID-19 幸存者接受 PAC 康复类型的因素，还要了解 PAC 作业治疗的广泛差异如何影响幸存者的重要结局。由 Cochrane Rehabilitation 和世界卫生组织康复计划制定的 COVID-19 康复研究框架为作业治疗研究重点提供了指导，这可能填补两个重要空白：（1）需要高质量的 PAC 康复研究，（2）需要 COVID-19 幸存者的活动和参与评估以及结局的研究。使用电子健康记录和其他数据源，作业治疗师和研究人员可以帮助建立证据基础，以支持和指导 COVID-19 幸存者的 PAC 康复，或许也可以为未来的大流行提供支持和指导。
