Ochoa Lina, Skubik-Peplaski Camille
University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, USA.
OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2024 Jan;44(1):139-147. doi: 10.1177/15394492231164945. Epub 2023 Apr 28.
Chronic disease prevention, health, and wellness have become primary practice areas for occupational therapy. Occupational therapists (OTs) in pain rehabilitation are established as essential members of comprehensive and multidisciplinary pain management teams, focusing on increasing occupational performance through participation. This study's purpose was to investigate OTs' experiences managing chronic pain and to explore OTs' effectiveness in supporting clients' wellness and occupational performance through interventions. Eleven OTs ( = 11) participated with three themes emerging on chronic pain, interventions, and holistic teams. Findings suggest that OTs are successful at treating chronic pain, supporting wellness and occupational performance when their interventions are health-promoting, and clients are enabled to take an active role in their chronic pain management. This study demonstrates the critical impact OTs can have in multidisciplinary teams on clients' outcomes, such as increased occupational performance, wellness, and quality of life (QOL) through engagement in meaningful occupations.
慢性病预防、健康和福祉已成为职业治疗的主要实践领域。疼痛康复领域的职业治疗师已成为综合多学科疼痛管理团队的重要成员,专注于通过参与来提高职业表现。本研究的目的是调查职业治疗师管理慢性疼痛的经验,并探讨职业治疗师通过干预措施支持客户健康和职业表现的有效性。11名职业治疗师(n = 11)参与了研究,出现了关于慢性疼痛、干预措施和整体团队的三个主题。研究结果表明,当职业治疗师的干预措施具有促进健康的作用,且客户能够在慢性疼痛管理中发挥积极作用时,他们在治疗慢性疼痛、支持健康和职业表现方面是成功的。本研究证明了职业治疗师在多学科团队中对客户结果可能产生的关键影响,例如通过参与有意义的职业活动提高职业表现、健康水平和生活质量(QOL)。