Ebp Intervention

EBP is important for efficacy for intervention in pediatrics because occupational therapy is a science-driven profession that addresses the most up-to-date research to service delivery. Evidence supports the effectiveness of adjoining OT practitioners to patients’ or clients’ treatment plan. According to systematic reviews from AOTA’s Evidence-Based Practice Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines, evidence exhibits that the following OT interventions increase client outcomes. These interventions are used as part of a comprehensive approach that believes the patient’s performance skills (e.g. motor, process, social interaction); activity demands; performance patterns (e.g. habits, routines, rituals, roles); and contexts and environments.
• Infant massage to improve sleep and relaxation, reduce crying, and reduce hormones affecting stress
• A caregiver-delivered home program for infants updated at 1, 2, and 3 months to improve motor performance
• Family-centered help-giving incorporates support to strengthen the family to improve satisfaction, parenting behavior, personal and family well-being, social support, and child behavior
In regards to pediatric mental health:
• Social and life skills programs for children with intellectual impairments and developmental delays to improve life skills, conversation turn-taking, initiation of social interaction, self-management, and compliance, and to decrease problem behaviors
• Parenting programs for teenage mothers and their children to improve mother-infant interaction and parental attitudes and knowledge, maternal mealtime communication, self-confidence, and identity
• Structured recreation and activity program for children with extreme shyness to increase extraversion and decrease timidity
With Pediatric Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing:
• A cognitive and task-based approach to address participation in occupations for children with motor-deficits characteristic of Developmental Coordination Disorder
It provides services to families with children, birth to three years of age, with disabilities or developmental delays. The program is designed to meet the needs of families related to enhancing their child’s development, learning, and participation in family and community life. Children can receive these services if they are diagnosed with a physical or mental condition associated with developmental disabilities or has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay or disability. How parents and caregivers can access this system is by browsing their website “Missouri First Steps” or by calling their provider enrollment number (866.711.2573 ext.