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May 11, 2023OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of ResearchOpen Access

Telehealth clients had significant increases in occupational performance, occupational satisfaction, and health management (all p < .02), with similar intervention engagement (p = .59) and attendance (p = .42) compared to in-person therapy.

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Why the study?

Telehealth delivery of Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy for people with chronic conditions is understudied.

Does telehealth Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy improve occupational performance and health management, and is it as engaging as in-person therapy in young adults with diabetes?

Population

Young adults with diabetes

Comparison

In-person vs telehealth Lifestyle Redesign therapy

Design

Process data analysis from two randomized controlled trials

Authors

SMS. MitchellJSJohn SiderisJBJeanine Blanchard

Discussion

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Overview

May support telehealth Lifestyle Redesign for young adults with diabetes; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective RCT confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does telehealth Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy improve occupational performance and health management, and is it as engaging as in-person therapy in young adults with diabetes?

P
Population
Young adults with diabetes
I
Intervention
Telehealth delivery of Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy
C
Comparator
In-person delivery of Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy (for engagement/attendance) and pre-intervention baseline (for effectiveness)
O
Outcome
Pre-post changes in occupational performance, occupational satisfaction, and health management; telehealth satisfaction; attendance and engagementpatient reported

Telehealth delivery of Lifestyle Redesign occupational therapy is feasible, engaging, and potentially efficacious for young adults with diabetes.

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Mitchell et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d0899ba65f5ee325dafa4https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492231172933
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