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Evidence summaries

Occupational Therapy for Patients with Parkinson's Disease

There is not enough evidence to assess the effectiveness of occupational therapy in Parkinson's disease. Level of evidence: "D"

A Cochrane review [Abstract] 1 included 2 studies with a total of 84 subjects. Although both trials reported a positive effect from occupational therapy, all of the improvements were small.

Comment: The quality of evidence is downgraded by imprecise results (few patients) and by several sources of bias.

References

  • Dixon L, Duncan D, Johnson P, Kirkby L, O'Connell H, Taylor H, Deane KH. Occupational therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD002813. [PubMed]

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