There is no shortage of publications urging health professionals to engage in collaborative
research. As early as 1954, Goodrich encouraged occupational therapists to collaborate …

Collaborative research has been heralded as one means to increase research productivity
within the field of occupational therapy. Drawing on the literature and an example of …

Occupational therapy is in a state of transition. Research is one key ingredient to facilitate
change and is essential for the professional survival of occupational therapy. Research is …

Collaborative projects have been reported in the occupational therapy literature as far back
as 1977 (I). At that time, Weiss pointed out a number of the advantages and disadvantages …

Background. Partnerships in occupational therapy between practitioners and researchers
are important to advance knowledge relevant to clinical practice and support evidence …

Research is an essential component of clinical activity (Loomis & Krone, 1980) not an
'auxiliary'one (DePoy & Gallagher, 1990), but that does not mean that all clinicians should …

This article suggests a seven-step model for faculty-clinician collaborative research. The
steps were developed on the basis of the authors' experiences and anchored in theories of …

The role of research in occupational therapy has been widely debated over the last two
years within the profession. The outcome has been the production, by the Research and …

Background/aim In this era of evidence‐based practice, Australian occupational therapists
largely accept scientific perspectives of the quality of evidence and 'what makes a strong …

At a time when the need for the generation and application of occupational therapy research
has never been greater, this opinion piece explores the agenda that currently has an impact …