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Episodic Versus Continuous Care In Outpatient Pediatric Clinics, Rebecca Newman, Kimberly Mcgarvey, Laura Hoppe
Episodic Versus Continuous Care In Outpatient Pediatric Clinics, Rebecca Newman, Kimberly Mcgarvey, Laura Hoppe
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)
UW Medicine Valley Medical Center, Children’s Therapy (VMC-CT) has experienced difficulties with consistent service delivery schedules for their clients. Long waitlists, absences, and scheduling and insurance constraints have impeded client ability to receive standard, continuous therapy. Thus, this critically appraised topic (CAT) paper addresses a research question developed in conjunction with Kari Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, the Rehabilitation Manager at VMC-CT, to understand the most effective methods of service delivery: episodic therapy (i.e. high frequency over a short duration) or continuous therapy (i.e., low frequency over a longer duration). The following research question was developed: Is episodic pediatric care as …