Funded project outputs

Details of the outputs of projects funded via the 2006 Urgent Research Priorities initiative and the UKOTRF research grant schemes

Funded project outputs demonstrate the value of investment in occupational therapy research and the contribution of the projects to building the evidence-base for occupational therapy practice. Outputs include executive summaries, publication references, synthesized evidence and other relevant information that has been made available for dissemination. The information is organised by type of funding stream and year the grant was awarded, and will be added to as projects are completed. All funded projects are required to provide a final project report, a hard copy of which will be placed in the College library for reference by members, six months after the report has been signed off.
 

UKOTRF Research Grant Schemes (from 2008)

 
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• Research Priority Grant
  Dr Philippa Logan (2008)
  Project title: A Study of Long Term Economic Consequences of Short Term Stroke Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation
  Download stroke project abstract and executive summary
  Download stroke project dissemination outputs

   

• Research Career Development Grant
  Kee Hean Lim (2009)
  Project title: Longitudinal study exploring the value of occupation in the recovery of mental health service users within the Kawa Model Framework
  Download Longitudinal study abstract, key findings and dissemination outputs
   
  Dr Louise Sewell (2008)
  Project title: Daily Activity Patterns and the Effect of Energy Conservation Advice in Clients with COPD Download Daily Activity Patterns Abstract and Executive Summary
  Download Daily Activity Patterns project dissemination outputs
   
• The Elizabeth Casson Trust Research Grant
  Project currently ongoing
   
• Institute of Social Psychiatry Scholarship
  All projects currently ongoing
   
• Pressalit Care Research Grant
  Brian Abraham (2009)
  Project title: Determining the Relationship Between the Forces Applied and the Space Required When Manoeuvring Four-Caster Chairs with Heavy Occupants (100kg)
  Download Determing the Relationship Project Outputs

Urgent Research Priorities (2006)

In June 2005 BAOT/COT Council agreed to support the development of a Foundation for Occupational Therapy Research. Recognising that the ongoing work needed to make this a reality would inevitably take a considerable length of time, agreement was given that an interim funding allocation of up to £250,000 would be made available from the College's reserves to meet urgent research priorities. Preference was given to proposals incorporating PhD training for a BAOT member. A total of £200,335 was disbursed to the following projects:

• Principal Investigator: Dr Katrina Bannigan
• PhD student: Simon Hughes
• Institution: York St John University College
  Project title: Evaluation of the Impact of the Implementation of Government Policy on Occupational Therapy; Using Assertive Outreach as an Exemplar (EAGER)
  Download EAGER executive summary and key findings

   

• Principal Investigator: Dr Kathryn Radford
• PhD student: Julie Phillips
• Institution: University of Nottingham
  Project title: Return to Work after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Cohort Comparison and Economic Analysis
  Download TBI project summary
   
• Principal Investigator: Dr Diane Playford
• PhD student: Joanna Sweetland
• Institution: Institute of Neurology, University College London
  Project title: To evaluate an early intervention model of occupational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis
  Download MS project executive summary and project outputs