Systematic Review Paper

The authors of the article, “Systematic Review of Apraxia Treatments to Improve Occupational Performance Outcomes”, set out to evaluate serval of the currently published treatments for apraxia, in order to find which type of intervention is most effective on a patient’s occupational skills. The need for such a review stems from the fact that many apraxia studies lack a focus on occupational performance, such as ADL’s and IADL’s. After setting up the criteria for selecting the articles to be include in the review, the authors used the FAME (feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness, and effectiveness) rating system to determine which type of intervention proved to be best for the use in occupational therapy. Eight studies were included and can be grouped into three different treatment approaches: errorless learning approach, gesture training, and strategy training. In was concluded that task-specific strategy training is the best treatment for patients suffering from apraxia. This type of study …show more content…
183). In light of motor control topics, apraxia affects the stages of information processing. Input will be received into the sensory identification stage, but the deficit occurs in the response selection and movement programming stages which hinders output or stops it altogether. The article reviewed above provides great information for the field of occupational therapy. Now, OT’s can have a better understanding of the treatment that works best for their patients with this disability. Which will allow better utilization of treatment time and hopefully will allow a patient to reach their goals quicker, making their movements more