title: Patients With Brain Tumors: Who Receives Postacute Occupational Therapy Services?
abstract: Data on the utilization of occupational therapy among patients with brain tumors have been limited to those with malignant tumors and small samples of patients outside North America in specialized palliative care settings. We built on this research by examining the characteristics of patients with brain tumors who received postacute occupational therapy services in Ontario, Canada, using health care administrative data. Between fiscal years 2004-2005 and 2008-2009, 3,199 patients with brain tumors received occupational therapy services in the home care setting after hospital discharge; 12.4% had benign brain tumors, 78.2% had malignant brain tumors, and 9.4% had unspecified brain tumors. However, patients with benign brain tumors were older (mean age=63.3 yr), and a higher percentage were female (65.2%). More than 90% of patients received in-home occupational therapy services. Additional research is needed to examine the significance of these differences and to identify factors that influence access to occupational therapy services in the home care setting.
authors.affiliation: Vincy Chan, MPH, is PhD Candidate, Research Department, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, and PhD Candidate, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; vincy.chan@uhn.ca.
authors.forename: Vincy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Chen Xiong, BHSc, is MSc Candidate, Research Department, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario; and MSc Candidate, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), FACRM, is Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, and Senior Research Scientist, Research Department, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009864:Ontario; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult