Pushing paper may mean pushing away patients
Rehab Regs, April 8, 2004
A recent survey of occupational therapists (OTs) found that preparing reports consumes much of their time, which could have been spent assessing breast cancer patients, according to Women's Health Weekly. OTs working with breast cancer patients provide a variety of therapeutic interventions and those surveyed did spend a significant amount of time facilitating educational programs, teaching relaxation techniques, and exploring strategies for managing breathlessness and fatigue. However, documentation and report writing consumed the largest proportion of OTs time, the study concluded.
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