Review Article

Occupational Therapy’s Unique Contribution to Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review

Table 3

Occupational therapy roles in chronic pain management.

RolesAuthors

Activities and Participation
Enabling occupational engagementAshby et al. [32]; Cammalleri [35]; Fisher et al. [13]; Fisher [38]; Kallhed and Mårtensson [48]; Keponen and Kielhofner [49]; King [50]; Linden et al. [52]; Mathews [53]; McCormarck, and Gupta [54]; McLean [55]; Miles [57]; Paquette [59]; Perneros et al. [62]; Prefontaine and Rochette [65]; Robinson et al. [19]; Robinson et al. [67]; Silvestri [21]; Skjutar et al. [20]; Stewart et al. [72]
Addressing occupational performanceFisher et al. [13]; Gonzalez et al. [43]; Hesselstrand et al. [23]; Hill [12]; Jarrar [47]; Pérez de Heredia-Torres [60]; Perneros and Tropp [61]; Perneros et al. [62]; Persson et al. [63]; Poole and Siegel [64]; Prefontaine and Rochette [65]; Robinson et al. [19]; Robinson et al. [67]; Skjutar et al. [20]; Von Bülow et al. [75]
Providing vocation rehabilitationBosy et al. [33]; Demoulin et al. [36]; Gatchel and Dougall [40]; Chapman et al. [42]; Hesselstrand et al. [23]; Linden et al. [52]; Paquette [59]; Perneros et al. [62]; Prefontaine and Rochette [65]; Ravenek et al. [66]; Robinson et al. [19]
Promoting participationHill [12]; Kallhed and Mårtensson [48]; Kurklinsky et al. [51]; Perneros et al. [62]; Robinson et al. [19]
Promoting functional independence, mobility, and autonomyLippe and Polatin [41]; Kurklinsky et al. [51]; Miles [57]; Rome [68]; van Huet et al. [74]
Addressing occupational balanceSkjutar et al. [20]; Simon and Collins [70]; Kurklinsky et al. [51]; Kallhed and Mårtensson [48]
Restoring occupational identityHill [12]; Silvestri [21]
Limiting occupational injusticeSilvestri [21]

Body functions and structures
Improving/Restoring functionHarden et al. [44]; Harden et al. [45]; Jarrar [47]; King [50]; Mathews [53]
Improving body mechanics and activity toleranceMiles [57]; Stanos [71]

Environmental factors
Modifying the nonhuman environment and ergonomic approachArtner et al. [31]; Bosy et al. [33]; Caby et al. [34]; Chapman et al. [42]; Demoulin et al. [36]; Gallice et al. [39]; Hesseltrand et al. [23]; Hill [12]; Kallhed and Mårtensson [48]; Kurklinsky et al. [51]; Mathews [53]; Miles [57]; Ravenek et al. [66]; Robinson et al. [19]; Salgueiro et al. [69]; Stanos [71]; Stewart et al. [72]
Enhancing social supportAshby et al. [32]; Gonzalez et al. [43]; Hill [12]; Paquette [59]; Perneros and Tropp [61]; Perneros et al. [62]; Simon and Collins [70]; Ravenek et al. [66]