UKOTRF current grant holders and project abstracts

The following BAOT members have been successful in their bids for funding via the UKOTRF research grant schemes aimed at increasing research capacity within the profession and securing the evidence base for occupational therapy

Project abstracts are available for download. For outputs of completed projects see the Funded project outputs webpage.

Research Priority Grants

• Dr Ailie Turton (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: Description and measurement of visual scanning training in Occupational Therapy for patients with visual search deficits following stroke

   

• Dr Katherine Wimpenny (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: A qualitative research synthesis examining the effectiveness of interventions used by occupational therapists within mental health

   

• Dr Alison Hammond (2010)
  Download Project Abstract: The UK-Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (UK-EDAQ) in Musculoskeletal Conditions;
  psychometric testing and functional evaluation

   

• Dr Margaret McArthur (2010)
  Download Project Abstract: An Investigation into the Experiences of Occupational Gain in People with Inflammatory Arthritis Receiving antiTNF treatment

    

Research Career Development Grants

• Phillip Whitehead (2010)
  Download Project Abstract: A Survey and Feasibility RCT of Pre-Discharge Home Visits for Patients with a Stroke. The HOVIS Trial (Home Visits After Stroke)

   

• Gary Derwent (2009)
  Download Project Abstract: The Application of Health Informatics to Rehabilitation Goal-Setting

   

• Jean McQueen (2009)
  Download Project Abstract: Brief Interventions in General Hospital (BIG trial)

   

Institute of Social Psychiatry Scholarship

• Norma Clark (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: Mental Health Occupational Therapy supported education and its influence on the recovery journey of service users: Lived experiences explored.

   

The Elizabeth Casson Trust Research Grant

• Mary Grant (2010)
  Download Project Abstract:  Return to Work After Stroke

   

Irwin Mitchell Research Award

• Karen Beaulieu (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: An exploration of factors that impact the return to paid work of individuals following a brain injury

   

Commissioned Research Project Grants

• Dr Donald Maciver (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: A study of a single observation assessment tool for use in mental health

   

• Dr Jillian Riley (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: The effectiveness of occupational therapy local authority social services’ interventions for older people in Great Britain: A critical literature review

   

• Dr May Stinson (2011)
  Download Project Abstract: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and interface pressure: using activity to maximise tissue viability

   

genHOME Project grant

• Download Project Abstract: The genHOME project (Housing Outcomes, Information Management and Evidence)