Banking on a review of Philippine occupational therapy studies conducted since the 2000s, Occupational Therapy academic researcher Assoc. Prof. Ivan Neil B. Gomez, PhD and co-authors Caroline Fischl and Michael P. Sy reviewed “common areas, topics, and methodologies” found in local occupational therapy research since the new millennium.
Using these as bases, the authors discussed the implications for using such in “advancing knowledge and practice of occupational therapy” in the country. The authors also presented strategies that may be adopted to strengthen research efforts and establish a “contemporary, relevant, and critical research agenda.”
A researcher of the Center for Health Research and Movement Science, Gomez specializes in occupational therapy, psychophysiology, and evidence-based practice. Among his recent publications are “Occupational Balance and Quality of Life among Hospital-based Occupational Therapists during the COVID-19 Pandemic” (with Christopher Jeffrey B. Streegan) and “Reflections on the role of occupational therapy programmes on mental health of stakeholders’ transition to e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Gomez is also the editor-in-chief of the Philippine Journal of Allied Health Sciences (PJAHS).
The book chapter is part of the new Routledge book entitled “Occupational Therapy in the Philippines: Theory, Practice, and Stories.” It was edited by Michael Sy, Roi Charles Pineda, and Caroline Fischl.
