The emerging role of occupational therapy in primary care.

Background: Few studies have examined the role of occupational therapy working in a primary care setting.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to describe the emerging role of occupational therapy in Family Health Teams, a model of interprofessional primary care.

Method: A multiple case study design was used to provide in-depth description of the occupational therapy role.

The integration of occupational therapy into primary care: a multiple case study design.

Background: For over two decades occupational therapists have been encouraged to enhance their roles within primary care and focus on health promotion and prevention activities. While there is a clear fit between occupational therapy and primary care, there have been few practice examples, despite a growing body of evidence to support the role. In 2010, the province of Ontario, Canada provided funding to include occupational therapists as members of Family Health Teams, an interprofessional model of primary care.