Systematic review of occupational therapy interventions to improve cognitive development in children ages birth-5 years.

This systematic review examined the research evidence for interventions used by occupational therapists to improve cognitive development in children from birth to age 5. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed by three teams of two people. From the selected articles, which described Level I and IV studies, two general categories emerged: (1) developmental interventions and (2) joint attention interventions.

Systematic review of interventions used in occupational therapy to promote motor performance for children ages birth-5 years.

We examined the research evidence for interventions used in occupational therapy to promote the motor performance of young children ages 0-5 yr. We identified 24 trials, Levels I-III, that met our review criteria. The studies fell into three categories: (1) developmental interventions for infants (ages 0-3 yr), (2) interventions for young children with or at risk for cerebral palsy (CP), and (3) visual-motor interventions for preschool children (ages 3-5 yr).