Guides & Databases: Occupational Therapy Assisting: Articles

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Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new window
Journals and dissertations covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Database of nursing and allied health journals with additional materials that include nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, evidence-based care sheets, audiovisuals, and continuing education modules.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive resource containing citations (not full articles) to biomedical articles and life science journals.
Health & Medical Collection This link opens in a new window
Clinical research plus consumer and health administration titles.

Occupational Therapy Specific Databases

Clinical Trials - Occupational Diseases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Public Health Database This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to the core literature in the field of public health.
Proquest Psychology Database This link opens in a new window
This database provides abstracts and indexing for key Psychology titles, many which are available in full text. Many titles are indexed in PsycINFO. Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology and psychometrics.
Healthcare Administration Database This link opens in a new window
Research supporting professional healthcare management and healthcare administration.
Consumer Health Database This link opens in a new window
Magazines and journals covering consumer health topics, such as sports injuries, women's health, food and nutrition, midwifery, eye care and dentistry.

Search WorldCat Discovery - Our Library Catalog

WorldCat searches for articles across all available databases.

Click on the Tab to limit to Articles, then type in your terms and GO! Or choose the Advanced Search for more options.

Once you see a list of articles, you can use the column on the left to limit by full text, peer-reviewed, date, etc. You can also select subject terms or type in more keywords on your search.vanced Search

Open Access OT Journals

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal with a mission to publish high quality articles that focus on applied research, practice, and education in the occupational therapy profession.
OT Seeker
OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions. Most trials have been critically appraised for their validity and interpretability. In one database, OTseeker provides fast and easy access to information from a wide range of sources to inform occupational therapy.

Interlibrary Loan

Inter-library Loan (ILL)

We can get what you need from another Library! Just ask.

If you need the full text of an article that is not available or a book or chapter, contact your Librarian. Articles can be requested from other Libraries at no cost. Send the citation information to your Librarian allensw@sa.edu or place a request directly through WorldCat.

Occupational Therapy Assisting: Articles

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