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Systematic reviews of the literature relevant to neurodegenerative diseases,
including Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), are important to the practice of occupational therapy.
We describe the four questions that served as the focus for systematic reviews of
the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for PD, MS, and ALS. We
include the background for the reviews; the process followed for addressing each
question, including search terms and search strategy; the databases searched; and
the methods used to summarize and critically appraise the literature. The final
number of articles included in each systematic review; a summary of the themes of
the results; the strengths and limitations of the findings; and implications for
practice, education, and research are presented.
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