ABSTRACT

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the home-based occupational therapy interventions and to provideevidence based practice regarding home based occupational therapy. Methods: For the main keywords of a database search, “Home care program” OR “Home health service” OR “Homebased rehabilitation” OR “Visiting home” AND “Occupational therapy” were used. Using Science Direct, ProQuestand Google Scholar, we systematically examined papers published in journals from 2008 to 2018. Finally, 19studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Evidence level of total 19 studies were level Ⅰ. PEDro score in all the articles reviewed was from 6 to 8points in the ‘Good’ range. The Most frequency of visiting home occupational therapy intervention were homemodification or activities of daily living training applied to fall risk older adults or experienced fall. Dependentvariables included 30.00% Activities of daily living training, 24.80% upper extremity function. Conclusion: Through this systematic review, we were able to provide clinical evidence on visiting home occupationaltherapy to the occupational therapist. In the future, based on this study, research on intervention multiinterventionapplied to older adults with geriatric illness or mental health.