Challenging the Dominant Voice: The Multiple Evidence Sources of Occupational Therapy (Opinion) (Report‪)‬

Introduction Uniting professionals across the world, evidence-based health care is an approach to practice in which clinical decisions are based upon evidence rather than upon opinion or tradition. Evidence is usually perceived as the findings of research, particularly high quality clinical trials, although qualitative evidence is increasingly valued. Tickle-Degnen (2000, p102) described evidence-based practice for occupational therapists as: