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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Rural rehabilitation practice: perspectives of occupational therapists and physical therapists in British Columbia, Canada RK Roots1, H Brown2, L Bainbridge2, LC Li2 1
University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada 2 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Submitted: 20 January 2013; Revised: 2 July 2013; Accepted: 4 July 2013; Published: 17 February 2014 Roots RK, Brown H, Bainbridge L, Li LC Rural rehabilitation practice: perspectives of occupational therapists and physical therapists in British Columbia, Canada Rural and Remote Health 14: 2506. (Online) 2014 Available: http://www.rrh.org.au
ABSTRACT Background: Providing rehabilitation services to address the health needs of rural residents requires overcoming the challenges of geography, limited referral options and a shortage of occupational therapists (OTs) and physical therapists (PTs). However, little is known about how rehabilitation professionals in rural areas enact their practice to meet and overcome these challenges. To address this gap and contribute to enhancing health for rural residents, this study was designed to explore rural rehabilitation practice from the perspectives of OTs and PTs in rural British Columbia (BC). Methods: A purposive sample of OTs and PTs in rural communities (population
