LibGuides: Occupational Therapy: Key resources

Key databases

CINAHL Plus with full text (Ebsco)
Cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature, including some complementary/holistic health literature. Chiefly abstracts with links to the EBSCO full text collection.
MEDLINE with Full Text (Ebsco)
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences.
Health Collection (InfoRMIT)
Full text Australian medical and health journals.
OTseeker
Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
OTDBase
A Canadian-developed database of abstracts from more than 20 occupational therapy journals, from 1970 to the present.
Rehabilitation Reference Center
A clinical reference tool designed for use by rehabilitation clinicians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists at the point of care; provides valid and relevant information, using the best available evidence to help support clinical decisions.

For assistance with referencing, look at the APA 7th edition - SCU Referencing Guide, or refer to the Publication Manual of the APA below:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: 808.027 PUBL
Publication Date: 2020 (7th ed.)
Manual for APA 7th referencing style

Research Ready - Evaluating resources
A short module showing how to evaluate resources using the CRAAP test
Research Ready - Scholarly vs non-scholarly sources
This module that explains the difference between Scholarly and non-Scholarly resources.