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Challenges and Opportunities for Occupational Therapy in Big Data Research

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2019, 27(4), pp.155-165
  • DOI : 10.14519/kjot.2019.27.4.12
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics
  • Received : August 21, 2019
  • Accepted : August 28, 2019
  • Published : December 30, 2019

Ickpyo Hong ORD ID 1 Meredith F. Shields 1 Mi Jung Lee 2 Riqiea Kitchens 1 Karen Ratcliff 1 Timothy A. Reistetter 3 Ickpyo Hong 1

1Dept. of Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch
2Dept. of Occupational Therapy, University of Florida
3Dept. of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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ABSTRACT

The advance of information technology with governmental support allows researchers to utilize big data to conductrigorous rehabilitation-related studies in both the United States and Korea. While big data research has beenactively conducted in the United States, few Korean rehabilitation scientists currently conduct big data research. Inthis paper, we discuss the existing rehabilitation-related big data in Korea and introduce the current big dataresearch trends in the United States. In addition, we provide potential research areas by discussing the previousbig data studies in the United States, including 1) functional outcomes, 2) geographical variation, 3) linkage of apopulation-based cohort to hospital data, 4) cross-national comparison, and 5) scale development. We also discussvarious statistical methods required in big data research and compare how these methods differ compared to thetraditional research methods in rehabilitation research. Lastly, we discuss the importance of workforce developmentin rehabilitation-related big data research. We hope this paper will provide occupational therapy scientists andclinicians with practical and useful information about big data research and accelerate big data rehabilitationresearch communities in Korea.

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