Abstract
The American Occupational Therapy Association publishes an annual online supplement to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy consisting of the peer-reviewed “research track” abstracts of presentations at the AOTA Annual Conference & Expo. The current supplement consists of the abstracts that were accepted for presentation at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference & Expo in Boston, Massachusetts.
Each year, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) publishes an online supplement to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy consisting of the peer-reviewed “research track” abstracts of presentations at the AOTA Annual Conference & Expo. The current supplement consists of the abstracts that were accepted for presentation at the 2020 AOTA Annual Conference and Expo in Boston, MA. Each abstract is in one of five categories: (1) assessment and measurement, (2) basic research, (3) health services research and education, (4) prevention and intervention, and (5) translational research.
The 2020 research track abstracts represent 512 of the 2,015 peer-reviewed poster and panel presentations accepted for presentation over 4 days at the AOTA Annual Conference & Expo in Boston, Massachusetts, scheduled for March 26 to March 29, 2020. Because the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of Conference, the sessions were not presented as scheduled. However, some Conference poster sessions are now available as virtual posters. Additional information on the 2020 Virtual Conference Series is available at https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/virtual-conference-2020.aspx
Note that this supplement consists solely of abstracts of conference presentations; no articles are included. Each abstract is available in html and as a downloadable pdf. Editorial staff have minimally edited the abstracts, correcting only obvious typos and formatting errors. In some cases, abstracts were submitted with incomplete information and are presented accordingly. Authors who wish to correct errors should contact
The researchers who present at AOTA’s annual conferences do the field a great service by promoting knowledge translation and evidence-based practice. Many of the abstracts describe studies in progress; more complete reports may be forthcoming in the form of journal articles and other publications and presentations. Readers seeking additional information on the research described should contact the primary author (contact information is available by clicking on the “Author Affiliations” tab).