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Dr Tammy Hoffmann is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her research interests include client education (including the use of computer-based educational materials), evidence-based practice, and the development and evaluation of telerehabilitation systems. Dr Tammy Hoffmann has a strong interest in research related to client education. Recent and current projects have related to:
- the development and evaluation of computer-generated tailored written education materials for people who have had a stroke and their carers
- the development and evaluation of a post-discharge education and support program for people who have had a stroke and their carers
- the development and evaluation of an intervention to enhance emotional outcomes in people who have had a stroke
- a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a multimedia patient education intervention to prevent in-hospital falls
- the informational needs of clients following stroke and their carers and how these change over time
- health professionals’, clients' and carers' perceptions of written education materials
- the readability and design of written client education materials
Dr Hoffmann is also enthusiastic about facilitating evidence-based practice in occupational therapy. She has teaching and research interests in this area and is a member of the OTseeker team. OTseeker (www.otseeker.com) is an online occupational therapy evidence database that contains the bibliographic details of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials about occupational therapy interventions. She is also the lead editor of a new text, Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions, that will be published by Elsevier in 2009.
Dr Hoffmann is also involved in research relating to the development and evaluation of telerehabilitation systems. Recent and current projects have involved:
- exploring the feasibility and reliability of conducting occupational therapy home visits via the Internet
- exploring the feasibility and reliability of conducting paediatric functional assessments via the Internet
- measuring upper limb range of motion in people following stroke using the Internet
- evaluating whether telerehabilitation assessments of people with Parkinson’s disease are accurate and reliable.
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