Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en The Use of Tele-Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Different Disabilities: Systematic Review of RCT Articles Physical Medecine& Rehabilitaion Physical Medecine& Rehabilitaion Systematic Review Background: Due to the limited access of clients in non-urban areas to rehabilitation and the difficulty of specialized counseling in such conditions, the need for telehealth services has increased. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Tele occupational therapy in common disorders of children and adolescents.    Methods: In this systematic review study, a research method published from 2010 to 2022 focusing on the effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation and its impact on children and adolescents with different physical disabilities was done in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and EMBASE databases. 467 articles were obtained in the review, and finally, 18 articles were reviewed.    Results: In children with CP, Tele occupational therapy will be effective on gross motor function and balance skills, but the impact on the executive function needs more studies. In children with ASD, it will be effective on behavioral problems, but the effect on pro-social behavior needs further studies. In children and adolescents with other movement disorders, it will have an impact on the progress of their physical activity and in children and adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), it will be effective, but the effectiveness of MitiiTM programs needs further studies.    Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that tele-occupational therapy could be performed in line with face-to-face occupational therapy, and it can lead to the satisfaction of families, but there is still a need to assess the effectiveness of various interventions and tools on different disorders, outcomes and settings.   Occupational Therapy, Telerehabilitation, Children, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder 118 129 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4058-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Simin Dehghani Siminotdehghani@gmail.com 200319475328460076298 200319475328460076298 No Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Navid Mirzakhany Araghi Mirzakhany@yahoo.com 200319475328460076299 200319475328460076299 No Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sima Dehghani sdehghani@razi.tums.ac.ir 200319475328460076300 200319475328460076300 No Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Marzieh Pashmdarfard mpashmdarfard@sbmu.ac.ir 200319475328460076301 200319475328460076301 Yes Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran