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Background: According to the National Crime Records Bureau (2014), TBI is increasingly being recognized as a public health problem of immense proportions with the substantial burden of disability and death occurring in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Many people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience various degrees of motor function impairment which can have a significant impact on participation in all areas of occupation. There is scarcity of Evidence Based Occupational therapy (OT)-specific motor intervention. Before developing any intervention, it's necessary to know current literature available to support recovery of our patients. Objective: To describe recent trends in OT specific motor interventions for adults with TBI. Study Design: A scoping review was conducted for this study. Methods: Arksey and O'Malley's six-stage framework for scoping reviews guided our study. A search was conducted in various databases including Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) & the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature--CINAHL for papers published between 2015 and 2021. The search strategy was developed based on concepts and keywords used in the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes and Study design (PICOS) framework. Numerical and thematic analyses were employed. Results: Of the 35 articles identified in the review process, 9 papers were included in the scoping review. On performing analyses, six major themes were identified which were as follows: (1) Intervention based on activities, (2) Intervention based on exercise, (3) Use of resiliency model, advanced therapy and multicomponent intervention, (4) Outcome measure for functional status, (5) Multidisciplinary team, (6) Use of adjunct therapies Conclusion: This study has demonstrated limited evidence for OT specific motor interventions and outcome measures to show change in functional status. While there are articles on intervention for traumatic brain injury, there are still some challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To determine the publication rates of free papers and posters presented at the All India Ophthalmic Conference (AIOC) 2010 in peer-reviewed journals up to December 2015 and compare this with publication rates from AIOC2000 published previously.Methods: A thorough literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, and the general Google search engine by two independent investigators. The title of the paper, keywords and author names were used to "match" the AIOC free-paper with the published paper. In addition, the "purpose," "methods," and "outcome measures" between the two were studied to determine the "match."Results: A total of 58 out of 394 free-papers (14.7%) from AIOC2010 were published till December 2015 compared to 16.5% from AIOC2000. Out of these, 52 (90%) were published in PubMed indexed journals. Maximum publications were seen in pediatric ophthalmology (50%) followed by glaucoma (24.4%) and cornea (23.8%). Fifteen out of 272 posters (5.5%) were published; orbit/oculoplastics had the highest poster publications (13%). Excluding papers in nonindexed journals and those by authors with international affiliations, the publication rate was approximately 12%.Conclusion: The publication rate of free papers from AIOC2010 has marginally reduced compared to AIOC2000. Various causes for this such as lack of adequate training, motivation, and lack of incentives for research in the Indian scenario have been explored, and measures to improve this paradigm have been discussed. It will be prudent to repeat this exercise every decade to compare publication rates between periodic AIOC, stimulate young minds for quality research and educate policy makers toward the need for developing dedicated research departments across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]