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Susan Rappolt

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Professor EmeritusDepartment of Occupational Science & Occupational TherapyUniversity of Toronto

Susan Rappolt

Professor Emeritus

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2011.

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Research

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Latest papers

Perspectives on how evidence‐based practice changes over time: A qualitative exploration of occupational therapy and physical therapy graduates
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · 2025
Developing multisectoral strategies to promote evidence-based practice in rehabilitation: findings from an end-of-grant knowledge translation symposium
Disability and Rehabilitation · 2024
Exploring if and how evidence-based practice of occupational and physical therapists evolves over time: A longitudinal mixed methods national study
PLoS ONE · 2023

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Evolution of evidence-based practice: evaluating the contribution of individual and contextual factors to optimize patient care
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$294,332
Evaluating an occupation based approach in community based primary health care among vulnerable populations: a focus on brain health
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
Tweeting my patient: The use of electronic media in patient-provider communication
CIHR · 2011 · Nominated PI
$24,426

All 6 grants and awards

17 publications.

Perspectives on how evidence‐based practice changes over time: A qualitative exploration of occupational therapy and physical therapy graduates

Thomas A, Iqbal MZ, Roberge‐Dao J, Ahmed S, Bussières A, Debigaré R, Letts L, MacDermid JC, Paterson M, Polatajko HJ

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jep.14200

Developing multisectoral strategies to promote evidence-based practice in rehabilitation: findings from an end-of-grant knowledge translation symposium

Thomas A, Roberge-Dao J, Iqbal MZ, Salbach NM, Letts LJ, Polatajko HJ, Rappolt S, Debigaré R, Ahmed S, Bussières A

Disability and Rehabilitation20244 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2227565

Exploring if and how evidence-based practice of occupational and physical therapists evolves over time: A longitudinal mixed methods national study

Iqbal MZ, Rochette A, Mayo NE, Valois M-F, Bussières AE, Ahmed S, Debigaré R, Letts LJ, MacDermid JC, Ogourtsova T

PLoS ONE202322 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283860

Individual and organizational factors associated with evidence‐based practice among physical and occupational therapy recent graduates: A cross‐sectional national study

Thomas A, Al Zoubi F, Mayo NE, Ahmed S, Amari F, Bussières A, Letts L, MacDermid JC, Polatajko HJ, Rappolt S

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice202130 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jep.13518

Engaging older adults in discharge planning: case studies illuminating approaches adopted by family members that promote relational autonomy

Durocher E, Kinsella EA, Gibson BE, Rappolt S, Ells C

Disability and Rehabilitation201918 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1483430

Rehabilitation as “destination triage”: a critical examination of discharge planning

Durocher E, Gibson BE, Rappolt S

Disability and Rehabilitation201712 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1193232

Inter-professional clinical practice guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury: a systematic and evidence-based approach.

Stergiou-Kita M, Dawson D, Rappolt S

Journal of occupational rehabilitation201227 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-011-9332-2 PMID: 21968612

Towards developing a guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury: the qualitative synthesis of clients' perspectives.

Stergiou-Kita M, Rappolt S, Dawson D

Disability and rehabilitation201226 citations

DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.591881 PMID: 21954971

Spanning the know-do gap: understanding knowledge application and capacity in long-term care homes.

Berta W, Teare GF, Gilbart E, Ginsburg LS, Lemieux-Charles L, Davis D, Rappolt S

Social science & medicine (1982)201088 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.028 PMID: 20170999

Physical therapists' experiences updating the clinical management of walking rehabilitation after stroke: a qualitative study.

Salbach NM, Veinot P, Rappolt S, Bayley M, Burnett D, Judd M, Jaglal SB

Physical therapy200947 citations

DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080249 PMID: 19372171

Evolution of evidence-based practice: evaluating the contribution of individual and contextual factors to optimize patient care

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Thomas, Aliki; Lapointe, Julie; O'Connor, Kate; Rochette, Annie

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Determinants Of Practice; Evidence-Based Practice; Knowledge Translation; Longitudinal Study; Mixed Methods; Practice Change; Practice Improvements; Rehabilitation; Support And Barriers

$294,332

Evaluating an occupation based approach in community based primary health care among vulnerable populations: a focus on brain health

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI

Principal investigators: Colantonio, Angela; McPherson, Kathryn M

Keywords: Activity; Brain Injury; Health Care Utilization; Mental Health; Outcomes; Primary Health Care; Vulnerable Populations

Tweeting my patient: The use of electronic media in patient-provider communication

Nominated PICIHR2011Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Rappolt, Susan G; Topolovec-Vranic, Jane

Keywords: Ethics; Healthcare Delivery; Information Technology; Occupational Therapy; Social Networking

$24,426

Client-centred home based rehabilitation under managed competition: reality or rhetoric

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Rappolt, Susan

Keywords: sociology of professions; rehabilitation; occupational therapy; client-centred care; managed competition; managed care; professionalism; client outcomes; professional standards; professional regulation

$87,486

Resetting the institutional and structural balance in Canada's health system: privatization, globalization and the case of rehabilitation services in Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Williams, A. Paul

Keywords: medicare; home care; community care; health policy; Canada; public/private mix; rehabilitation services; Ontario

$156,000

From hospital to home and community: analyzing local realities and global logics in Canadian health care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Society, Culture and the Health of Canadians II

Principal investigators: Williams, A. Paul

Keywords: home care policy; public administration; globalization; community based care

$186,762

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Susan Rappolt

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Perspectives on how evidence‐based practice changes over time: A qualitative exploration of occupational therapy and physical therapy graduates

Developing multisectoral strategies to promote evidence-based practice in rehabilitation: findings from an end-of-grant knowledge translation symposium

Exploring if and how evidence-based practice of occupational and physical therapists evolves over time: A longitudinal mixed methods national study

Individual and organizational factors associated with evidence‐based practice among physical and occupational therapy recent graduates: A cross‐sectional national study

Engaging older adults in discharge planning: case studies illuminating approaches adopted by family members that promote relational autonomy

Rehabilitation as “destination triage”: a critical examination of discharge planning

Inter-professional clinical practice guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury: a systematic and evidence-based approach.

Towards developing a guideline for vocational evaluation following traumatic brain injury: the qualitative synthesis of clients' perspectives.

Spanning the know-do gap: understanding knowledge application and capacity in long-term care homes.

Physical therapists' experiences updating the clinical management of walking rehabilitation after stroke: a qualitative study.

Evolution of evidence-based practice: evaluating the contribution of individual and contextual factors to optimize patient care

Evaluating an occupation based approach in community based primary health care among vulnerable populations: a focus on brain health

Tweeting my patient: The use of electronic media in patient-provider communication

Client-centred home based rehabilitation under managed competition: reality or rhetoric

Resetting the institutional and structural balance in Canada's health system: privatization, globalization and the case of rehabilitation services in Ontario

From hospital to home and community: analyzing local realities and global logics in Canadian health care

Frequent collaborators

Helene Polatajko-Howell

Nancy Salbach

Helene Polatajko

André Bussières

Annie Rochette

Aliki Thomas

Lori Letts

Sara Ahmed

Annie Rochette

Sara Ahmed

Susan Jaglal

Joy MacDermid

Deirdre Dawson

Barbara Gibson

Nancy Mayo

Louise Lemieux-Charles

Evelyne Durocher

Gary Teare

Whitney Berta

Sara McEwen

Frank Silver

Jill Cameron