Open Access:
Williams, S., Wegener, L., & Kingston, G. A. (2023). The Rural Hand Therapy Project-providing hand therapy services closer to home. Rural and Remote Health, 23(4), 1-7.
Williams, S., Doherty, G., Kingston, G., & Tynan, A. (2025). The Rural Hand Therapy Project: A mixed methods study in a regional health service. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 72(3), e70018.
Limited Access Articles:
Hecox, E. E., Boydstun, A. G., Talbot, H. G., Edwards, S. R., Anderson, L., Benedict, K. C., & Walker, M. E. (2025). Geographic Disparities in Access to Certified Hand Therapists in the United States. The Journal of Hand Surgery.
Dew, A., Bulkeley, K., Veitch, C., Bundy, A., Gallego, G., Lincoln, M., ... & Griffiths, S. (2013). Addressing the barriers to accessing therapy services in rural and remote areas. Disability and rehabilitation, 35(18), 1564-1570.
Kingston, G., Williams, G., Judd, J., & Gray, M. (2016). The functional impact of a traumatic hand injury: a comparison of rural/remote and metropolitan/regional populations. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 23(9), 406-413.
Kingston GA, Williams G, Judd J, Gray MA. Hand therapy services for rural and remote residents: Results of a survey of Australian occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Aust J Rural Health. 2015 Apr;23(2):112-21. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12141. Epub 2015 Jan 23. PMID: 25616064.
Stegink-Jansen, C. W., Collins, P. M., Lindsey, R. W., & Wilson, J. L. (2017). A geographical workforce analysis of hand therapy services in relation to US population characteristics. Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists, 30(4), 383–396.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2017.06.004
Worboys T, Brassington M, Ward EC, Cornwell PL. Delivering occupational therapy hand assessment and treatment sessions via telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 2018;24(3):185-192. doi:10.1177/1357633X17691861
Miscellaneous:
https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/telehealth-health-it
https://telehealthresourcecenter.org/resources/toolkits/occupational-therapy-telehealth-toolkit/
https://www.assh.org/handcare/blog/see-a-certified-hand-therapist-CHT-from-home
https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/telehealth-policy-updates