The role of occupational therapists in ICU rehabilitation is not currently well established.

Current interventions in the ICU are dominated by physical rehabilitation with a growing role in communication and delirium prevention and care.

Given the diverse needs of ICU patients and the scope of occupational therapy, there could be an opportunities for occupational therapists to expand their role and spearhead original research investigating an enriched breadth of ICU interventions.

Of 50,700 citations, 221 reports met inclusion criteria, 74 (79%) published after 2010, and 125 (56%) appeared in critical care journals.

The three most commonly reported types of interventions were mobility (81%), physical rehabilitation (61%), and activities of daily living (31%).

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