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Occupational Therapy
Missouri medicine (108)4 2011
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Strokes are a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Comprehensive rehabilitation is needed to minimize disability. Theories that serve as a basis for recovery following stroke and therapeutic techniques used to potentiate recovery are discussed. Neuroplasticity is the potential for change...
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PMID: 21905447
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This article reports the use of an expert panel to perform content validation of an experimental assessment process for the safety of assistive technology (AT) adopted by farmers with disabilities. The validation process was conducted by a panel of six experts experienced in the subject matter, i.e.,...
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PMID: 21919319
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Adicciones (23)1 2011
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Addiction is a complex disorder of brain function, which involves primarily the frontal cortex as a structure responsible for the organization of intentional behavior. The performance of everyday life activity is one of the key factors in assessing the impact of cognitive impairment. There are no val...
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PMID: 21503561
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To compare the direct medical costs of clinically diagnosed patients with fibromyalgia with the medical costs of matched controls during a 4-yr period and to assess the impact of a fibromyalgia treatment program on healthcare utilization and associated medical costs.
A retrospective comparison of ec...
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PMID: 20975520
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Guided by the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (2nd edition; American Occupational Therapy Association, 2008), we conducted an evidence-based review on simulator sickness (SS).
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PMID: 21476365
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We reviewed the evidence regarding the effectiveness of community occupational therapy interventions, delivered alone or within a multidisciplinary team, in improving occupational outcomes for adults with selected chronic diseases.
We completed a scoping review of randomized controll...
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PMID: 21834458
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MMW Fortschritte der Medizin (152)44 2010
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Expected moderate correlation (r = -0.57) was obtained between activities of daily living ability and neurobehavioural impact measures, and there was no difference in mean neurobehavioural impact measures between groups (F [1, 212] = 2.910, p = 0.090). CONCLUSION: This study is the first to explore...
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PMID: 20927489
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Etiology of hip arthroplasty is associated with amounts of rehabilitation care used and outcomes. After the initial postacute rehabilitation setting, patients continued to receive considerable amounts of therapy in various settings. It is important to look beyond a single setting of care to an entir...
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PMID: 20962601
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Characterizing therapy practice in stroke rehabilitation is not straightforward. It is multifactorial and takes into account the (1) type of therapy, (2) therapy activity, (3) therapy provider including extender personnel, (4) specific training in stroke, and (5) years of experience. Future research...
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PMID: 20962599
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Our results suggest a potentially beneficial effect of noninvasive cortical stimulation during rehabilitative motor training of patients who have suffered from subacute strokes....
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PMID: 20962598
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Systematic screening of this population revealed previously unmet needs, addressed in the form of custom verbal and written recommendations. Multidisciplinary assessment is associated with a high number of recommendations and decreased symptom distress. Our findings lend strong support to the routin...
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PMID: 20100640
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We need to appreciate how valuable and meaningful these activities are. In particular, it is essential that we optimize balance between the "must do" activities that are often prioritized in our interventions, with the "would like to do" leisure activities that promote well-being and social engageme...
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PMID: 21090061
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Occupational therapists use a range of types and sources of information when making clinical decisions. It is unclear how this information is integrated.
This paper describes an exploratory qualitative case study that identified the types and sources of information accessed by one experienced paedia...
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PMID: 21090066
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Lack of knowledge and skills in seeking, evaluating, and applying evidence are barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP). The measurement of these constructs can inform educational initiatives aimed at reducing EBP barriers.
The purpose of this systematic review is to provide a critical appraisal of...
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PMID: 21090063
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Occupational therapy literature encourages therapists to advocate, yet any member of the team could advocate with/for people with disabilities. There is a need to determine why occupational therapists provide these services and how they learn to advocate.
The objective of this article is to understa...
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PMID: 21090065
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Federal Register (75)159 2010
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The Department of Defense is publishing this final rule to provide TRICARE approval for authorizing certified physician assistants and certified nurse practitioners (non-physicians) to engage in referrals of beneficiaries to the Military Health System for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and...
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PMID: 20718124
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Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) often experience cognitive, motor, and psychosocial deficits that affect participation in everyday activities. Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) is an individualized treatment that teaches cognitive strategies necessary to suppo...
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PMID: 20608858
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The transfer of skills learned in rehabilitation to new skills in the home has hitherto been notoriously difficult to achieve. The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) treatment approach has been associated with improved performance in people living with stroke, but the sp...
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PMID: 20397111
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Perceptual and Motor Skills (111)1 2010
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The objective of this study was to develop a computerized test of prone extension to measure performance of prone extension in children 4 to 6 years of age. The participants were selected from kindergartens, comprising 132 boys and 107 girls with a mean age of 5 yr. 2 mo. (SD = 6 mo.). Sensitivity a...
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PMID: 21058600
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Pflege Zeitschrift (63)7 2010
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Four categories emerged that allowed describing the self image and the image of the other professions: roles of the respective health professions, relation of the health professionals to their clients, attributes that typically characterized members of a particular profession, and relationship betwe...
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PMID: 20677692
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Therapist and patient compliance with performing the intervention was low, restricting the conclusions regarding the effectiveness of the integrated motor imagery program. Future studies will need to explore barriers and facilitators to uptake of this intervention in clinical practice. Trial recruit...
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PMID: 20510987
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Physical Therapy (90)6 2010
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Work-related pain affects therapists in several personal and professional domains. It also may affect career plans. Strategies to reduce the risk of injury and physical loading of jobs are needed....
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PMID: 20378677
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The care of the acutely injured patient requires a multidisciplinary approach from the moment of injury through rehabilitation and reintegration into society. In addition to the doctors and nurses providing many aspects of the acute and chronic medical care, the rehabilitation component is delivered...
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PMID: 20486522
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Five topical concerns were identified. These related to the impact of the use of a medical model lens, unarticulated occupational therapy theory, acceptable occupational therapy goals, the complexity of occupational goals, and invisible emotions and unexamined relationships. IMPLICATIONS: Our resear...
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PMID: 20464891
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After 8 weeks of training with Cyberlink, no improvements were noted in the use of the keyboard and the mouse. The trial of another interface (tactile screen) finally made the optimization of mouse functions possible. IMPLICATIONS: The endurance and memory problems were circumvented with a long, rep...
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PMID: 20464895
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BACKGROUND: "Recovery" is the new mantra for reforming the mental health system and occupational therapists have embraced the change. PURPOSE: To critically examine the concept of recovery across five dimensions: clarity, simplicity, generality, accessibility, and importance. KEY ISSUES. The implici...
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PMID: 20464893
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Prior to PR, participants associated activities with breathlessness and panic; post PR, participants reported reduced fear and felt able to increase their activities. These findings add to our understanding of the impact of PR on individuals' experience of activity and may contribute to improved pro...
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PMID: 19603125
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Critical Care Medicine (38)3 2010
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Formal electrophysiological evaluation of patients with intensive care unit-acquired weakness can identify peripheral neuropathies, myopathies, and combinations of these disorders, although the correlation of these findings to weakness measurable at the bedside is not always precise. For routine cli...
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PMID: 20048676
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Psychiatrische Praxis (37)2 2010
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Behavioural and psychological symptoms of Dementia include agitation, depression and apathy. Apathy is a common condition and a major challenge especially in nursing home residents. The development of a brief intervention for nursing home residents combining physical activation and reminiscence ther...
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PMID: 20183773
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In spite of different methods of collecting information, common themes emerge in what stakeholders expect from psychiatrists. As a profession, we need to respond to this....
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PMID: 20039790
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This study explored perspectives of therapist's role in care coordination between early intervention (EI) and medical services, and identified strategies for improving service delivery. Fifty adults participated in one of six focus groups. Participants included parents, pediatricians, and therapists...
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PMID: 20170430
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This study explores the use of occupational performance coaching (OPC) with three parent-child dyads using descriptive case study methodology. OPC is a parent-directed intervention in which parents are coached to improve their own or their children's performance in home and community contexts. In th...
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PMID: 20170428
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A brief 1(1/2)-day fibromyalgia treatment program improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia for 6-12 mos. Further clinical investigations are needed to compare this fibromyalgia treatment program with other programs and interventions....
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PMID: 20090427
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BACKGROUND: A growing body of literature supports the role of occupational therapists in community development. Using a community development approach, occupational therapists respond to community-identified occupational needs. They work to build local resources and capacities and self-sustaining pr...
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PMID: 20302185
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BACKGROUND: Families of children who have disabilities experience multiple stressors. "Sense of coherence" (SOC) reflects a person's view of life and his or her capacity to respond to stressful situations. PURPOSE: The purposes of this paper are to (I) introduce the concept of SOC; (2) review the li...
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PMID: 20302187
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Results identified reasons for and barriers to walking, perceived reasons for sidewalk conditions, and perceived effectiveness of the snow-clearing intervention. Citizens recommended against using the new snow-clearing method. Factors promoting citizen engagement included individual actions producin...
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PMID: 20302184
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Students described needing to make a theoretical shift in thinking to focus on occupational performance and identified a number of challenges relating to learning complex techniques and strategies. IMPLICATIONS: Teaching methods that assist in making occupation-centred assessment and intervention te...
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PMID: 20302189
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All 14 participants' AAD measures were stable on the basis of theirZ-scores; 13 participants' measures were stable based on the 0.65 logit difference. IMPLICATIONS: Occupational therapists can have confidence that the AAD generates stable measures when administered to adults with ABI....
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PMID: 20302186
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The aim was to investigate how patients in a clinical setting, combining acute stroke care and rehabilitation, perceived the value and meaning attached to a commonly used instrumental occupation, namely "Brewing coffee and making an open-face cheese sandwich with sliced vegetable". Another aim was t...
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PMID: 19191071
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This article describes the process of facilitating change to practice that is more client-centered and occupation-based in a diverse suburban public school district in the USA from 2001 to 2006. The author sets the context, describes the process that included the use of the School AMPS, and consider...
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PMID: 20170413
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We will also investigate the cost effectiveness and patient outcomes of such a service.
A randomised controlled trial will evaluate the effect of providing additional physiotherapy and occupational therapy for rehabilitation. Seven hundred and twelve patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation at tw...
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PMID: 21073703
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The evolving theory of occupational justice links the concept to social justice and to concerns for a justice of difference: a justice that recognizes occupational rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations for all persons in society, regardless of age, ability, gender, social class,...
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PMID: 20170412
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Care Management Journals (11)2 2010
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The vast majority of the currently available vocational assessments are used to measure a worker's physical body functions and/or work capacity, while very few, if any, can be utilized to measure actual work performance. Within this research project, the authors conducted a brief review of the liter...
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PMID: 19658022
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The authors present organizational and functional structure of occupational therapeutic service in Krasnoyarsk area, major functional divisions of the territorial occupational therapeutic center and their activities. The article covers analysis of changes in levels and structure of occupational morb...
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PMID: 20361601
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We discuss inherent weaknesses of traditional methods and introduce an approach exercise training based on neurobiological system variability. The significance of neurobiological system variability in differential learning and training was highlighted.
Our theoretical analysis revealed differential...
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PMID: 20944444
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Clinical Journal of Pain (26)1 2010
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Two predictors for improvement in disability were found: an increase in self-efficacy for pain during treatment and better general adherence during treatment. Similarly, one predictor for improvement in pain intensity was found: an increase in self-efficacy for pain during treatment. DISCUSSION: Sel...
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PMID: 20026949
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