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Special issue on brain injury: traumatic brain injury and stroke.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19785250 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gutman SA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Effects of an explicit problem-solving skills training program using a metacomponential approach for outpatients with acquired brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The training program was demonstrated to have a significantly greater effect than the conventional training approach on metacomponential functioning and the component of problem representation. However, these benefits were not transferable to real-life situations. PMID: 19785251 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fong KN, Howie DR Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Training multitasking in a virtual supermarket: a novel intervention after stroke.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The data support the VMall's potential as a motivating and effective intervention tool for the rehabilitation of people poststroke who have multitasking deficits during the performance of daily tasks. However, because the sample was small, additional intervention studies with the VMall should be conducted. PMID: 19785252 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rand D, Weiss PL, Katz N Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Application of the spacing effect to improve learning and memory for functional tasks in traumatic brain injury: a pilot study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we examined the application of the spacing effect in improving functional tasks. We used a within-subject design and included 10 participants with TBI and 15 HCs. In both the TBI and the HC groups, material learned under the spaced learning condition was recalled better than that learned under massed learning conditions. These results provide initial evidence supporting the use of the spacing effect to improve new learning of functional tasks for people with TBI. PMID: 19785253 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Goverover Y, Arango-Lasprilla JC, Hillary FG, Chiaravalloti N, Deluca J Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Use of the dynamic interactional model in self-care and motor intervention after traumatic brain injury: explanatory case studies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: These research findings contribute to our theoretical knowledge in rehabilitation and promote adopting this approach for rehabilitation of adolescents with TBI. PMID: 19785254 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Zlotnik S, Sachs D, Rosenblum S, Shpasser R, Josman N Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Qualitative exploration of a client-centered, goal-directed approach to community-based occupational therapy for adults with traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Goals provide structure, which facilitates participation in rehabilitation despite the presence of barriers, including reduced motivation and impaired self-awareness. A therapist-facilitated, structured, goal-setting process in which the client, therapist, and significant others work in partnership can enhance the process of goal setting and goal-directed rehabilitation in a community rehabilitation context. PMID: 19785255 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Doig E, Fleming J, Cornwell PL, Kuipers P Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Dynamic assessment and prediction of learning potential in clients with unilateral neglect.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The brief dynamic assessment, developed for this study, provided an opportunity to observe the client's ability to incorporate strategy training and feedback across visual search tasks. This assessment approach has the potential to characterize learning profiles and to guide intervention decisions. PMID: 19785256 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Toglia J, Cermak SA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Traumatic brain injury and driving assessment: an evidence-based literature review.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS. To assist clinicians and researchers in making decisions regarding testing the driving performance of people with TBI, we provide recommendations for neuropsychological tests; off-road tests; self-report, other report, and postinjury disability status; and comprehensive driving evaluation. PMID: 19785257 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Classen S, Levy C, McCarthy D, Mann WC, Lanford D, Waid-Ebbs JK Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Kettle test--a brief measure of cognitive futional performance. Reliability and valdity in stroke rehabilitation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The results support the reliability and validity of the Kettle Test as a top-down measure of cognition-in-function in people at discharge from stroke rehabilitation. PMID: 19785258 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hartman-Maeir A, Harel H, Katz N Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Measuring stroke survivors' functional status independence: five perspectives.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An understandable measure to describe disabilities after stroke is important for clinical practice; practitioners often use multiple measures that contain different scoring systems and scales to rate activities of daily living (ADL) independence. We compared the construct of independence in five measures used with stroke survivors. The measures evaluated independence of the stroke survivors somewhat differently. The Rasch analysis Partial Credit Model converted items from these measures to a single metric, yielding an item difficulty hierarchy of all items from the measures. Data from the measures should be interpreted...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shih MM, Rogers JC, Skidmore ER, Irrgang JJ, Holm MB Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Reengagement in meaningful occupations during the transition from hospital to home for people with acquired brain injury and their family caregivers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Clinical practice implications relate to client-centered goal setting, contexts and environments in which therapy occurs, and provision of information to patients and families. PMID: 19785260 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Turner B, Ownsworth T, Cornwell P, Fleming J Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Changing face of stroke: implications for occupational therapy practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stroke is one of the most life-altering syndromes affecting the world population. Rehabilitation for people experiencing stroke is focused almost exclusively on self-care activities and being able to return home and has little to no focus on work rehabilitation or community reintegration. The Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group (CRRG) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis was formed with the vision of improving everyday life for people after stroke by translating knowledge from neuroscience into treatment programs for productive living. Descriptive analysis of the intake assessment from the C...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wolf TJ, Baum C, Conner LT Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Pilot study on activities of daily living limitations in adults with hemianopsia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: People with hemianopsia experience limitations in specific ADLs as a direct result of the disruption of the visual field. Further investigation is needed to confirm these findings and explore interventions to improve ADL performance. PMID: 19785262 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Warren M Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Executive functioning, awareness, and participation in daily life after mild traumatic brain injury: a preliminary study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: After mTBI, people may be at significant risk for persistent executive deficits and restrictions in participation that warrant occupational therapy intervention. PMID: 19785263 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Erez AB, Rothschild E, Katz N, Tuchner M, Hartman-Maeir A Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Showering habits: time, steps, and products used after brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Results suggest that people with BI have showering habits that differ from those WBI. Correlations, regardless of group, showed that older people showered longer, and people with more education used more showering products. PMID: 19785264 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reistetter TA, Chang PF, Abreu BC Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Occupational therapy for service members with mild traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More occupational therapists are needed to provide client-centered, evidence-based rehabilitation to the large numbers of service members who sustained mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) while deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Proponency for Rehabilitation and Reintegration tasked a team of occupational and physical therapists to assemble evidence-based best practices specific to mTBI. Despite the fact that evidence-based reviews, guidelines, and research regarding occupational therapy for mTBI are sparse, the team developed the Clinical Practice Guidance: Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy for Mild Traumati...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Radomski MV, Davidson L, Voydetich D, Erickson MW Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Generational cohort theory: have we overlooked an important aspect of the entry-level occupational therapy doctorate debate?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19785266 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fisher TF, Crabtree JL Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Why haven't we generated sufficient evidence? Part II: building our evidence.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19708466 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gutman SA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Potentially problematic postures during work site keyboard use.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Potentially problematic postural behaviors are common among keyboard users. Our results suggest that occupational therapists must systematically assess postures on both the right and the left sides to develop the most effective intervention strategies. PMID: 19708467 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Baker NA, Redfern M Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Functional skill learning in men with traumatic brain injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The number of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) having persistent deficits that compromise their ability to perform everyday skills is increasing. Previous occupation-based studies indicate that computer-based skills using repetitive practice may be a viable option for retraining. We investigated the effects of different practice schedules on skill learning in 6 men with TBI. Participants with significant impairments in processing and fine motor control practiced 3 tasks using a random (n = 3) or a blocked (n = 3) ordered practice schedule. Practice occurred for 55 min/day for 13 days with retention and transfer...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Giuffrida CG, Demery JA, Reyes LR, Lebowitz BK, Hanlon RE Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Classification of occupational therapy intervention for inpatient stroke rehabilitation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: More sessions were spent on prefunctional than on functional activities, and musculoskeletal intervention strategies were most common. Future research studies are warranted to determine the most effective intervention for this client population. PMID: 19708469 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Smallfield S, Karges J Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Validity of the loewenstein occupational therapy cognitive assessment in people with intellectual disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined the psychometric properties (internal consistency, concurrent criterion validity, and known-group validity) of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) in people with intellectual disabilities. A total of 111 people with intellectual disabilities and 19 people with no disabilities were included. We used Cronbach's alpha, Spearman's rho, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and one-way analysis of variance for analysis, where appropriate. Results showed good internal consistency on Orientation, Visual Perception, Spatial Perception, Visuomotor Organization, and Thinking Operations subscales (Cronbac...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jang Y, Chern JS, Lin KC Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Qigong massage treatment for sensory and self-regulation problems in young children with autism: a randomized controlled trial.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents a randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of a 5-month intervention directed toward improving sensory impairment, digestion, and sleep in 46 children with autism < age 6. The intervention, Qigong Sensory Training (QST), is a qigong massage intervention based in Chinese medicine. It is two-pronged: Trainers work with children directly 20 times over 5 months, and parents give the massage daily to their children. Improvement was evaluated in two settings--preschool and home--by teachers (blind to group) and parents. Teacher evaluations showed that treated children had significant classroom i...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Silva LM, Schalock M, Ayres R, Bunse C, Budden S Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sensory overresponsivity and anxiety in children with ADHD.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Occupational therapists treating children with ADHD and SOR should be aware that these children may also have anxiety and discuss options with families for prevention or treatment. PMID: 19708472 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reynolds S, Lane SJ Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Prospective study of the effect of sensory integration, neurodevelopmental treatment, and perceptual-motor therapy on the sensorimotor performance in children with mild mental retardation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: SI, NDT, and PM improved sensorimotor function among children with mild mental retardation. The choice of sensorimotor approaches should be determined on the basis of the child's particular needs because each approach may have an advantage in certain aspects of sensorimotor function. PMID: 19708473 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wuang YP, Wang CC, Huang MH, Su CY Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Facilitating family occupations: family member perceptions of a specialized environment for children with mental retardation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: A sense of intimacy and relaxation, provided by the Snoezelen environment, is important in facilitating family occupations for this population. Interventions in occupational therapy must be designed that take these requirements into consideration. PMID: 19708474 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sachs D, Nasser K Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Use of assistive technology devices in mainstream schools: students' perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The students adopted both a functional and a psychosocial perspective of their devices, and providers should neglect neither. Children and youth need both verbal information and practical experience using devices to be able to make informed decisions. PMID: 19708475 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hemmingsson H, Lidström H, Nygård L Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Reliability of two visual-perceptual tests for children with cerebral palsy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The scale-level reliabilities of both tests were satisfactory in children with cerebral palsy. Although most subscales of the TVPS-R had acceptable test-retest or interrater agreement, all subscales of the TVPS-R had large SRDs, limiting their clinical utility. PMID: 19708476 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tsai LT, Lin KC, Liao HF, Hsieh CL Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Influence of a misleading context on a design-copying task with children with and without learning disabilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The ability to inhibit misleading contextual information and find an appropriate frame of reference may be an important developmental process in visual-motor skill development. Implications for assessment and task analysis are discussed. PMID: 19708477 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Coté CA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Infinite distance between the I and the it.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Traditional science and medical practice in the 21st century often separate the I of consciousness, the person who experiences daily life, from the it of an object that can be probed, tested, and fixed. This separation may also influence the development of occupational science and the practice of occupational therapy to the detriment of the profession. Occupation must be done and experienced by an I who initiates it and is conscious of its effects. Occupational science needs to become an integral science uniting the I of intention with the it of behavior, the we of cultures and the they of social systems. Our scholars ...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yerxa EJ Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Perceived levels of cultural competence among occupational therapists.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we examine perceived cultural competence in a sample of 477 occupational therapists. The study's results indicate that among the variables that most affected how therapists rate their level of cultural competence were prior training and favorable attitudes toward cultural competence. Prior training, both formal and informal, was positively correlated with higher levels of cultural competence. In addition, practitioners who placed more value on cultural competence and felt more culturally competent to address the needs of diverse clients scored higher across all of the dimensions of cultural competence measur...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Suarez-Balcazar Y, Rodawoski J, Balcazar F, Taylor-Ritzler T, Portillo N, Barwacz D, Willis C Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Reliability of the box and block test of manual dexterity for use with patients with fibromyalgia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The B&B Test is a reliable measure of upper-extremity function in fibromyalgia patients and is able to reveal a reduction in upper-extremity function in these patients compared with both healthy control participants and normative scores. PMID: 19708480 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Canny ML, Thompson JM, Wheeler MJ Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Occupational therapy in the age of the human genome: occupational therapists' role in genetics research and its impact on clinical practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19708481 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - June 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reynolds S, Lou JQ Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Why haven't we generated sufficient evidence? Part I: Barriers to applied research.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Factors accounting for the profession's dearth of effectiveness studies to date may include (1) confusion about the differences between basic and applied research, (2) biases in the academic system that promote and reward basic research activities, (3) greater public and private funding for basic research than for clinical (applied) research, (4) difficulties inherent in conducting effectiveness studies, and (5) competing responsibilities for faculty and clinician time commitments. Although these factors may impede occupational therapy researchers from participating in effectiveness studies, strategies can be developed...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gutman SA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Case report of integrated supported employment for a person with severe mental illness.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The case report suggests that ISE could improve the employment outcomes of people with SMI. Moreover, changes in the participant's self-efficacy and quality of life were shown to be driven by the successful employment experience. PMID: 19522132 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Chan AS, Tsang HW, Li SM Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Supported education for adults with psychiatric disabilities: effectiveness of an occupational therapy program.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results support the effectiveness of the supported education program. A significant number of participants were able to improve their basic academic skills, enhance professional behaviors and social skills, and return to the school or work environment. PMID: 19522133 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gutman SA, Kerner R, Zombek I, Dulek J, Ramsey CA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Motor impairments in children associated with impairments of speech or language: a meta-analytic review of research literature.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DISCUSSION: Deficits in specific speech and language disorders were associated with motor impairments. This finding might be important for the development of daily living and academic skills in children with speech and language impairments. PMID: 19522134 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rechetnikov RP, Maitra K Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Participation of students with physical disabilities in the school environment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: To promote school participation of students with disabilities, occupational therapists should consider a confluence of child, environmental, and task factors rather than focusing on individual aspects. PMID: 19522135 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Egilson ST, Traustadottir R Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Informing early intervention through an occupational science description of infant-toddler interactions with home space.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Therapists providing early intervention services within the home environment may benefit from the theory in their creation and modeling of naturalistic interventions with infants and families. PMID: 19522136 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pierce D, Munier V, Myers CT Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Sensory sensitivities of gifted children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Gifted children often display sensitivities to their environment that vary from those of the general population. Data were gathered on 6- to 11-year-old gifted children attending a public elementary school gifted program. Parents completed Dunn's (1999) Sensory Profile questionnaire regarding their child. Two primary analyses were conducted: (1) a comparison of the gifted children's sensory sensitivity with Sensory Profile norms and (2) an examination of the internal consistency of the Sensory Profile for the gifted sample. Gifted children were more sensitive to their environment and reacted with heightened emotional a...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gere DR, Capps SC, Mitchell DW, Grubbs E Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Response factors surrounding progression of pressure ulcers in community-residing adults with spinal cord injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The findings have significant practice implications for occupational therapists who provide services for adults with SCI living in the community. The importance of combining an initial individualized preventive intervention with structured follow-up within a person's unique everyday life setting is further explored. PMID: 19522138 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dunn CA, Carlson M, Jackson JM, Clark FA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Consequences of poststroke falls: activity limitation, increased dependence, and the development of fear of falling.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Falls after discharge home were common in this group of stroke survivors. Future research is needed to better understand the impact of fall-related consequences and to explore strategies for fall prevention. PMID: 19522139 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Schmid AA, Rittman M Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Long-term follow-up after constraint-induced therapy: a case report of a chronic stroke survivor.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Improved upper-extremity function continued over a 5-year period after constraint-induced therapy; however, poststroke fatigue remained an influential limiting factor. PMID: 19522140 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rowe VT, Blanton S, Wolf SL Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Meaning of context in recapturing self-care after stroke or spinal cord injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study identifies the meaning of context in recapturing self-care after a stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI). Recapturingdenotes the process of engaging in self-care to regain the ability to participate in self-care activities. Five people who had had a stroke and 6 people with SCI were interviewed 1-3 months after onset. The interviews were open ended and transcribed verbatim. They were analyzed by using the empirical, phenomenological, psychological method, which identified 6 main characteristics describing the role of context in recapturing self-care: (1) support from others, (2) an air of expectation, (3) extended ...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Guidetti S, Asaba E, Tham K Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Adaptive equipment to assist with one-handed intermittent self-catheterization: a case study of a patient with multiple brain injuries.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intermittent self-catheterization is common for patients who have neurogenic bladder associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Intermittent self-catheterization is considered the gold standard for bladder drainage because of the significantly decreased incidence of urinary tract infection in comparison with other catheterization methods. Occupational therapists educate patients in how to complete intermittent self-catheterization and assist them with adaptive equipment so that they may catheterize themselves independently. This case study describes adaptive equipment fabricated to allow a male patient with TBI who ...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Carver MD Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Dying of boredom: an exploratory case study of time use, apparent affect, and routine activity situations on two Alzheimer's special care units.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this instrumental case study was to explore interrelationships among routine activity situations on 2 Alzheimer's special care units (SCUs) and 2 resident quality-of-life (QoL) indicators: daily time use and emotional well-being. Fourteen residents participated. We collected data across four 12-hr days using computer-assisted direct observations and computed associations of activity situations with QoL indicators and mean durations of QoL indicators in activity situations and daily by facility. We compared mean durations of QoL indicators across facilities and analyzed time-use profiles of 2 residents. We ...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wood W, Womack J, Hooper B Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Work-related musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among occupational and physical therapists.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Occupational therapists are at risk of work-related injuries (WRIs) because of the demanding nature of their work. However, information about WRIs and musculoskeletal disorders among occupational therapists is limited. For comparison, research indicates that up to 91% of physical therapists experience work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and pain. The purpose of this study was to gather new information about the prevalence, severity, and characteristics of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries among occupational therapists and to compare this information with physical therapists in the state of W...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Darragh AR, Huddleston W, King P Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Conducting systematic reviews to inform occupational therapy practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Systematic reviews (SRs) are increasingly used in the health professions to evaluate research evidence to guide practice and justify reimbursement for services. Despite the importance of SRs in the health professions, there is no definitive guide for how to conduct a useful, high-quality review. In this article we will (1) provide an overview of the process of writing a traditional SR with particular emphasis on design and conduct, (2) discuss limitations of the traditional SR in occupational therapy, and (3) describe how information is synthesized and used for clinical practice. PMID: 19522145 [PubMed - in process...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Murphy SL, Robinson JC, Lin SH Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

Rasch analysis of the School Function Assessment provides additional evidence for the internal validity of the activity performance scales.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Internal validity was supported for 15 of the 18 Activity Performance scales. Each scale is psychometrically sound in measuring a specific functional task. The reliable hierarchical pattern of the assessment helps anticipate and document the student's progress in functional performance from easier to more difficult school tasks. PMID: 19522146 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hwang JL, Davies PL Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals

How to appraise research: elements of sound applied design.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These factors are important to consider when appraising the strength of research evidence. Although all studies have limitations, applied designs that address many of the factors described here can provide stronger evidence of the effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention. This appraisal process is critical not only to build the profession's body of evidence but also to ensure that our evidence is considered scientifically sound and credible by insurers, fellow health care professionals, and consumers. PMID: 19432049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - March 1, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gutman SA Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: journals