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Effectiveness of a Multimodal Mindfulness Program for Student Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The effectiveness of a multimodal mindfulness program incorporating traditional and nontraditional forms of active and nonactive meditation practices with a sample of occupational and physical therapy students was assessed in this study ...
Gutman, Sharon A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring evidence-based practice by occupational therapists when working with people with apraxia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Short Report Evidence in the literature supports a number of interventions that occupational therapists may utilise when working with people with apraxia, although there is no gold standard approach.
Roden, P, Tempest, S
core   +1 more source

The Association between ADL Ability and Quality of Life among People with Advanced Cancer

open access: yesOccupational Therapy International, 2019
Background. Occupational therapy and occupational science are founded on the theoretical core assumption that occupation and quality of life (QoL) are closely related. However, such theoretical core assumptions must be supported through empirically based
Mette Falk Brekke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in PT and OT Students’ Self-Efficacy Using an Interprofessional Case Based Experience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This poster describes an interprofessional simulation activity for physical therapy and occupational therapy students and a research study exploring the impact of the learning ...
Bowman, Dixie H.
core   +1 more source

Coping with chronic illness and disability through creative needlecraft [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Chronic illness and impairment commonly restrict the individual's access to work and leisure activities. Furthermore, if increasingly dependent upon family care, the individual may experience loss of valued roles and self- esteem.
Reynolds, F
core   +1 more source

Subjective and Objective Day-to-Day Performance Measures of People with Essential Tremor

open access: yesSensors
This paper aims to map the daily functional characteristics of people diagnosed with essential tremor (ET) based on their subjective self-reports. In addition, we provide objective measurements of a cup-drinking task.
Navit Roth, Adham Salih, Sara Rosenblum
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness of origami on overall hand function after injury: A pilot controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This pilot study measured the effectiveness of using origami to improve the overall hand function of outpatients attending an NHS hand injury unit. The initiative came from one of the authors who had used origami informally in the clinical setting and ...
Marston, L   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An enhanced individual placement and support (IPS) intervention based on the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO); a prospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Employment is good for physical and mental health, however people with severe mental illness (SMI) are often excluded from employment. Standard Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is effective in supporting around 55% of people with SMI ...
Susan Prior   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational Therapy for Adults with Overweight and Obesity: Mapping Interventions Involving Occupational Therapists

open access: yesOccupational Therapy International, 2018
Background. Worldwide obesity rates are increasing. The effectiveness of occupational therapy in overweight and obese adults has not yet been clarified. Objectives.
Svetlana Solgaard Nielsen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The joint impact of habitual exercise and glycemic control on the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older males

open access: yesEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2017
Background This retrospective study evaluated the influence of the joint impact of habitual exercise and glycemic control on the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) during a 6-year follow-up period in middle-aged and older males.
Ryoma Michishita   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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