To explore the views and practices of paediatric occupational therapists and physical therapists in Canada and the USA regarding the implementation of power mobility for children with mobility limitations.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
To determine the effectiveness of exercise on fall prevention in nursing home residents.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP (legacy account) - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
An innovative project which is helping patients with dementia to enjoy crafts, reminisce over music and maintain their practical skills is being showcased by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) during a national awareness week.The activities area at Carlton Court, in Lowestoft, offers service users the chance to get away from the ward environment to take part in activities such as baking, singing, painting and solving puzzles. The space is also used by occupational therapists to help assess patients by designing specific activities based on their own history and life skills.
Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Environmental hazards are implicated as a major contributor to falls among older people. A recent Cochrane review found an environmental assessment, undertaken by an occupational therapist, to be an effective approach to reducing falls. However, none of the trials included a cost-effectiveness evaluation in the UK setting. This protocol describes a large multicentre trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of environmental assessment and modification within the home with the aim of preventing falls in older people. Open Access Article
Open access. While there is strong evidence that fall prevention interventions can prevent falls in people aged 65 and over, translating evidence into routine practice is challenging. Research regarding how allied health professionals (AHPs) respond to this challenge is limited. As part of the Integrated Solutions for Sustainable Fall Prevention (iSOLVE) project, this study aimed to explore how AHPs were making fall prevention practice routine in primary care and the factors that influenced their fall prevention practice.
To synthesize the effect of music intervention on patients with cancer‐related pain in randomized controlled trials.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Open access. Falls are common among older people with intellectual disability (ID) and are also a major contributor to injuries in this population. Yet, fall characteristics have only been sparsely studied, and the results are inconsistent. The aim of the present study was to investigate type of falls, places where they occurred and activities that caused them, as well as health outcomes and health utilisation patterns after falls, among older people with ID in comparison with their age peers in the general population.
To conduct a review of research literature on the use of dance and movement with music (rhythmic auditory stimulation [RAS]) in the neurorehabilitation of children and adults with cerebral palsy (CP).. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Open access. This is a narrative review of validation and outcome studies using the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale (WFIRS). The objective of the review is to establish a framework for understanding functional impairment and create a definition for functional response and remission.
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Bird watching improves your mood. That’s according to patients at a Balby mental health unit – and it’s helped one Doncaster man so much he’s now volunteering with two wildlife charities.
The bird watching scheme at Doncaster Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit in Balby, which is run by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH), was started by former patient Jonny Gillespie and Senior Occupational Therapy (OT) Instructor Colin O’Neil.
The event concluded that there was potential for AHPs to co-create a vision of how, with collective action, England will be different if all AHPs were used effectively in the health, social and wider care system.
Lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can have a major impact on the ability to carry out daily activities. The effectiveness of interventions must be examined to enable occupational therapy practitioners to deliver the most appropriate services. This systematic review examined the literature published between 1995 and July 2014 that investigated the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for LE MSDs. Forty-three articles met the criteria and were reviewed. Occupational therapy interventions varied on the basis of population subgroup: hip fracture, LE joint replacement, LE amputation or limb loss, and nonsurgical osteoarthritis and pain. The results indicate an overall strong role for occupational therapy in treating clients with LE MSDs. Activity pacing is an effective intervention for nonsurgical LE MSDs, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation is effective for LE joint replacement and amputation. Further research on specific occupational therapy interventions in this important area is needed. Lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can have a major impact on the ability to carry out daily activities. The effectiveness of interventions must be examined to enable occupational therapy practitioners to deliver the most appropriate services. This systematic review examined the literature published between 1995 and July 2014 that investigated the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for LE MSDs. Forty-three articles met the criteria and were reviewed. Occupational therapy interventions varied on the basis of population subgroup: hip fracture, LE joint replacement, LE amputation or limb loss, and nonsurgical osteoarthritis and pain. The results indicate an overall strong role for occupational therapy in treating clients with LE MSDs. Activity pacing is an effective intervention for nonsurgical LE MSDs, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation is effective for LE joint replacement and amputation. Further research on specific occupational therapy interventions in this important area is needed.
Clinicians indicated that they use apps for a wide variety of reasons, including to promote skill building and to support the therapeutic process. Preferred features included the ability to grade difficulty up/down, multiple uses and accurate feedback. Recommendations from peers were the most commonly reported way respondents found new apps. The results suggest that occupational therapy practitioners employ clinical reasoning when implementing apps in therapy. Possible ways to improve access to apps for therapists who would like to implement them are discussed. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
This case report provides an overview of the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the My Vocational Situation (MVS) instrument. The accompanying hypothetical case description illustrates how clinicians could use the MVS to evaluate vocational preferences and outcomes and how the MVS can be used to inform treatment planning and rehabilitation decision making. The information contained in this report is intended to familiarize clinicians with the administration and scoring of the MVS, the psychometric information necessary to interpret results obtained from the MVS, and how the results could be used to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care. It is important to note that the information provided represents only a sample of the available research literature on the MVS. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Having realised the way they were operating wasn’t working, the Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team had the courage to stop, and consult with families to review services.
The result was the Sunflower Parent Sensory Training programme, a classroom based coaching package helping parents develop a personalised ‘sensory diet’ – strategies for their children to understand and regulate their senses – together with healthcare professionals.
The performance of activities of daily living (ADL) at home is important for the recovery of older individuals after hip fracture. However, 20–90% of these individuals lose ADL function and never fully recover. It is currently unknown to what extent occupational therapy (OT) with coaching based on cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) improves recovery. The same holds for sensor monitoring-based coaching in addition to OT. Here, we describe the design of a study investigating the effect of sensor monitoring embedded in an OT rehabilitation program on the recovery of ADL among older individuals after hip fracture.
We reviewed the efficacy of occupational therapy–related interventions for adults with rheumatoid arthritis. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Effects of Exercise on Serum Triglycerides and Symptoms of Schizophrenia. SSSFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
We determined whether various assessment tools detect neglect differently by administering a battery of assessments to people with stroke. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
G. Oster, P. Urso, P. Molli, and A. Imine. The Second International Conference on Collaborative
Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing
(CollaborateCom 2006), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, IEEE Press, (November 2006)
M. Attia. The ParGram Meeting, Japan September 2005, (September 2005)Mohammed A. Attia
The University of Manchester
School of Informatics
mohammed.attia@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk.