Smith, Haley N Fields, Sally M
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Maintaining a continuum of care is vital to ensure adequate health among older adults, particularly during periods of care transitions, when they are vulnerable and at risk of poor health outcomes. The Transition Care Program in Australia is designed to support older adults following the conclusion of a hospital episode. Using the Australian Therap...
Hill, Jessica Rachel Ziviani, Jenny Driscoll, Carlie
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Australian occupational therapy journal
The inclusion of a therapy dog has been suggested as a means of facilitating therapy engagement for children on the autism spectrum within occupational therapy sessions. The aim of this study was to seek an understanding of possible benefits and challenges of this practice from the perspectives of occupational therapists, trained in canine-assisted...
McKinstry, Carol Gustafsson, Louise Brown, Ted Poulsen, Anne A
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Australian occupational therapy journal
There has been an increase in the number of Australian occupational therapy education programmes and student enrolment numbers in existing programmes, whereas there is a perceived current and predicted future workforce shortage of qualified university academics. The aim of the study was to map the current Australian occupational therapy academic wo...
Svensson, Eva Nilsson, Lisbeth
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Australian occupational therapy journal
The Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) tool including the ALP instrument and facilitating strategies, was developed for Driving to Learn. This therapeutic intervention aims to provide children and adults who have profound cognitive disabilities with opportunities to learn tool use through powered mobility practise. To allow for longe...
O'Keefe, Sophie Stanley, Mandy Sansonetti, Danielle Schneider, Emma J Kras, Marni Morarty, Jacqui Lannin, Natasha A
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Returning to work is a goal for many people after brain injury. The failure to return to work after injury brings both economic and personal (quality of life) costs to those living with stroke or brain injury, their families, and society. This study explored the barriers to providing work-focused interventions during hospital-based rehabilitation a...
Cox, Ruth Kendall, Melissa Molineux, Matthew Miller, Elizabeth Tanner, Bernadette
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Consumer engagement in research is becoming an ethical, political, and moral imperative. The aim of this scoping review was to provide a snapshot of the current status of the emerging area of consumer engagement in occupational therapy health-related research, as published in the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. A scoping review was conduct...
Ellison, Narelle Keesing, Sharon Harris, Courtenay
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Over the last 20 years, the number of individuals affected by obesity in Australia has increased by 56%. The impact of excessive weight gain results in a wide range of physical, psychological and social difficulties, with resultant changes to occupational performance and engagement. For some people within this population, a further consequence of t...
Laver, Kate
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Smith, Rachel Gallego, Gisselle
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Australian occupational therapy journal
In New South Wales, children from disadvantaged backgrounds have poorer health outcomes and reduced access to health services than their more advantaged counterparts. This study aimed to identify barriers and enablers to accessing child and family occupational therapy services in a disadvantaged area. This was a mixed methods study that included: (...
Pavlos, Katerina McKenzie, Maria Knightbridge, Elizabeth Bourke-Taylor, Helen
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Despite advances in technology, handwriting still remains an important part of the school curriculum. Especially during the early years of schooling, handwriting difficulties have been shown to negatively affect academic success. Consequently, occupational therapists rely on sound psychometric tools to assess a child's visual motor abilities and im...
