Barclay, Linda Callaway, Libby Pope, Kirsty
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Australian occupational therapy journal
With the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia, occupational therapy graduates need to be adequately prepared to support service users in this new policy context. There is, however, limited research informed by service users themselves to inform contemporary occupational therapy curriculum redesign. The aims o...
Kadar, Masne Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Tan, Eileen Chai, Siaw Chui Razaob Razab, Nor Afifi Mohamat Kasim, Durratul Husna
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Handwriting skills play a significant role in all stages of an individual's life. Writing interventions should be considered at a younger age to ensure proper development of writing skills. Hence, the aims of this study is to evaluate the current evidence of occupational therapy interventions in handwriting skills for 4-6 year old children. Publish...
Mackenzie, Lynette Clemson, Lindy Irving, Diana
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Falls are an important issue in primary care. General practitioners (GPs) are in a key position to identify older people at risk of falls on their caseload and put preventative plans into action. Chronic Disease Management (CDM) plans allow GPs to refer to allied health practitioners (AHPs) for evidence-based falls interventions. A previous pilot s...
Harper, Kristie J Riley, Vera Petta, Antonio Jacques, Angela Spendier, Nicholas Ingram, Katharine
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Occupational therapists assess older patients attending Memory Clinics to address multiple facets, including memory, activities of daily living function, mobility and falls risk. Identifying deficits in motor and functional abilities represents a crucial and necessary component of cognitive diagnosis. The aim of this research was to compare perform...
Scanlan, Justin Newton Logan, Alexandra Arblaster, Karen Haracz, Kirsti Fossey, Ellie Milbourn, Benjamin Tyler Pépin, Geneviève Machingura, Tawanda Webster, Jayne S
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Recovery-oriented practice policies and occupational therapy education accreditation standards require that consumers are engaged in the design, delivery and evaluation of curricula. This consumer involvement (sometimes referred to as service-user involvement or patient involvement in other contexts) should go beyond consumers simply 'telling their...
Foley, Kitty-Rose den Houting, Jacqueline
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Brown, Ted Yu, Mong-Lin Hewitt, Alana E Isbel, Stephen T Bevitt, Thomas Etherington, Jamie
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Practice education is a fundamental component of health professional students' education and many personal, social and professional factors impact on students' performance. This study investigated the relationship between measures of resilience and practice education performance in occupational therapy students. A quantitative cross-sectional study...
Milne, Susan Campbell, Lisa Cottier, Carolyn
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Assessment of functional abilities is an essential component in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children. Functional abilities, assessed using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adapted Test (PEDI-CAT), are used to determine eligibility for early intervention funded under the National Disability Insuran...
Sterman, Julia Villeneuve, Michelle Spencer, Grace Wyver, Shirley Beetham, Kassia S Naughton, Geraldine Tranter, Paul Ragen, Jo Bundy, Anita
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Children with disabilities often experience unsupportive environments that restrict their play opportunities and inclusion on the school playground. This exclusion can perpetuate inequities for children with disabilities, with lifelong implications. The Sydney Playground Project uses a simple, innovative intervention consisting of placing recycled ...
Gustafsson, Louise
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Australian occupational therapy journal