Burgess, Andrea Boyd, Roslyn N Ziviani, Jenny Sakzewski, Leanne
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Australian occupational therapy journal
To investigate measurement properties and feasibility of upper limb activity measures in children aged 5-18 years with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Five electronic databases were searched to identify measures of upper limb activity with published psychometric data for children with bilateral CP aged 5-18 years. Measures included both Patient-Repo...
Lund, Kristine Argentzell, Elisabeth Bejerholm, Ulrika Eklund, Mona
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) is a new lifestyle intervention for mental health services users, developed to support meaningful engagement in daily activities and a balanced lifestyle. This study aimed at exploring the BEL participants' process of making lifestyle changes. This constructivist grounded theory study took place in Sweden from 2013-201...
Hsu, Hsiu-Yun Chiu, Haw-Yen Kuan, Ta-Shen Tsai, Ching-Liang Su, Fong-Chin Kuo, Li-Chieh
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Task-specific repetitive training, a usual care in occupational therapy practice, and robotic-aided rehabilitation with bilateral practice are used to improve upper limb motor and task performance. The difference in effects of two strategies requires exploration. This study compared the impact of robotic-assisted therapy with bilateral practice (RT...
Nicola-Richmond, Kelli Pépin, Geneviève Larkin, Helen Mohebbi, Mohammedreza
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Demand for occupational therapy graduates able to work in complex and diverse workplaces is increasing. The threshold concepts framework has emerged as one pathway to assist in the development of work-ready graduates. A previous Australian study identified 10 threshold concepts for occupational therapy; the aim of this study was to explore the acqu...
Doyle, Nancy W Gafni Lachter, Liat Jacobs, Karen
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Mentoring affords personalised learning for professional growth. Research across disciplines has shown mentoring to positively affect behaviour, attitude, motivation, job performance, organisational commitment, and career productivity and success. This study was conducted to provide an overview of research focussed on mentoring practices and relate...
Stewart, Kylie Hancock, Nicola Stancliffe, Roger J
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Australian occupational therapists working on mental health inpatient wards are often requested to assess a person's function and, based on that assessment, recommend the best support environments for that person post-discharge. The Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) is a tool used by some therapists to screen cognitive functioning as a basis with...
Fletcher, Tina Anderson-Seidens, Julie Wagner, Hope Linyard, Martha Nicolette, Elyse
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Australian occupational therapy journal
This study explored caregivers' perceptions of how children with sensory processing disorders participate in community outings, strategies to support successful outings and if multi-sensory environments mitigate participation barriers. Seven mothers and two grandmothers of children with sensory challenges participated in focus groups. Following foc...
Hodson, Tenelle Gustafsson, Louise Cornwell, Petrea
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Limited research has been conducted from a longitudinal and qualitative perspective on the experience of life after mild stroke. This restricts the knowledge held in this area. This study aimed to answer the question: How do people with mild stroke understand their experiences in the first 6 months after hospital discharge? Interpretative Phenomeno...
Scanlan, Justin Newton Hazelton, Tamoura
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Australian occupational therapy journal
The core tenet of occupational therapy is that engaging in meaningful occupations promotes health and wellbeing. Despite this, surprisingly little research has explored the meaningfulness of occupational therapists' own work. Occupational therapists in mental health have been identified as at risk of poor work-related wellbeing, therefore, it is im...
Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Mackenzie, Lynette
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Australian occupational therapy journal
Using standardised instruments is one approach to support evidence-based practice. Referring to systematic reviews is an option to identify suitable instruments. However, with an abundance of systematic reviews available, therapists are challenged to identify an appropriate instrument to use. Therefore, this overview of reviews aimed to summarise r...
