Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Leen De Coninck, Anja Declercq, Leen Bouckaert, Mieke Vermandere, Maud J. L. Graff, Bert Aertgeert
Summary: Older adults perceive assistive devices, living environment, support, and medication as important for maintaining functioning and social participation; attitude, social influence, and personal effectiveness impact whether a person engages in activities; adopting problem-focused strategies can enhance autonomy levels for older adults and facilitate therapy adherence.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Maria Belen Martin-Sanz, Rosa Maria Salazar-de-la-Guerra, Juan Nicolas Cuenca-Zaldivar, Maria Salcedo-Perez-Juana, Cristina Garcia-Bravo, Domingo Palacios-Cena
Summary: This study aims to describe the perspectives and perceived barriers and enablers of individuals with stroke regarding the person-centred care (PCC) model in stroke rehabilitation. The findings highlight the importance of recognizing the individual behind the patient label, prioritizing their preferences and expectations, and providing training for healthcare professionals to implement PCC.
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francesca M. Nicosia, Kara Zamora, Anael Rizzo, Malena J. Spar, Molly Silvestrini, Rebecca T. Brown
Summary: This study used qualitative methods to investigate barriers and facilitators to measuring functional status among older veterans in primary care settings and developed a patient-centered intervention. The findings demonstrate that qualitative methods can be used to develop interventions that are more responsive to real-world contexts, increasing the chances of successful implementation of functional status measurement.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Brenda M. Uribe-Morales, Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito, Carmen Cipriano-Crespo
Summary: This qualitative study explored the perception and experience of fathers of children with disabilities in caring for their children. The findings revealed that caregiving tasks have a significant impact on fathers' daily life, health, and physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Fathers often have to readjust their work schedules or give up their jobs entirely to take care of their children, resulting in a lack of time for leisure, spending time with their partners, and self-care. The study also highlighted the important occupational imbalance and its repercussions on fathers' mental health.
Article
Nursing
Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Amanda Muller, Candice Oster
Summary: Absconding from inpatient psychiatric care is a complex issue with significant effects on patients, staff, families, and the broader community. A retrospective study in Australia identified two main themes in patient absconding behavior: 'Having things to do' and 'Something changed'. The study emphasizes the importance of harm minimization strategies to reduce absconding rates.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emily Ray, Randall K. Teal, Jessica Carda-Auten, Erin Coffman, Hanna Sanoff
Summary: This study aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to accessing care for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Through in-depth interviews with HCC patients, key facilitators such as physician knowledge, effective communication, social support, and financial support were identified, while barriers included transportation difficulties, high cost of care, provider lack of knowledge about HCC, appointment delays, and poor communication with the medical team. The study suggested improving care coordination, providing a primary healthcare contact, enhancing communication and care coordination, reducing out-of-pocket costs, and engaging caregivers and other medical providers to improve access for HCC patients.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Vrushali Sameer Junnarkar, Huei Jinn Tong, Kamal Maher Batra Hanna, Ramkumar Aishworiya, Monty Duggal
Summary: The study found that OTs and STs play important roles in early identification of oral care issues in children with ASD, but lack clear dental referral pathways. Interprofessional collaboration is needed to provide better preventive dental advice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah Parkinson, Judith Smith, Manbinder Sidhu
Summary: Primary care networks (PCNs) were introduced in the National Health Service (NHS) in England in 2019 to improve integrated care for patients and address financial and workforce sustainability issues in general practice. Motivations for participation in PCNs include potential to improve patient care, enable better coordinated services, and enhance financial and workforce sustainability within primary care. PCNs also face challenges in finding a balance between local and national autonomy, decision making, and control.
Article
Nursing
Dominika M. Ziembicka, Bartlomiej Lukaszuk, Ludmila Marcinowicz
Summary: This study analysed and evaluated the functioning of long-term at-home nursing care (LTHNC) based on the opinions of its service providers. The study found that LTHNC is beneficial for both patients and nurses.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Kelly J. Bower, Michele Verdonck, Anita Hamilton, Gavin Williams, Dawn Tan, Ross A. Clark
Summary: This qualitative study identified multiple factors influencing clinicians' use of technology in neurorehabilitation settings, including the technology itself, users, and organizational context. Clinicians often consider context-specific benefits and challenges when deciding whether to use technology.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
M. C. Ramafikeng, E. Marshall
Summary: This study describes the strategies used by occupational therapists in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to navigate language discordance. The study highlights the importance of understanding and using multiple strategies to help occupational therapists address language discordance and provide quality services.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Dongfei Ma, Jianping Su, Hong Wang, Yingnan Zhao, Huanhuan Li, Yijing Li, Xu Zhang, Yicheng Qi, Jiao Sun
Summary: This review systematically analyzes the impact of sensory-based approaches in psychiatric care and identifies four subthemes with positive effects. It also highlights important components of sensory interventions that will be crucial in the future of multicultural and home-based psychiatric care.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shuyang Liu, Xia Duan, Peng Han, Haiyan Shao, Jinxia Jiang, Li Zeng
Summary: This paper summarizes and evaluates the positive emotional experience and professional benefit of acute and critical care specialist nurses in their work, in order to better understand their perception of occupational benefit and guide nursing managers in adopting positive measures and promoting the development of high-quality nursing.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jennifer Zavaleta Cheek, Johanna Eklund, Nikolas Merten, Jeremy Brooks, Daniel C. Miller
Summary: Understanding which conservation interventions work to improve biodiversity outcomes and in what circumstances is crucial. Experimental and quasi-experimental methods are commonly used to establish causal inference, but they have limitations in providing insights into the implementation of interventions for improved biodiversity outcomes. This article introduces 5 qualitative attribution methods that can fill this gap, including contribution analysis, process tracing, realist evaluation, qualitative comparative analysis, and most significant change. Through a case study of community conservancies in Namibia, the article demonstrates how these methods can advance knowledge of effective interventions in biodiversity conservation.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Sally Wasmuth, Kevin T. Pritchard, Johnna Belkiewitz
Summary: This article discusses the rationale, methods, implementation, and effectiveness of Identity Development Evolution and Sharing (IDEAS), a training program that uses narrative theater to reduce stigma and promote health care equity in psychiatric rehabilitation. The program, which includes interviews with affected patient groups and theatrical performances for health care providers, successfully decreased stigma scores among providers. The findings suggest that IDEAS can support positive clinical encounters with diverse patient populations and improve experiences in health care settings.
PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mona Eklund, David Brunt
EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Kristine Lund, Jenny Hultqvist, Ulrika Bejerholm, Elisabeth Argentzell, Mona Eklund
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mona Eklund, David Brunt
EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
Mona Eklund, Elisabeth Argentzell, Ulrika Bejerholm, David Brunt, Carina Tjornstrand
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2020)
Article
Nursing
A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, David Brunt, Carina Tjornstrand, Elisabeth Argentzell, Ulrika Bejerholm, Mona Eklund
ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Laura Vidana-Moya, Mona Eklund, Jose Antonio Merchan-Baeza, Paula Peral-Gomez, Inmaculada Zango-Martin, Jenny Hultqvist
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Psychiatry
Lisa Eklund, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, Jan-Ake Jansson, Parvin Pooremamali, Mona Eklund
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between activity factors and well-being among young people with psychosis, individuals with a history of substance use disorder (SUD), and immigrants with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was found that satisfaction with work and activities had a positive impact on well-being, while work experience did not. Providing meaningful activities can support mental health recovery.
Editorial Material
Rehabilitation
Mona Eklund
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mona Eklund, Jan-Ake Jansson, Lisa Eklund, Parvin Pooremamali, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson
Summary: The study found that different subgroups (young people with psychosis, those with a history of substance use disorder, recent immigrants) have unique strengths and limitations in terms of work and employment, suggesting the need for tailored support measures.
WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Mona Eklund, Carina Tjornstrand
Summary: Residents and staff in supported housing had different perceptions of the intervention. Satisfaction with the housing and the recovery-oriented support did not change over time. Participants and staff had differing levels of satisfaction with the AiMH intervention, but no differences were found in satisfaction with group sessions, individual sessions, or activity support.
Review
Rehabilitation
Jackie Parsonage-Harrison, Mary Birken, David Harley, Helen Dawes, Mona Eklund
Summary: This paper aims to review the academic literature and systematically describe and analyze occupation-based interventions for improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents and young people. The study identifies various interventions and research methods, but highlights the need for more consistency in core outcome measurements.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Martin Karaba Backstrom, Andre Luiz Moura de Castro, Aaron M. Eakman, Moses N. Ikiugu, Nigel Gribble, Eric Asaba, Anders Kottorp, Olov Falkmer, Mona Eklund, Nils Erik Ness, Stefan Balogh, Patrick Hynes, Torbjoern Falkmer
Summary: Recently, it has been suggested that gender disparity in Occupational Therapy is influenced by segregated gendered job norms. A round table research involving 13 male Occupational Therapists revealed that focusing on the core values and broadening the profession's scope could facilitate diversity in the workforce. These findings highlight the need for an intersectional approach and a shift from the male/female perspective.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Johanna Gudjonsdottir, Mona Eklund, Edvin Ingberg, Jakob O. Strom
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the homogeneity, construct validity, and any floor and ceiling effects of the Quality of Dyadic Relationships scale. The results showed good homogeneity, concurrent and discriminant validity, and known-groups validity. The scale showed promising psychometric properties but could benefit from further development.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Mona Eklund, Carina Tjornstrand
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Eklund Mona, Neil Sandra, Argentzell Elisabeth
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
(2020)