Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Mahsa Meimandi, Akram Azad, Jafar Haj Ghani, Fatemeh Hojabrifard, Philip von Rosen, Naeeme Haji Alizadeh, Ghorban Taghizadeh
Summary: This study aims to compare the effects of occupation-based interventions with and without responsibility feedback and conventional interventions on participation in people with idiopathic PD. Multiple secondary outcome measures will be used to evaluate the differences between the three study groups.
Article
Oncology
Katie M. Polo, Jordan Romero, Daria Seccurro, Kenzie Salzbrenner, Taylor Henson, Michael Wroblewski, Shanele Tyler
Summary: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate items for the Screen of Cancer Survivorship - Occupational Therapy Services (SOCS-OTS), a patient-driven screening tool to be used by frontline workers and filled out by cancer survivors that can indicate a need for appropriate occupational therapy (OT) referral.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2023)
Article
Business
Madeline Toubiana, Trish Ruebottom
Summary: Scholars studying stigmatized occupations have tended to overlook the internal dynamics of stigmatization within heterogeneous occupations. Based on a six-year qualitative study of sex work in Canada, this research reveals that sex workers not only experience stigmatization but also perpetuate it within their occupation, creating a hierarchy of stigma. This challenges the notion that support is readily available within the occupation, highlighting the need for covert organizing to find safe others. These dynamics of bounded entitativity pose challenges for occupational members in enacting social change.
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Economics
Lindsay Jacobs
Summary: Occupations vary in physical intensity, leading to differences in work disability risk, retirement patterns, and SSDI applications. This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study and O*NET to estimate a life-cycle model of occupational choice, work, savings, and disability. The results show that the value of the SSDI program varies depending on preferences and occupation choice, but it is welfare improving for all groups. SSDI also plays a role in the choice of occupation for older workers, resulting in more people choosing physically intense jobs.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohamad Qayum Mohamad Sabri, Jenni Judd, Nor Faridah Ahmad Roslan, Ahmad Zamir Che Daud
Summary: This study investigated the impact of hand injuries on workers' return to work and identified the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) satisfaction and DASH disability/symptoms as the main predictors of return to work among individuals with a hand injury.
WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Anna Gillisdotter, Malin Regardt, Eva Mansson Lexell
Summary: This study conducted qualitative interviews with Swedish MS participants to explore their experiences and learning outcomes from participating in the MF programme. The results showed that participants found the programme content to be relevant and valued the structured sessions using different teaching forms. They learned occupational skills to manage fatigue and initiated a process of change. However, individual support is needed after programme completion.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Maria M. Martin-Saez, Neil James
Summary: The experience of occupational identity disruption post-stroke involves factors such as fragmented body, loss of control, changed social interactions, and participation loss. The three stages of this experience include occupational identity loss, de-valued self, and threat to identity continuity. Coping strategies for individuals include protecting oneself, social isolation, and re-inventing one's occupational self.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Acran Salmen-Navarro, Paul Schulte
Summary: Globally, the number of people living outside their country of origin reached 281 million in 2020, with the primary drive for migration being work and providing for families left behind. Unfortunately, migrant workers often find themselves in dirty, dangerous, and difficult jobs that are discriminatory, risking their health and wellbeing. The neglect of their health needs reflects a systemic disregard for their occupational safety and the contributions they make to their host countries.
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Zehra Gok Metin, Ali Naci Yildiz
Summary: This study used the Delphi technique to reach a consensus on the definition, qualifications, responsibilities, and education of occupational health nurses. The results showed that the responsibilities of occupational health nurses include creating a healthy and safe workplace, participating in health examinations, maintaining effective communication, and providing continuous professional development and health education.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Luis-Javier Marquez-Alvarez, Jose-Ignacio Calvo-Arenillas, Estibaliz Jimenez-Arberas, Miguel-Angel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gomez, Pedro Moruno-Miralles
Summary: Professional reasoning provides a solid foundation for teaching and assessment strategies in healthcare education. This study used Q-methodology to investigate the perspectives of occupational therapy undergraduates on key terms or concepts related to improving their professional reasoning. Statistical analysis identified 8 main factors and revealed a strong correlation between different aspects of professional reasoning in occupational therapy for most students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Kavitha Murthi, Karen Whalley Hammell
Summary: This paper critically examines the concept of choice in occupational therapy theory through exploring patriarchy in India, highlighting how patriarchal ideology perpetuates inequitable power dynamics within Indian society, limiting opportunities for women, children, and non-dominant men to make meaningful occupational choices. This challenges dominant occupational therapy theories that portray occupational engagement as solely the result of individual volition, emphasizing the importance of considering cultural and societal factors in occupational therapy practice.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jackie Fox, Lena-Karin Erlandsson, Agnes Shiel
Summary: Despite high demand for mental health services in primary care in Ireland, services are underdeveloped. This study explored the feasibility of a future RCT of the ReDO-10 programme and found that it was acceptable to participants and supported by GPs and occupational therapists, although time and resource limitations in the Irish primary care context were acknowledged.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chia-Hui Hung, Yu-Ming Wang, Cheng-Yi Huang, Chung-Hui Lin
Summary: This study aimed to construct a multidimensional perspectives checklist (MPC) to reflect professionalism development in assistive technology (AT) service courses. After three rounds of a Delphi survey, the MPC achieved high consensus, convergence, and stability. The study also identified two additional categories of professionalism.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Claudia Zimmermann, Susanne Strohmaier, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Kenneth Thau, Eva Schernhammer
Summary: This study investigated the suicide risk of different professions in Austria and found that female health professionals had a higher risk compared to the general population, while high-skilled occupations had a lower risk. Among the specific professions, veterinarians had a significantly elevated suicide risk for males, while physicians and tax advisors/public accountants had a significantly lower risk. For females, veterinarians, physicians, and pharmacists had a significantly elevated suicide risk.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mette Korshoj, Harald Hannerz, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Jacob L. Marott, Peter Schnohr, Els Clays, Andreas Holtermann
Summary: Heavy occupational lifting is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, especially in prospective analysis; no significant interaction was found between heavy lifting and age or the use of anti-hypertensive medications in the cross-sectional analysis. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between occupational lifting and hypertension.
Article
Rehabilitation
Amanda Frier, Fiona Barnett, Sue Devine, Ruth Barker
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2018)
Review
Rehabilitation
Jackie Eagers, Richard C. Franklin, Matthew K. Yau, Kieran Broome
AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Luciana Theodoro de Freitas, Tilley Pain, Fiona Barnett
Summary: This pilot study demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of an innovative functional task exercise program to ameliorate mild cognitive impairment. Approximately 80% of the participants completed the program, with clinical improvements shown in several cognitive and functional measures. Qualitative findings indicated that the program was positively viewed by participants and caregivers.
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Nurulhuda Jaafar, Ahmad Zamir Che Daud, Nor Faridah Ahmad Roslan, Wahidah Mansor
Summary: Mirror therapy shows positive effects on upper limb recovery for individuals with chronic stroke, with most studies supporting its efficacy. The use of EEG to monitor brain activity during mirror therapy is highlighted as a valuable method to better understand the mechanisms of the therapy.
REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lisa Simmons, Ruth Barker, Fiona Barnett
Summary: University-affiliated student-led health care services face challenges in securing quality clinical placements for students. This study aims to gather information on measurement areas related to student learning outcomes, placement experience, and costs, and develop a consensus on which areas should be included in an evaluation framework for clinical placement performance in student-led health care services. The study protocol outlines a modified Delphi approach with expert engagement to inform framework development.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jackie Eagers, Richard C. Franklin, Kieran Broome, Matthew K. Yau, Fiona Barnett
Summary: This study explores the experiences and perceptions of Australian occupational therapists in working with individuals transitioning from work to retirement. The results indicate that occupational therapists use enablement skills and consider various professional reasons when addressing this transition. However, there are still barriers to service provision.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fiona Barnett, Rebecca Sealey
Summary: The 8-week aerobic and resistance group-based exercise intervention had significant positive effects on the physiological and psychosocial health of postmenopausal women, including improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, exercise self-efficacy, and menopausal quality of life. Participants reported increased motivation and confidence, strength gains, improved functional activities, reduced pain, and positive emotions from the intervention.
CURRENT WOMENS HEALTH REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Lowrie, Robin Ray, David Plummer, Matthew Yau
Summary: This Australian study found that alignment in roles between dying individuals and their family and friends can lead to positive outcomes, while role mismatch can cause distress. Factors contributing to role mismatch include efforts to shield emotional harm, fear of social exclusion, and unwanted focus on the dying identity. Flexibility and adaptability in end-of-life role relations are needed to address these challenges.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nurul Afiq'ah Aman, Chi-Wen Chien, Jenni Judd, Ahmad Zamir Che Daud
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Lowrie, Robin Ray, David Plummer, Matthew Yau
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alisa K. Zimmermann, Fiona Barnett
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Teneale McGuckin, Rebecca Sealey, Fiona Barnett
Article
Education & Educational Research
Catherine de Hollander, Teneale McGuckin, Kelly Sinclair, Fiona Barnett, Rebecca Sealey
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Teneale McGuckin, Rebecca Sealey, Fiona Barnett