Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Gina Daly, Jeanne Jackson, Helen Lynch
Summary: This study conducted a qualitative evidence synthesis to explore successful occupational experiences of family participation and daily family routines when supporting an autistic child with sensory processing differences. The results highlighted the importance of sensory experiences in understanding family life and the core role of routines in successful participation.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Amy G. Hartman, Sarah McKendry, Adriane Soehner, Stefanie Bodison, Murat Akcakaya, Dilhari DeAlmeida, Roxanna Bendixen
Summary: Individuals respond differently to daily sensory stimuli, which can affect their participation in activities. Sleep is a crucial nightly occupation that can impact children's overall health and development. Research suggests that sensory processing patterns, specifically sensitivities, may negatively impact children's sleep health. This study aimed to characterize sleep in children with and without sensory sensitivities and examine the relationship between sensory processing patterns and sleep. The results showed that children with sensory sensitivities had more sleep problems compared to those without, and addressing sleep concerns should be a part of routine care for children with sensory sensitivities. Further studies will focus on specific sleep intervention targets for children with different sensory processing patterns.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria Angeles Gomariz, Joaquin Parra, Maria Paz Garcia-Sanz, Maria Angeles Hernandez-Prados
Summary: This study examines how teachers facilitate family participation in schools, using a theoretical model and a questionnaire. The results indicate that the assistance provided by teachers plays a crucial role in improving parental involvement in schools.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Stig Eriksen, Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Marie Luetzen
Summary: Unmanned autonomous cargo ships have the potential to revolutionize the maritime industry, but issues regarding reliability and maintenance of machinery equipment remain unresolved. The study explores the applicability of the Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) method for assessing maintenance needs and reliability issues on unmanned cargo ships, highlighting important limitations and proposing amendments to address them.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Wen-Huei Hsieh, Pei Chen Huang, Pei-Chieh Tsai, WanTing Lee, YiJung Hu, Wen-Chung Lee, Ru-Lan Hsieh
Summary: This study assessed the short-term effectiveness of a family-centered workshop for children with global developmental delays. The results showed significant improvements in emotions, physical functional performance, and occupational performance in daily life, as well as parental quality of life and family impact.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xiuzhen Yang, Yihai He, Ruoyu Liao, Yuqi Cai, Wei Dai
Summary: This paper proposes a mission reliability-centered opportunistic maintenance optimization model for multistate manufacturing systems to realize the optimal combination of maintenance activities. By predicting the actual operational state and analyzing the failure mechanism, the optimal maintenance strategy is obtained.
RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY
(2024)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Farshid Keynia, Mina Mirhosseini, Azim Heydari, Afef Fekih
Summary: This study introduces a new RMC approach that allocates maintenance budgets based on component criticality and importance. A new diagnostic importance factor is introduced to prioritize components for maintenance activities and budget allocation. The proposed RMC framework improves reliability indexes, reduces maintenance cost, and enables efficient management of limited resources.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Kyle M. White, Lisa R. LaRowe, Jessica M. Powers, Michael B. Paladino, Stephen A. Maisto, Michael J. Zvolensky, Stephen J. Glatt, Joseph W. Ditre
Summary: Individuals with a family history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) show enhanced sensitivity to painful stimulation and deficits in pain-inhibitory processes, potentially predisposing them to chronic pain.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Vyacheslav S. Lapshin, Yuri I. Rogozov, Sergey A. Kucherov
Summary: This article analyzes the methods and approaches to address the issue of inconsistency in system development stages. It proposes six directions for user involvement in the development process and discusses the problems associated with one of these directions. To solve these problems, a solution called the "sensemaking approach" is proposed, and a method for constructing the specification of the information model is developed to demonstrate the implementation of this approach.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aviva Mimouni-Bloch, Hagar Offek, Batya Engel-Yeger, Sara Rosenblum, Edith Posener, Zmira Silman, Riva Tauman
Summary: The study found that sleep difficulties were significantly increased in children with ADHD and atypical sensory profiles, while children with ADHD and typical sensory profiles were similar to controls in terms of sleep difficulties.
Article
Neurosciences
Sofronia M. Ringold, Riley W. McGuire, Aditya Jayashankar, Emily Kilroy, Christiana D. Butera, Laura Harrison, Sharon A. Cermak, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh
Summary: This study explores sensory modulation differences in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and compares them with social emotional measures, behavior, and motor skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and typically developing (TD) peers. The results show that 31% of the DCD group had sensory modulation difficulties, and sensory modulation was significantly associated with anxiety, empathic concern, repetitive behaviors, and motor skills in the DCD group.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Jaclyn Gunderson, Emma Worthley, Breanne Byiers, Frank Symons, Jason Wolff
Summary: This paper reviews the use of self and caregiver report tools to measure sensory features in ASD through a systematic review of psychometric evidence. The assessment tools showed substantial differences in the definition of sensory features, and no tools were found to have sufficient psychometric evidence for measuring sensory features in ASD. The review highlights significant shortcomings in current methods and suggests the need for psychometrically sound sensory assessment tools for use in ASD populations.
JOURNAL OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
M. Karin Felten-Barentsz, A. Veerle van de Wetering-van Dongen, Lilian Vloet, Niek Koenders, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden, J. Thomas Hoogeboom
Summary: The study revealed that relatives believed physical activity in the ICU could improve patient recovery, and their participation could reduce feelings of powerlessness and uselessness. Relatives mentioned that they would be more willing to participate if healthcare providers invited, guided, and informed them.
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
(2021)
Article
Education, Special
Siew Yim Loh, Su Im Ee, Mary J. Marret
Summary: This study examines the sensory-processing and childhood participation of children with autism. The findings suggest that sensory processing difficulties are associated with specific childhood participation limitation, and children with autism have lower participation than typical children. Auditory filtering is identified as a key sensory processing difficulty that significantly lowers childhood participation in the autism group.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Colleen Cheek, Nema Hayba, Lieke Richardson, Elizabeth E. Austin, Emilie Francis Auton, Mariam Safi, Natalia Ransolin, Matthew Vukasovic, Aaron de los Santos, Margaret Murphy, Reema Harrison, Kate Churruca, Janet C. Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Ann Carrigan, Bronwyn Newman, Karen Hutchinson, Rebecca Mitchell, Henry Cutler, Leanne Holt, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Donna Gillies, Paul M. Salmon, Ramesh Lahiru Walpola, Yvonne Zurynski, Louise A. Ellis, Kylie Smith, Anthony Brown, Reza Ali, Kylie Gwynne, Robyn Clay-Williams
Summary: Emergency department (ED) care in Australia needs to adapt to meet the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, those with mental health conditions, Indigenous Australians, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. A 5-year collaborative project aims to co-design new or adapted models of care with input from ED users and providers to improve ED performance and patient outcomes for these five cohorts.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ruba Hamed, Limor Mizrachi, Yelena Granovsky, Gil Issachar, Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This study demonstrates the feasibility of neurofeedback intervention in individuals with sensory over-responsive (SOR) type. The intervention resulted in increased life satisfaction and goal attainment, as well as reduced pain sensitivity and anxiety trait. This suggests the potential of neurofeedback as a therapeutic modality for SOR.
Article
Rehabilitation
Tanya Rihtman, Nichola Gadsby, Joanne Porter
Summary: This study aimed to understand occupational therapists' perceptions regarding support for the social-emotional needs of children and young people (CYP) with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Findings indicate that social-emotional support is not explicitly addressed in service provision for CYP with DCD. Occupational therapists recognize the need for improving social-emotional outcomes and have made some progress but more work remains to be done. The provision of holistic services is influenced by various factors, many of which are beyond individual therapists' control.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naama Assayag, Itai Berger, Shula Parush, Haim Mell, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This study examined the role of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensation-seeking, and sensory modulation dysfunction (SMD) in substance use disorder (SUD). The results showed that SMD had a stronger relationship with SUD than ADHD, highlighting the importance of addressing SMD in SUD rehabilitation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adi Freund-Azaria, Tami Bar-Shalita, Rivka Regev, Orit Bart
Summary: This study aimed to explore the association between mothers' and infants' motor skills, mothers' ADHD-related characteristics, infants' temperament, and exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months after birth. The findings showed that maternal DCD, ADHD, and poor infant motor coordination were associated with non-exclusive breastfeeding.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Adi Efraim Kaufman, Irit Weissman-Fogel, M. Zachary Rosenthal, Ricky Kaplan Neeman, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This study found that individuals with misophonia have higher sensory responsiveness compared to those without misophonia, but they are not classified as having sensory over-responsiveness (SOR). This suggests that misophonia and SOR are two distinct conditions, characterized by different behavioral responses to painful and non-painful stimuli.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Merry Kalingel-Levi, Naomi Schreuer, Yelena Granovsky, Tami Bar-Shalita, Irit Weissman-Fogel, Tseela Hoffman, Eynat Gal
Summary: This study aims to illuminate the various aspects of pain experience as perceived by adults with ASD. The findings emphasize the crucial role of pain awareness and communication in the pain experience of individuals with ASD, highlighting the need for better understanding and listening to their unique pain profiles and experiences.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ka Yan Hess, Tanya Rihtman
Summary: This paper proposes a framework for practical doing skills in occupational therapy education to translate awareness of planetary health into action. It suggests rethinking clinical reasoning, incorporating environmental and sustainable reasoning, emphasizing bidirectional questioning for climate-just, person-centered care, and exploring interprofessional educational collaboration for environmental sustainability. Adopting these strategies has the potential to contribute to positive change for the occupational therapy profession and wider society.
AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Morit Rosenberg, Tami Bar-Shalita, Miryam Weiss, Galia Rahav, Michal Avrech Bar
Summary: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is three times more prevalent in women than in men. This study compared women with and without CFS in terms of social support and participation in daily activities, and assessed the relationships between these variables among women with CFS. The results showed that women with CFS have lower participation in daily activities and work, spend more time resting, and have less social support compared to women without CFS.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Merry Kalingel Levi, Naomi Schreuer, Yelena Granovsky, Tami Bar-Shalita, Irit Weissman Fogel, Tseela Hoffman, Eyant Gal
Summary: This study explores the social pain experience of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, revealing a discrepancy between their need for social interactions and the social pain they experience. It highlights the importance of intervention programs to improve coping strategies and promote self-acceptance and inclusion in the community for autistic individuals. The study provides directions for further intervention programs.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Noy Turgeman Dahan, Jean-Jacques Vatine, Irit Weissman-Fogel, Hana Karpin, Sharon Shmuely, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This study developed a reliable and valid protocol called Quantitative Dynamic Allodynography (QDA) for measuring Dynamic Mechanical Allodynia (DMA) in a clinical setting. The QDA showed high test-retest and inter-rater reliability, and correlated with other measures of pain and quality of life.
Article
Pediatrics
Adi Freund-Azaria, Orit Bart, Rivka Regev, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This study aimed to explore the association between infant sensory responsiveness and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and whether it can predict EBF cessation prior to 6 months of age. The study found that infants with atypical sensory responsiveness at 6 weeks had a higher likelihood of not practicing EBF at 6 months. Therefore, early identification of infant sensory responsiveness is important for understanding barriers to EBF and providing individualized breastfeeding support.
TRANSLATIONAL PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Ruth Yaacoby-Vakrat, Margalit Pade, Tami Bar-Shalita
Summary: This preliminary study aims to characterize and compare the executive-functions, anxiety, self-efficacy, and sensory modulation in mothers of children with and without ADHD. The study found that mothers in the ADHD group had lower self-efficacy compared to the control group, while the control group had lower sensory responsiveness. The study also found correlations between executive-functions, anxiety, sensory modulation, and parental self-efficacy in both groups.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Shaked Charny, Gabriel Cao, Lee Gafter, Tami Bar-Shalita, Yael Lahav
Summary: War can cause trauma-related symptoms, and sensory modulation evaluation can serve as an important screening tool for identifying individuals vulnerable to these symptoms during the peritraumatic phase.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Tseela Hoffman, Tami Bar-Shalita, Yelena Granovsky, Eynat Gal, Merry Kalingel-Levi, Yael Dori, Chen Buxbaum, Natalya Yarovinsky, Irit Weissman-Fogel
Summary: Research suggests that individuals with autism have less-efficient inhibitory processes and a pronociceptive pain modulation profile, challenging the belief that they are insensitive to pain. Caregivers should be aware of their pain sensitivity.
Letter
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Marco Rosetti, Melania Olivieri, Valentina Polli, Evita Massari, Marta Monti, Alice Clementoni, Virginia Libri, Giovanni Poletti, Tommaso Fasano
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
(2023)
