Over the past decade, evidence-based clinical guidelines (EBGs) have become an increasingly familiar part of medicine. The subsequent incorporation of evidence-based health care into every day practice has resulted in improvements in clinical effectiveness [1] as well as efficient allocation and utilization of health resources [2]. When NHS Plus was established in 2001, there appeared to be few...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to comparatively analyze the perceptions of clients and occupational therapists regarding their involvement in the process of client-centered practice. METHOD Participants (11 occupational therapists, 30 clients) in adult/geriatric health care facilities were each engaged in a semistructured interview to determine their perceptions of client-centered pr...

background : exposure to formaldehyde (fa) causes irritative effects and induces nasopharyngeal cancer; the interna­tional agency for research on cancer (iarc, lyon) classified fa as carcinogenic to humans, group 1. many studies have been published so far concerning the occupational exposure of industrial workers, embalmers, pathologists and anatomists to fa but very few data regarding medical ...

INTRODUCTION Guidance for Occupational Health Services in Medical Centers is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Geoff Kelafant, who was tragically killed in a diving accident in March 2004. Geoff was the original author of a set of guidelines for the practice of occupational health in medical centers; his work established a format and content upon which we continue to expand with the current guidan...

BACKGROUND Socio-economic disparities in health status are frequently reported in research. By comparison with education and income, occupational status has been less extensively studied in relation to health status or the occurrence of specific chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate health disparities in the working population based on occupational position and how they wer...

The purpose of this document is to describe the specialized knowledge and skills for entry-level occupational therapy practice in the promotion of mental health and the prevention and intervention of mental health problems, including mental illness. The foundations of occupational therapy are rooted firmly in psychiatry. The profession brings a habilitation and rehabilitation perspective to men...

Background: Occupational therapy services to youth with trauma experiences and mental health challenges may follow unique practice concepts that deserve be explored illuminated. The study aimed explore identify shared have been guiding the occupational of a community-based program serving population.

This article reports on descriptive survey study designed to provide information on the content of psychosocial occupational therapy courses, the professional beliefs of instructors, and relationships between their beliefs and decisions regarding course content. All currently accredited professional programs were surveyed; the data analysis was based on 64% of these programs. The survey found t...

Health reform promotes the delivery of patient-centered care. Occupational therapy's rich history of client-centered theory and practice provides an opportunity for the profession to participate in the evolving discussion about how best to provide care that is truly patient centered. However, the growing emphasis on patient-centered care also poses challenges to occupational therapy's perspecti...

OBJECTIVE Clinical reasoning studies have acknowledged tacit aspects of practice, and recent research suggests that clinical reasoning contains intuition informed by tacit knowledge. Intuition also appears to be influenced by awareness and understanding of emotions. This study investigated the relationship between intuition and emotional intelligence among occupational therapists in mental heal...