Two forces are converging, creating conditions both challenging and potentially fruitful for occupational therapy. The profession's knowledge base describing occupation is growing exponentially. At the same time, functional outcomes of intervention are being increasingly valued within the health care environment. Other professions imitate and claim our areas of expertise in the most flattering ...

This qualitative study explored the benefits of implementing (international) teleconsultation in a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) curriculum. Twenty-one students provided supervised teleconsultative services to individuals with disabilities in Guatemala and were responsible for completing assessments, setting goals, and providing resources to address goals and improve quality ...

The purpose of this study was to describe the content and structure of documentation of health check-ups in occupational health care. A two phase study with the Delphi-group technique was used. Participants were a purposive sample of 20 occupational health nurses. Measurements: Semi structured interviews were conducted and a questionnaire for second round which was based on the interviews. Prin...

background: the use of psychology in the workplace and accurate scientific findings in this field, in addition to reducing work-related diseases, can promote the performance of employees. nursing is a stressful job and can be the cause of physical and mental disorders. this study investigates the relationship of personality traits and demographic factors with occupational stress. materials and ...

Workplace expectations reflect an important consideration in employee experience. A higher prevalence of workplace congruence between worker and employer expectations has been associated with higher levels of productivity and overall workplace satisfaction across multiple occupational groups. Little research has investigated the relationship between workplace congruence and occupational health ...

Glen Gillen, EdD, OTR, FAOTA, is Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Occupational Therapy), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; [email protected] Gillen, G. (2015). Guest Editorial—What is the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to improve occupational performance after stroke? American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69, 6901170010. http:...

background : social, occupational and emotional adjustment of oncology nurses were assessed and compared with other nurses in this study. subjects and methods: one hundred nurses including oncology nurses (n=50) and non-oncology nurses (n=50) participated in cross-sectional study conducted in shariati hospital. bell's adjustment inventory was used to measure social, emotional and occupational a...

The concept of biological monitoring (BM) has gained the special interest of individual scientists and international organizations. Today, when analytical problems have almost ceased due to new laboratory techniques and quality assurance systems, the methods for interpretation of results have become the most important issue. There are important discrepancies regarding the role of biological mon...

2. INTERFERENCE DUE TO OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS SCORE __________ How much do your obsessive thoughts interfere with your work, school, social, or other important role functioning? Is there anything that you don’t do because of them? 0 = None 1 = Slight interference with social or other activities, but overall performance not impaired 2 = Definite interference with social or occupational performance, ...

Occupational therapy is now consistently described as a profession concerned with enabling occupation. A crucial step in enabling occupation is understanding the occupational performance of our clients. Dynamic Performance Analysis (DPA) is a new approach to occupational analysis that focuses on the client's actual performance. DPA, acknowledging that optimal performance is the product of the i...