Objectives: Measuring outcomes of intervention is one of the most important components of occupational therapy process. The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure outcomes of the occupational therapy services in the area of hand therapy. The study aims to measure outcomes from interventions of hand therapy in patients with the c...

Lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can have a major impact on the ability to carry out daily activities. The effectiveness of interventions must be examined to enable occupational therapy practitioners to deliver the most appropriate services. This systematic review examined the literature published between 1995 and July 2014 that investigated the effectiveness of occupationa...

objectives: complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) are now used for a wide range of disorders. craniosacral therapy (cst) is one of cam methods in which manual maneuvers with light forces are used for different aspects of health. in the present research, the effects of cst were studied for reducing symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (adhd). methods: twenty-fo...

In the wake of Castanheira de Pera disaster in 2017, Médicos do Mundo implemented Hope Mission, with aim providing people humanitarian support. It involved Equipa Técnica Rua [Technical Street Team], for community intervention. This consisted one occupational therapist, two final year Occupational Therapy degree students, nurse, and local facilitator. was first time Portugal that professionals ...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The contemporary perspectives of occupational therapy in Latin America focus on an epistemic, political, and plural field under construction dispute. It is about the notions knowing doing designed to appoint theoretical methodological aspects that support reading intervention complex realities PURPOSE: This paper explores a glocal dialogue production dissemination knowledge...

BACKGROUND A recent Dutch mono-centre randomised controlled trial has shown that occupational therapy improves daily functioning in dementia. The aim of this present study is to compare the effects of the Dutch community occupational therapy programme with a community occupational therapy consultation on daily functioning in older people with mild or moderate dementia and their primary caregive...

objectives: schizophrenia is responsible for a significant proportion of burden of mental diseases in iran. lack of a follow-up system has resulted in the repeated hospitalizations. in this study it is hypothesized that standardized living skills training delivered to participants with schizophrenia in outpatient and inpatient centers can be effective compared to a  control group (with occupati...