OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of an activity pacing self-management (APSM) intervention in improving performance of daily life activities in women with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). METHOD A total of 33 women with CFS (age 41.1±11.2 yr) were randomly allocated to APSM (experimental group; n=16) or relaxation (control group; n=17). Main outcome measures included the Canadian Occupa...

OBJECTIVE We examined the efficacy of a remotely based arm rehabilitation regimen. A 62-year-old man participated in occupation-based, task-specific practice of activities of daily living (ADLs) >3 years after stroke. The entire regimen was administered over the Internet using personal computer-based cameras and free network meeting software. METHOD Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FM), Action Research...

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BACKGROUND Collaborative actions between family and therapist are essential to the rehabilitation process, and they can be a catalyst mechanism to the positive outcomes in children with cerebral palsy (CP). OBJECTIVES To describe functional priorities established by caregivers of CP children by level of severity and age, and to assess changes on performance and satisfaction on functional prio...

Abstract Occupational engagement has been conflated with other concepts, such as participation, active occupational performance, and therapeutic engagement. This critical review will discuss a unique concept that describes form of involvement in doing does not require performance foregrounds the subjective-affective cognitive experiences doing. We present some attributes implications for lack c...

While Canadian occupational therapy recognizes knowledge translation (KT) as essential to clinical interactions, there has been little attention paid to KT activity in education and research. The objective of this study was to identify the nature of KT activities in which Canadian occupational therapy faculty engage. An electronic survey was sent to faculty at 14 Canadian occupational therapy p...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to produce an Italian version of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) in a group of patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and examine the psychometric properties of this version, evaluating its internal consistency, external validity and reliability. Responsiveness and feasibility were also taken into account. METHODS The Ita...

Purpose: To explore the child- and parent-related effects of home-based bimanual training in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.Methods: Case series 14 (2–7 years) who completed goal-oriented task-specific for 3.5 hours/week 12 weeks by a program adopting implicit (n = 5) or explicit 9) motor learning. A therapist remedial educationalist coached parents. Progression on goals (Canadian Occu...

BACKGROUND Occupational therapists may have an added value in the care of patients with Parkinson's disease whose daily functioning is compromised, as well as for their immediate caregivers. Evidence for this added value is inconclusive due to a lack of rigorous studies. The aim of this trial is to evaluate the (cost) effectiveness of occupational therapy in improving daily functioning of patie...