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The Issue Is—Building Bridges: Integrating Disability Ethics into Occupational Therapy Practice (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The AOTA 2020 Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics challenges clinicians to engage in mindful reflection before action. Included in clinicians’ mindful reflection should be critical thinking about how they understand disability and how they communicate their understanding with their clients, both overtly and subtly, while delivering OT services (Magasi, 2008). Drawing from disability ethics—the ethical […]
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Frameworks for Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation Addressing When, What, and How (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This review synthesizes international clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) addressing rehabilitation for people with PD. WHEN: Rehabilitation Referral TimingThere is moderate strength for the recommendation of early rehabilitation (e.g., soon after diagnosis, when experiencing functional deficits due to motor or non-motor symptoms, and during hospitalizations for reduction of adverse events). In all stages of PD, rehabilitation […]
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Addressing Phantom Pain Through Occupational Participation: A Qualitative Study of Support Group Participants (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The study utilized the lens of occupational adaptation (OA) theory, which focuses on a person’s internal desire for mastery and the demand for mastery of the environment. The objective of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of support group participants who are survivors of LLA living with PLP and understand the adaptation […]
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Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology in the Emergency Department (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
While research is still in its infancy, evidence exists for the benefits of OT and PT in reducing hospital admission and readmission rates, length of stay, rates of imaging, opioid use, cost of care, and increasing patient satisfaction when integrated into the ED. Each discipline provides a unique role within the ED and can contribute […]
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Occupational Therapy Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Adults with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This review included studies of interventions within the scope of OT practice with outcomes of interest related to IADL performance and participation, with IADLs defined according to the OTPF–3. Measures could include performance-based assessments, questionnaires, questions, or objective measures (e.g., activity monitor). Health-related quality of life and other functional outcome measures were not included unless […]
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Dogs as an Adjunct to Therapy: Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury (2019)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
31 participants with a SCI attending inpatient rehabilitation completed baseline demographic and psychological inventories. Participants were also asked if they owned a dog, if they liked dogs, and if they feared dogs. Following completion of the baseline surveys, four regularly scheduled 30-minute OT sessions were completed. During those sessions, all patients completed tasks targeting fine […]
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A Vicious Cycle of Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease: A Path Analysis (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Postural instability is one of the four cardinal signs of PD and can lead to falls, which in turn can lead to disability and mortality. This study used a secondary analysis of previously published data (55 participants with PD). The data was analyzed with structural equation modeling to test the proposed model of the relationships […]
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The Exploration of Occupational Therapy Interventions to Address Sedentary Behavior and Pain Among Older Adults (2020)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study utilized a one-group pretest and posttest design to determine the feasibility of the study intervention. Comparisons from pretest to posttest were made to detect any changes in sedentary behavior, activity levels, and reported pain. Participants were recruited from two Midwest assisted living facilities. The inclusion criteria consisted of older adults aged 50 years […]
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Effectiveness of Eccentric Strengthening in the Treatment of Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Of 3880 articles found in the initial database search, 39 articles underwent a full-text review to assess for eligibility, of which eight articles met the inclusion criteria for the review. Results: The eight studies had a total of 504 patients (218 patients in the experimental group, 286 patients in the control group). Of these, five […]
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Qualitative Descriptions of Patient Perceptions About Fall Risks, Prevention Strategies and Self-Identity: Analysis of Fall Prevention Motivational Interviewing Conversations (2020)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This study used qualitative content analysis from fall prevention motivational interviewing conversations to understand how older adults respond to fall prevention and identify attributes that affect their responses to fall prevention. Three attributes were found to affect how they responded to fall prevention: the participant’s perception of fall risks, their perception about fall prevention strategies, […]
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