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Telehealth-Guided Virtual Reality for Recovery of Upper Extremity Function Following Stroke (2023)

May 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Breakdown of Findings: The study was a rater-blinded randomized control trial with participants assigned to the GRASP HEP treatment group (9 participants) or a usual and customary care control group (9 participants). All participants had a history of right or left hemispheric stroke affecting normal hand function. The GRASP system incorporates the SaeboVR therapy software, […]
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Predictors of Hospital Readmissions for People with Chronic Conditions (2023)

May 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This study included a cross-sectional sample of people hospitalized with chronic conditions (51 participants) and a preliminary exploration of occupational therapists’ (Three OT practitioners working in acute care) perceptions of standardized measures in acute care. People hospitalized and 18 years of age or older with an admitting chronic diagnosis were invited to participate. The Montreal […]
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Child-Rearing

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers ways to work on child-rearing skills in functional therapy.
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Gardening with OT

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource covers ways to incorporate gardening into functional therapy.
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Fine Motor Push Pin Activity

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This activity targets fine motor control, tripod grasp, and visual motor integration through a structured dot-marking task using push pins or adapted tools. Use it to grade difficulty, incorporate cognitive challenges, and observe performance for goal writing and documentation. Video on how to use this resource:
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Emergency Preparedness with a Disability

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout covers different elements of being prepared for emergency situations given changes due to the new onset of a condition for a caregiver and/or patient.
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Growth Mindset

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout covers the growth mindset which can be used to improve motivation and self-esteem during the rehabilitation process.
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Spaced Retrieval

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This material describes the spaced-retrieval memory technique and how to complete it.
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Help Me Tell You What I Want: Decisional Capacity, Neurogenic Speech and Language Impairments, and the Law (2018)

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The article explained two terms, competence and decisional capacity, and how they are often mistakenly used interchangeably. Competence is the formal court adjudication regarding a person’s right to decide for themselves. Decisional capacity is the working, practical extralegal clinical judgment about a person’s ability to make autonomous choices about a specific matter during a particular […]
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