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Ergonomic Evaluation of Slide Boards Used by Home Care Aides to Assist Client Transfers (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Usability: Aides reported that the Roll-Easy board was the most difficult to position. The aides reported that the Beasy board was the easiest, overall. Most of the aides preferred boards with sliding mechanisms, with the Beasy board being the most preferred. The most beneficial features described were ease of use, aide’s safety, smooth transfer, shape […]
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Occupational Therapy-Led Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Practice Analysis (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is defined as: a comprehensive intervention based on a thorough patient assessment followed by patient tailored therapies that include, but are not limited to, exercise training, education, and behavior change, designed to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory disease and to promote the long-term adherence to health- […]
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Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED): Development of an Intervention for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Older adults with dementia are at a high risk for falls and standard interventions have not been shown to be very effective in this population. A novel intervention is required that addresses the needs of older people with dementia in the community setting. This article used a systematic process to develop a dementia-specific intervention to […]
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Activities People with Cognitive Deficits Want to Continue Mastering – A Scoping Study (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Community-dwelling older adults with cognitive deficits are likely to experience challenges with everyday activities. Although cognitive deficits can result from many diagnoses, it has been shown that persons with different diagnoses meet similar challenges in everyday life, such as planning time and maintaining structure in activities. Identifying activities perceived as challenging is not enough when […]
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Occupational Therapist-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Pilot Study (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
57 participants were randomized into the treatment group (n=38) and the control group (n=19). 7 participants dropped out of the treatment group and 3 participants dropped out of the control group with 46 participants completing the study. Participants were 50 years or older living in the community with knee OA and reported knee pain at […]
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Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders on Quality of Life: A Meta-Analysis (2014)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
A meta-analysis was performed to examine the effect of CBT for anxiety on QOL. The figure below is a flow diagram of the study selection process. QOL measures used across studies included: The Quality of Life Inventory, WHOQOL- BREF, Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Life Satisfaction Index, Sheehan Disability Scale, Medical Outcomes Study, […]
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Positive Psychological States and Health Behaviors in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: A Qualitative Study (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants were recruited from three different inpatient cardiac units and were all hospitalized for either Myocardial Infarction or Unstable Angina. Participants completed an assessment of baseline health behavior adherence to medication, diet, and physical activity using relevant items from the Medical Outcomes Study Specific Adherence. Following these baseline measurements, each participant completed a semi-structured individual […]
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Cognitive, Emotional, and Physical Functioning as Predictors of Paid Employment in People with Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Spinal Cord Injury (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Odds of employment were predicted by being married or partnered, having more education, requiring fewer prompts for task sequencing, and having higher inhibitory control. Interestingly, odds of employment were not predicted by specific type of injury. Participants who returned to work within three months were more likely to work with the same employer and to […]
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Rumination and Behavioral Factors in Parkinson’s Disease Depression (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Cognitive factors, such as rumination and symptom focusing, and behavioral factors, such as avoidance, accounted for the majority of depression variance. These specific cognitive and behavioral processes may be key psychological markers of depression in Parkinson’s disease and are important targets for evaluation and intervention.Results: 104 participants completed questionnaires measuring mood, motor disability, and core […]
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Adapted Feeding Utensils for People with Parkinson’s-Related or Essential Tremor (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants had varied reactions to the different adaptive utensils and provided different reasons for their preferences of one utensil over another. These findings support the need for people with tremors related to either essential tremor or Parkinson’s-related tremor to have access to varied adaptive utensils for trial use. Although there was no statistically significant difference […]
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