Month: June 2022

Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Jul;51(7):490-496. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-21-6207. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Stable and pain-free thumb function and pinch is vital for personal care, work, domestic and leisure activities. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to increase awareness of timely referral to hand therapists for three common thumb conditions. This article covers three thumb conditions: acute …

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BMC Public Health. 2022 Jun 30;22(1):1273. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13602-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Over 13 million doses of the corona virus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered in Ghana as at March, 2022; 28.5% of the population have received one dose while 16.3% have been fully vaccinated. Cost associated with COVID-19 vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries …

Financing COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from a nation-wide willingness to pay (WTP) survey in Ghana Read More »

Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Jul 1;76(4):7603393030. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.049117. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: Self-management is a critical component of stroke rehabilitation. A better understanding of the use of theory and behavior change techniques (BCTs) informs the development of more effective stroke self-management interventions. OBJECTIVE: To examine what theories and BCTs have been applied in stroke self-management interventions; …

Theory-Based Self-Management Interventions for Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Read More »

Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Jul 1;76(4):7604205120. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.042333. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: Adequate reporting in the abstracts of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is essential to enable occupational therapy practitioners to critically appraise the validity of findings. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reporting quality and characteristics of RCT abstracts published between 2008 and 2018 in the occupational therapy …

Reporting Quality in Abstracts of Randomized Controlled Trials Published in High-Impact Occupational Therapy Journals Read More »

Can J Public Health. 2022 Jun 30. doi: 10.17269/s41997-022-00651-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic and response has highlighted existing strengths within the system of care for urban underserved populations, but also many fault lines, in particular during care transitions. The objectives of this study were to describe COVID-19 response policies for …

A comparison of the COVID-19 response for urban underserved patients experiencing healthcare transitions in three Canadian cities Read More »

Scand J Occup Ther. 2022 Jun 30:1-12. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2022.2089229. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While occupational therapists (OT) and physiotherapists (PT) have a central role in reablement, no structured approach for these professions has been described in Sweden. AIMS/OBJECTIVES: The aim was to explore the feasibility of a reablement program developed to guide OTs …

Feasibility of a reablement-program in a Swedish municipality Read More »

J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng. 2022 Jun 25;9:20556683221110866. doi: 10.1177/20556683221110866. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To examine the impact of discontinuing the use of assistive technology for mobility (ATM) devices on the 6-months incidence of falls in older adults (OA) living at home. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A medico-socioeconomic survey was performed to collect information on …

Impact of the abandonment of assistive technologies for mobility on the incidence of serious falls in older adults living at home: Results of the ECOCAT study Read More »

J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2021 Aug 31;14(4):157-166. doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.157. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To investigate the analgesic effects of vibro-acupuncture (VA), a novel acuvibrator was developed. Objectives: To compare the analgesic effects of VA with those of manual acupuncture (MA) and placebo acupuncture (PA) on subjects with normal sensory perception (Study I), experimentally induced acute pain (Study …

Effects of Novel Vibro-Acupuncture on Healthy Subjects and Those with Experimental and Clinical Pain as Assessed by Quantitative Sensory Testing Read More »

BMC Pediatr. 2022 Jun 29;22(1):380. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03432-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although early home-based upper limb training programs are promising, in-depth understanding of parents’ experiences with these programs is still limited. We developed an early home-based upper limb training program for infants and toddlers (8-36 months) with or at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy using video coaching …

Parents’ experiences with a home-based upper limb training program using a video coaching approach for infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy: a qualitative interview study Read More »

Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Jul 1;76(4):7604205050. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.048736. ABSTRACT IMPORTANCE: Understanding the long-term participation restrictions after breast cancer (BC) is crucial for developing occupation-based interventions. OBJECTIVE: To (1) compare women’s participation during the BC subacute phase (2 yr postdiagnosis) with the chronic (5 yr postdiagnosis) phase, (2) explore factors associated with participation in the …

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