Month: October 2022

BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 31;12(10):e061804. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061804. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: According to the 2017 data, occupational accidents are more common in social welfare facilities compared with other industries; in particular, the number of occupational accidents resulting in four or more days of absence from work due to low back pain (LBP) or falls has increased and …

Effect of online physical therapy on workplace accident-related outcomes in nursing care worker: study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial Read More »

Am J Crit Care. 2022 Nov 1;31(6):494-498. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2022941. ABSTRACT In 2019, an interprofessional team at Texas Children’s Hospital designed and instituted developmental care rounds to better coordinate developmentally appropriate care within the cardiac intensive care unit. During the first 2 years, we conducted 230 developmental care rounds on 169 patients; for these rounds, family …

Implementation and Modification of Developmental Care Rounds in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Read More »

BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 31;12(10):e060242. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060242. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Low socioeconomic position (SEP) has been shown to be strongly associated with impaired lung cancer survival. Barriers related to receiving recommended treatment among patients with lung cancer with low SEP may include adverse health behaviour and limited physical and psychosocial resources influencing the ability …

NAVIGATE: improving survival in vulnerable patients with lung cancer through nurse navigation, symptom monitoring and exercise – study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial Read More »

PLoS One. 2022 Oct 31;17(10):e0276868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276868. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Increased physical activity (PA) has positive effects on health and longevity. In Swedish healthcare, the physical activity on prescription (PAP) method reportedly increases patients’ PA levels for up to 12 months, but long-term follow ups are lacking. As it remains difficult to maintain lifestyle …

The effects of a 5-year physical activity on prescription (PAP) intervention in patients with metabolic risk factors Read More »

Clin J Sport Med. 2022 Nov 1;32(6):e627-e634. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001045. Epub 2022 May 20. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Identifying which types of athletes have increased injury risk (ie, predictive risk factors) should help develop cost-effective selective injury prevention strategies. Our objective was to compare a theoretical injury risk classification system developed by coaches and rehabilitation therapists, with observed …

Observed Injury Rates Did Not Follow Theoretically Predicted Injury Risk Patterns in Professional Human Circus Artists Read More »

JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Oct 31;11(10):e40548. doi: 10.2196/40548. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Resuming work after stroke is a common goal of working-age adults, yet there are few vocational rehabilitation programs designed to address the unique challenges faced following stroke. The Work intervention was developed to address these gaps. OBJECTIVE: This paper presents a protocol that outlines the …

A Tailored Occupational Therapist-Led Vocational Intervention for People With Stroke: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Read More »

Occup Ther Int. 2022 Oct 13;2022:2266326. doi: 10.1155/2022/2266326. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Coaching, an evidence-based approach in other fields, is relatively novel within occupational therapy (OT) and is not yet widely taught in OT programs. In recent studies, experienced occupational therapists have reported that coaching added value to their practice, but OT students’ perspectives are missing …

“I Could Really Use This”: Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of Learning to Coach Read More »

J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2022 Oct 22. doi: 10.3233/PRM-210085. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The study aimed to examine the effects of “Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance” (CO-OP) approach in terms of performance and satisfaction as well as functional status in children with cerebral palsy (CP) receiving neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) and determine the …

Effect of the cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (CO-OP) Approach for children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial Read More »

Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 2022 Oct 28. doi: 10.11236/jph.21-146. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Objective Over the course of their lives, people spend most of their time in the home environment. The Community-based Integrated Care System 2018 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan declared the importance of “housing” and “living arrangements” …

Environmental risks to housing and living arrangements among older survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and their relationships with housing type: The RIAS Study Read More »

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2136090. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2136090. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global pandemic and subsequent denials, delays, and disruptions in essential daily activities created significant challenges for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and their parents. Public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic limited access to supports and services required by children with NDDs …

Mental health challenges during COVID-19: perspectives from parents with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities Read More »