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Megan Applegate

music and mental health.pdf - 0 views

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  • Megan Applegate on 06 Aug 16
     
    Individuals experiencing mental health disorders are susceptible to impairments in occupational functioning due to decreased concentration, memory, thought processes, insight, judgement, decision-making, reality orientation, regulating emotions, understanding perception, motivation, and psycho-motor activity. This is a quantitative study out of the South American Journal of Occupation Therapy that studied the effects of slow vs. fast tempo of music on symptoms of psychosis during occupation. There were 160 individuals with diagnosed psychological disorders in a psych hospital in South Africa. The subjects participated in a leatherwork activity while listening to either fast paced/upbeat music or low tempo/slow music. Attention/focus, ability to follow instructions, directedness towards the activity, and motivation were measured in groups of individuals who had psycho-motor agitation or psycho-motor inhibition psychosis. The study found that listening to music during an activity has the ability to improve all three variables in both agitation and inhibited-motor psychosis. Fast-paced tempo significantly improves attention in individuals with inhibited motor-psychosis. The ability to follow instructions improved in both fast and slow tempo music for both agitated and inhibited individuals. Directedness and motivation did not significantly improve in any of the groups. This study indicates that music can improve the ability to perform occupations and activities in individuals with mental health disorders. Music is very individualized and it may be difficult for OT practitioners to work with groups of individuals when introducing music. IT is important for an OT to gather a good understanding of a patient's preferences and determine if they would be a good candidate for the use of music during therapy. More research is recommended in this area to further determine the effects of music on occupation in this population.
alliejpeugh

Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise on Activities of Daily Living in People Wi... - 0 views

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alzheimer disease exercise

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  • bethanysp on 09 Aug 14
     
    This is a systematic review that looks at the evidence for the effects of exercise on ADL functioning of people with AD. This review also looked at the effects of exercise on cognition and mood and on physical performance. The initial search for articles for the systematic review began with over 2000 articles, and the reviewers narrowed it down to 6 articles. Overall, they found that exercise can, in fact improve ADL function in people with AD. Exercise can also improve physical performance, and may slow the decline in cognition and boost mood in those with AD.
  • alliejpeugh on 14 Nov 16
     
    This article used 6 other articles to review effects of exercise on ADL performance of those with Alzheimer's Disease. Occupational therapy intervention that includes aerobic and strengthening exercises may help improve independence in ADLs and improve physical performance in people with Alzheimer's. More research needs to done to identify specific components of intervention and optimal dosage to develop clinical guidelines. At my SNF placement, I have worked with many residents with Alzheimer's. We do use strength training with most patients is they are able to do it, and we also work to increase endurance as well. It is good to see evidence to back up treatment
allisonlarison

Occupational therapists' experiences of improvement work: a journey towards sustainable... - 0 views

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  • allisonlarison on 10 Aug 16
     
    This article aims to use a qualitative descriptive study to describe occupational therapists experiences and improvements in work after adopting the Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model (OTIPM). The OTIPM is a client-centered, top down, occupation-focused OT model of practice. The assumptions of the model are that every person is unique, has the will to engage in meaningful occupations, occupations are the primary therapeutic means and engagement in occupations in the central focus in OT. The study was conducted in an acute care hospital in Sweden starting in 2001. They were selected because the therapists wanted to improve OT services and promote evidence-practice in their hospital. The participants participated in a total of six semi-structured focus interviews in which the occupational therapists were asked to describe their experiences of the long-term improvements in work, attitudes toward improvements work and thoughts on how this improved work impacts the goal to change to a more sustainable and evidence-based OT practice in their setting. The first three interviews were in 2006 and the last three were in 2011. The interviews were analyzed and broken down into common themes among therapists. The first theme is that the therapists found their thoughts and actions were transformed on an individual and group level after adopting the OTIPM. The second theme discovered how the therapists dealt with conflicting feelings and attitudes toward change. The final theme describes a shared professional culture. In conclusion, the investigators discovered from the 10-year study and testimonies of Swedish therapists that the use of OTIPM can lead to the integration of evidence-based knowledge that has long-lasting achievements in practice.
  • allisonlarison on 10 Aug 16
     
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/11038128.2013.872183?journalCode=iocc20 I found the article through a SSU library search. The content may not show up on this site, but if you log into the library and search the article you will have access. Here is another resource as well.
allisonlarison

Utility of an Occupational Therapy Driving Intervention for a Combat Veteran - 0 views

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  • allisonlarison on 11 Aug 16
     
    This study aims to discover the impacts of an occupational therapy driving intervention with returning combat veterans. A single-subject design with three phases was used and conducted by a certified driving rehabilitation specialist. The three phases included a baseline pre-test, intervention with three 1-hr training sessions, and a post-test. Participants were recruited from several VA clinical in northern Florida. Inclusion criteria for participants included service in OEF or OIF, presence of a mTBI or orthopedic injury with PTSD, participation in driving prior to medical condition, valid driver's license residence in community, score of a least 24/30 on Mini-Mental State Examination. Outcome measures included the OT-CDRS and Optec 2500 for visual abilities, Useful Field of View for visual attention and processing speed, MMSE for general cognitive abilities, Trail-Making Test Part B for shifting, foot tap test for peddle control in car and right lower extremity ROM. One subject was selected and showed improvements in outcome measures. The subject showed improvements in visual search skills post-intervention. Patient also showed improvements in his appropriateness of searching skills post-intervention. Patient was also shown to improve on his on-road communication skills and recognition of need to inform other road users of intended actions. Although there were improvements in the veterans driving abilities, the threats to internal validity pose limitations to the study. The investigators intend to use data and address limitations in the hopes of conducting a random-controlled trial with more participants.
jonathanupholz

Feedback on students' clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork education - 0 views

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  • jonathanupholz on 09 Aug 16
     
    The aim of this study was to determine if occupational therapy level 2 students clinical reasoning skills would be impacted at all based upon the level of feedback given from their fieldwork supervisor. Data was collected via focus groups with students, and looked at the type of feedback students received about their clinical reasoning, and how they experienced their feedback. The study compared type of feedback with final exam grades, end of term grades, and academic performance to draw conclusions. Specifically, feedback can be either confirmation and/or corrective, and corrective feedback could be with or without suggestions on how to improve. Overall, the study found that clinical reasoning skills seem to improve through corrective feedback if accompanied by suggestions on how to improve, and the students who did better on their exams received corrective feedback about their clinical reasoning skills. Thus, confirmative feedback alone may not be the best for improving students' clinical reasoning skills.
arikamarie

Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Social Participation, Play, Leisure, and Rest... - 0 views

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  • arikamarie on 11 Nov 15
     
    Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Social Participation, Play, Leisure, and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in People With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review This systematic review discusses a variety of interventions to improve social participation, play, leisure, and repetitive behavior for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This review found that social skills groups, the Picture exchange Communication System, joint attention interventions, and parent-mediated strategies can improve social participation. The interventions for the areas of play, leisure and repetitive behaviors weren't found to have quite at significant results.
kweithman28

Effectiveness of School-Based Occupational Therapy Intervention on Handwriting - 1 views

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  • kweithman28 on 20 Nov 14
     
    In this study, 38 students between the ages 7-10 who showed poor handwriting legibility were observed over the course of one school year. 29 of the students received regular occupational therapy services, 9 received no services. Each student was evaluated at the beginning and end of the school year in the areas of Visual-motor, visual-perception, in-hand manipulation, handwriting legibility, and speed. Students who received occupational therapy services showed more improvement in in-hand manipulation, position in space scores, and handwriting legibility scores than those students who did not receive occupational therapy services. Students who received occupational therapy services increased legibility with an average of 14.2%. Students who did not receive occupational therapy services increased legibility with an average of only 5.8%. However, students who did not receive occupational therapy services had more improved handwriting speed than those who did receive services. Overall, one may conclude that students with poor handwriting legibility who receive occupational therapy services will improve their handwriting legibility skills but not necessarily their ability to write with increased speed. During my fieldwork experience in the school system I was able to work with many students on handwriting goals. Regular occupational therapy can greatly improve a student's handwriting abilities. I saw positive results with many of my students after only 12 weeks of intervention.
alisonnurre

Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention Improves Body Position Sense and Motor Perfor... - 0 views

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2614811&resultClick=3 This study examined the use of the adult neuroscience-based Sense© intervention with children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP...

Cerebral Palsy

started by alisonnurre on 08 Dec 17 no follow-up yet
whitleyjo

The relation between therapy intensity and outcomes of rehabilitation in skilled nursin... - 0 views

Higher therapy intensity was associated with shorter LOS. Higher PT and OT intensities were associated with greater odds of improving by at least 1 stage in mobility and ADL functional independence...

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whitleyjo

Efficacy of a Crisis Intervention in Improving Mother-Child Interaction and Children's ... - 0 views

This study explores the Family Intervention for Improving Occupational Performance (FI-OP) program and looks at mother and child interactions as well as play performance. After the intervention, mo...

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meganthompson

Understanding and Improving Psychosocial Services in Long-Term Care - 0 views

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  • legark on 30 Jul 14
     
    This article discusses the diverse psychosocial needs of individuals in a long term care setting. Overall quality of life is highly dependent on psychosocial health. Occupational therapists need to be aware of this potential inhibiting factor and be prepared to address it effectively in order to achieve the highest performance from their clients.
  • meganthompson on 07 Aug 14
     
    This article highlights the gap in current literature regarding the effectiveness of addressing psychosocial needs to improve quality of life. Within the last decade there has been an increased focus on improving quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing for individuals residing within long-term care settings. As upcoming occupational therapists, it is important for us to understand that quality of life is multifaceted and can include physical health, emotional health, social function, and self-worth. With the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiative focused on providing more holistic care it will be imperative that occupational therapy practitioners help close the gap between literature and current practice.
smludwig89

Videogame-based group therapy to improve self-awareness and social skills after traumat... - 1 views

One of the most debilitating deficits faced by those who have suffered a TBI is a lack of self-awareness, such as a lack of understanding of deficits, abilities, and actions. Self-awareness is cruc...

occupational therapy videogame social skills self-awareness EBP

started by smludwig89 on 08 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
kolodziejs

Psychosocial Needs (in children) - 0 views

Often, children who are rejected by their peers are disruptive and socially aggressive. Compared with classmates who are accepted or neglected, they are more likely to experience continued social p...

Bierman K. L. Miller C. & Stabb S. D. (1987). Improving the social behavior and peer acceptance of rejected boys: Effects skill training with instructions prohibitions. Journal Consulting Clinical Psychology 55 194-200

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charisseblinder

Occupational therapy for patients with problems in personal activities of daily living ... - 1 views

This article explored if occupational therapy focused specifically on a client's activities of daily living improves recovering following a stroke. The researchers performed a systematic review and...

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started by charisseblinder on 31 Oct 15 no follow-up yet
kelseyanne44

Evidence Based Practice: Mirror therapy with stroke patients - 2 views

started by kelseyanne44 on 24 Oct 15 no follow-up yet
decandiad

Evidence-Based Practice: A process for developing sustainable evidence-based occupation... - 2 views

http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy01.shawnee.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=3ce2acce-ebef-4ae3-a5ae-d75d06308935%40sessionmgr4010 Sirkka, M., Zingmark, K., & Larsson-Lund, M. (2014). A proce...

Evidence-based practice

started by decandiad on 14 Jul 17 no follow-up yet
kelseygallimore

Community Reintegration and Activity Constraints Improve for Adults With Chronic Stroke... - 0 views

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  • kelseygallimore on 06 Dec 17
     
    Community reintegration and activity constraints significantly improved for people with chronic stroke after an 8-wk intervention combining yoga and group occupational therapy (OT) for fall risk management. Occupational therapists may wish to add yoga and group OT to community or hospital settings to improve similar outcomes.
lisanoua7

Rehabilitation plus OnabotulinumtoxinA Improves Motor Function over OnabotulinumtoxinA ... - 1 views

http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/7/216/htm The link above is a RCT study about post stroke patients receiving injections of OnabotulinumtoxinA and rehab versus post stroke patients receiving the i...

EBP

started by lisanoua7 on 23 Oct 17 no follow-up yet
meglitwiller

Sustainable enhancement in clients who perceive the Tree Theme Method® as a p... - 0 views

I chose this article because of the implications this study may have on the psychosocial needs of patients particularly in a mental health setting with individuals suffering from mental illness. T...

Sustainable enhancement in clients who perceive the Tree Theme Method® as a positive intervention psychosocial occupational therapy

started by meglitwiller on 23 Oct 16 no follow-up yet
mflower

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Chronic Diseases: A Scoping Review - 1 views

* Hand, C., Law, M., & McColl, M.A. (2011). Occupational therapy for interventions for chronic diseases: A scoping review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 428-436. Doi: 10.5014/ajot.2...

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