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https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2618316&resultClick=3 Approximately 53 million Americans live with a disability. For decades, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been conducti...
The use of occupational therapy in work rehabilitation has diminished over the last 20 years. Therapy resources have been diverted to the acute sector as a response to the pressure within National ...
http://www.occupationaltherapy.com/files/event/01500/01578/acutetbirehabilitationslidesho.pdf The above handout discusses acute TBI Rehabilitation. The handout covers the disciplines that are inv...
https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2087159&resultClick=3 Client satisfaction, a widely used outcome indicator of quality in health care, is inherently client centered and important in oc...
This study describes Swedish occupational therapists' experiences of encountering ethical dilemmas in rehabilitation and strategies they used to handle the situations. There were 12 occupational t...
The aim of the study was to comprehensively investigate and compare the responsiveness and validity of two ADL measures. The subjects consisted of seventy stroke patients, and they received a three...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of surgical treatment and rehabilitation of patients with trigger thumb and finger. In 40 patients, comprising 30 women and 10 men aged 26 to 64, a ...
This article is a great resource for individuals who have suffered from a traumatic brain injury, family members, and health care practitioners. It outlines the the common problems addressed in inp...
The majority of OT time was spent in impairment-focused activities (37.5%) or training basic activities of daily living (31.9%). Treatment progressed to more advanced activities over time (eg, less...
Twenty subjects completed the 14-day treatment. Two adverse outcomes, a recurrent stroke and a death, occurred in the traditional group; 1 CIM subject met rehabilitation goals and was discharged be...
An increasing amount of evidence indicates the potential benefits of exercise with cancer patients. Research shows that patients participating in exercise programs, such as those provided in occupa...
Work hardening, presented in this paper as a "new" service for the industrially injured, is actually well grounded in the traditional models and practices of occupational therapy. Recent developmen...
Jackson, J.P., and Schkade, J.K. (2001). Occupational adaptation model versus biomechnical-rehabilitative model in the treatment of patients with hip fractures. American Journal of Occupational The...
This study demonstrates that significant functional gains can still be attained in the postacute stroke survivor, despite prior inpatient rehabilitation services.
Working in any setting, especially hospital or outpatient, an OT is bound to get referrals for post-op individuals. Before working with these individuals it is important to know and understand som...
