Using occupational therapy to help others flourish!
This month’s books tackled some worthy subjects: Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease and raising a transgender child, both books that can provide a perspective that can positively impact occupational therapy services. There were also a couple of new mysteries, my preferred genre, from two of my favorite authors. *=affiliate links Still Alice by Lisa Genova * …
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How did we get to December?! This year, time simultaneously stood still and moved at warp speed at the same time. I think we are all looking forward to the end of this month and the start of 2021! This was an interesting week for occupational therapy news. From what I read, the energy for …
Black Friday edition! No sales here, just OT news, which is even better! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day. I am sure that this year the festivities were different than last year. However, our level of gratitude may be greater? I know that everyone that I spoke to had a laser focus on …
Though systematic reviews can seem daunting to read and digest, this research design has many benefits for your literature review and study design. The benefits of using a systematic review: The methods section is a blueprint for how to complete research on your topic where you learn:Key words/phrases to search on your topicDatabases to use …
Article Effects of telerehabilitation in occupational therapy practice: A systematic review. Authors Goris Hung KN and Kenneth NK Fong Journal Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy Research Design Systematic Review Purpose The purpose of this study was to review the current evidence on the application of telerehabilitation and its clinical outcomes in OT practice over …
The Research on the Efficacy of Telehealth With occupational therapy intervention where services are provided using telehealth, research shows that improvements are seen in upper extremity function, parental stress levels, motivation, carryover with home programs and engagement in daily tasks such as ADLs and IADLs (Hung & Fong, 2019; Sarsak, 2020). There is also feasibility …
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Another week in the books! Last week, I was fortunate enough to present at the New York State Occupational Therapy Association Conference (nysota.org) on Telehealth across the lifespan collaborating with Corinne McLees from My Virtual OT - Virtual Occupational Therapy. This was a virtual presentation using Whova and it truly was one of the best …
Making time to read the latest in occupational therapy news and research begins with planning. Think about how you feel when you do not have a solid schedule of your events for the week. You most likely feel disorganized and anxious. The last thought on your mind is reading any type of research material. An …
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Years ago, I saw an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that chose members of the audience and had those members tell their story. These members did not know this was going to happen. So, this was not staged where they were chosen because the show’s producers knew that they were particularly interesting or those …
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What. A. Week. This was one of the first Fridays in a while where I could see that everyone’s battery was running low. With a pandemic, elections, work, school, and life, the shutdown threshold was met. Thankfully, the weekend is upon us and we can recharge to go into next week ready for tasks at …
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