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Difficulties Fulfilling Self-Care Needs Among Family Caregivers: An Observational Study
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Caring for a family member with a disability or chronic illness has a negative impact on the SCAs of caregivers, especially among female caregivers and those of younger age. Caregiving is also associated with lower occupational performance, satisfaction, and QoL. Plain-Language Summary: Caring for a family member with a disability or chronic illness can become a health risk for caregivers, who frequently ignore their own self-care. The study results found that women and younger family caregivers showed a greater decline in self-care. This study provides information to help occupational therapists...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 19, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Laura Gonzalo-Ciria Ana Gasc ón-Catalán Ana A Laborda-Soriano Alba Cambra-Aliaga Mar ía C Ruiz-Garrós Marta Perez-de-Heredia-Torres Source Type: research

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Satisfaction With Daily Occupations and Occupational Balance in Spanish Stroke Survivors
CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the SDO-OB presented good psychometric properties, making it a suitable instrument to address participation level, participation satisfaction, and participation balance in stroke survivors. Plain-Language Summary: After a stroke, survivors experience changes in their participation in daily activities and how satisfied they are with them. This study examined whether a tool called Satisfaction With Daily Occupations and Occupational Balance (SDO-OB) could provide reliable information about this. We looked at 140 stroke survivors from different places in Spain to see whether they had someon...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 19, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cristina de Diego-Alonso Pablo Bellosta-L ópez Jenny Hultqvist Laura Vida ña-Moya Mona Eklund Source Type: research

Changes in Caregiver Outcomes After Participation in the Engaged Eaters Program: A Caregiver-Mediated Feeding Intervention for Autistic Children and Their Families
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The results emphasize the importance of considering baseline practices, efficacy, and caregiver confidence when engaging caregivers in intervention. Future research should explore the nuanced relationship between caregiver outcomes and child characteristics. Plain-Language Summary: Caregivers are essential partners with feeding interventions that build on family routines and practices. When working with caregivers, occupational therapists should consider caregivers' readiness for and responses to an intervention because intervention practices may differentially affect caregivers' parenting practi...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 19, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Brittany M St John Karla K Ausderau Source Type: research

Factors Influencing Real-World Use of the More-Affected Upper Limb After Stroke: A Scoping Review
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Existing interventions primarily focus on upper limb impairments and motor ability. Our findings suggest that interventions should also incorporate other factors: task type (unilateral vs. bilateral), hand dominance, self-efficacy, and perception of more-affected limb use as active ingredients in improving real-world use of the more-affected upper limb poststroke. We also provide recommendations to use behavioral activation theory in designing an occupation-focused intervention to augment self-efficacy and confidence in use of the more-affected upper limb in daily occupations. Plain-Language Summ...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 18, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Anadil Bayazeed Ghaleb Almalki Amjad Alnuaim Mary Klem Amit Sethi Source Type: research

A Delphi Panel of People With Parkinson's Disease Regarding Responsibility: Toward a Preliminary Taxonomy
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study yielded the first consensus among PwPD regarding responsibility in occupations as well as a classification system for charting the complexity of responsibility in occupations. The occupation list we have created can be beneficial to health care professionals when providing interventions or conducting outcome assessments. Plain-Language Summary: When planning interventions for patients with Parkinson's disease, it can be helpful for clinicians to be aware of patients' perspectives regarding their sense of responsibility to perform occupations. The use of a systematic sequence of challen...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 18, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mahsa Meimandi Ghorban Taghizadeh Golnoush Kheirollahi Jafar Haj Ghani Fatemeh HojabriFard Philip von Rosen Akram Azad Source Type: research

Using GPS and Self-Report Data to Examine the Relationship Between Community Mobility and Community Participation Among Autistic Young Adults
CONCLUSION: Health policymakers and providers should consider community mobility as a factor that can affect community participation in autistic individuals. Plain-Language Summary: Lower levels of community participation among autistic young adults affect health outcomes and overall quality of life. Community mobility is often a barrier to community participation. An understanding of the relationship between community mobility and community participation can lead to occupational therapists tailoring specific interventions and policies that support autistic young adults to engage in important life activities within the com...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 17, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Eugene Brusilovskiy Mark S Salzer Amber Pomponio Davidson Cecilia Feeley Beth Pfeiffer Source Type: research

The Text-Picture Integration Scale for Perspectives on Mental Illness: Development and Validation
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Preliminary analyses support that the Text-Picture Integration Scale is a stable and effective rating scale to determine public perspectives on mental illness and is appropriate for evaluating destigmatization efforts. Plain-Language Summary: The study findings support the use of the Text-Picture Integration Scale as a stable and effective rating scale to determine public perspectives on mental illness. The scale is also appropriate for evaluating ways to address the stigmas that people associate with mental illness, which pose challenges for people in recovery. Occupational therapists can levera...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 16, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Guan-Yu Shih Shih-Chen Fan Chung-Hui Lin Chia-Hui Hung Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Comprehensive Environmental Support for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Occupational therapy-based comprehensive environmental support based on CEQ scores was effective, resulting in moderate improvements in health-related quality of life among community-dwelling older adults. Plain-Language Summary: Older adults experience a decline in physical and mental functions along with changes in social relationships. These problems make it challenging for older adults to perform valuable occupations, thus reducing their quality of life. This study demonstrated that occupational therapy based on the Comprehensive Environmental Questionnaire for older adults can improve health...
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 11, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kenji Yabuwaki Kazuya Shinohara Akira Fujioka Shigeaki Inagaki Kazuki Hirao Source Type: research

Relationship Between Directly Observed Sensory Reactivity Differences and Classroom Behaviors of Autistic Children
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results suggest a link between sensory reactivity differences and classroom behaviors, highlighting a need for further research using observational measures in special education settings. Plain-Language Summary: Differences in hyporeactivity for children with autism may play a bigger role in classroom behavior and learning than previous literature has suggested. This has implications in occupational therapy practice for how to tailor support for children with hyporeactivity differences.PMID:38602860 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2024.050345 (Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy)
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - April 11, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hannah Marcham Teresa Tavassoli Source Type: research