Intervention with hand orthosis: experience from boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their parents.

Purpose: To identify and describe possible ways of experiencing an intervention with hand orthoses in a study group including boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and their parents. To capture the experiences of the persons directly involved as well as their family members.

Material And Methods: Eight boys with DMD (aged 8-21; median age 17.

Developing an instrument for the measurement of grip ability after distal radius fracture.

Background: Distal radius fracture (DRF) often causes reduced ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). There is a need for recurrent evaluation of the ability to perform ADL in the early stage of rehabilitation as a complement to traditional functional measures.

Aim: Develop a short and simple performance test for use in clinical practice through modification of the Sollerman Grip Function Test (GFT).

Occupational therapists' perceptions of habits based on their professional experiences.

Background: Habits are building blocks for occupation. If they are not explicitly approached, a vital aspect of occupation may be left out. Knowledge is lacking about how habits are understood and approached in occupational therapy practice.

Long-term effect in ADL after an interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for WAD patients: a mixed-method study for deeper understanding of participants' programme experiences.

Purpose: To evaluate long-term effects in self-perceived occupational performance and satisfaction in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) with chronic pain in an interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme, and investigate patients' opinions of programme effects.

Method: A mixed-method with sequential explanatory design was used. Fifty-three patients with WAD were followed-up 12 months after discharge.

Is surface EMG biofeedback an effective training method for persons with neck and shoulder complaints after whiplash-associated disorders concerning activities of daily living and pain -- a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of surface electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback training as a supplement to an interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme regarding consequences for activities of daily living and pain.

Design: A randomized controlled unblinded trial.

Settings: The study was carried out in a pain unit at a rehabilitation centre.

Validity and reliability of the instrument Performance and Satisfaction in Activities of Daily Living (PS-ADL) and its clinical applicability to adults with rheumatoid arthritis.

Aim: This study set out to evaluate the validity and reliability of the instrument Performance and Satisfaction of Activities of Daily Living (PS-ADL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The PS-ADL is a questionnaire including 39 actions divided into 12 activities measuring the degree of difficulty and satisfaction with activity performance.

Method: Construct validity was examined by factor analysis.

The impact of arthritis on daily life with the patient perspective in focus.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often has a major impact on many areas of an individuals' life. The unpredictability of the prognosis as well as the day-to-day symptoms make it impossible to plan ahead. The aim of this study was to identify the domains of concern in the early course of RA.

Occupational therapists' reflection on practice within psychiatric care: a Delphi study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the reflections on practice in a group of Swedish occupational therapists in psychiatric care in order to illuminate the present practice and ideas about the future using a Delphi survey of three rounds.

Material And Method: The sample consisted of 14 occupational therapists in psychiatric care. The answers from the first and second rounds illustrate the wide variation in their practice.