Community-Working Occupational Therapists' Involvement in Research and Development Projects in Norway.

The aim of this study was to explore community-working occupational therapists' involvement in research and development projects. A cross-sectional survey of occupational therapists working in community-based services in Norway ( = 617) was conducted. In all, 117 of the 617 participants responded that they were involved in research and development projects.

Job Satisfaction among Occupational Therapists Employed in Primary Care Services in Norway.

The aging population will place healthcare services under considerable strain in the years ahead. Occupational therapists play a vital role in securing sustainable healthcare services and are increasingly employed by municipalities. To promote sustainable services, the job satisfaction among core professional groups needs monitoring.

Enhancing engagement in meaningful occupation in a dementia town: A qualitative evaluation of MOED - The meaningful occupational engagement intervention for people with dementia.

Introduction: Engagement in meaningful everyday life occupations is linked to well-being. However, people with dementia are often deprived of engagement. As a response, a Danish Dementia Town was established with the intention of transforming care services to improve opportunities for meaningful engagement.

Factors Associated with the Establishment of New Occupational Therapist Positions in Norwegian Municipalities after the Coordination Reform.

Community-based occupational therapy is an increasingly important domain of work for occupational therapists. In Norway, this has been emphasized by the Coordination reform (2012), which assigned municipalities increased responsibility to protect and promote the health of their inhabitants. However, even if approximately 400 positions have been established between 2012 and 2017, little is known whether they have contributed to increased and/or more equal coverage across municipalities.

Approaches to engaging people with dementia in meaningful occupations in institutional settings: A scoping review.

Background: People with dementia in institutional settings lack engagement in meaningful occupations, which may cause decreased quality of life. Although many researchers and professionals have proposed approaches to engage people with dementia in these occupations, an overview seems to be missing.

Aim: This scoping review provides an overview by categorizing and describing the characteristics of the approaches.

Characteristics of community-based occupational therapy: Results of a norwegian survey.

Ongoing changes in healthcare delivery systems in Norway increasingly require community-based services, and the changes will likely affect the working conditions and opportunities for occupational therapists. To characterize occupational therapy in community-based practice in Norway. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey design was applied using a questionnaire related to personal and organizational characteristics.

Community-based occupational therapy in Norway: Content, dilemmas, and priorities.

Background: Profound changes in municipal health services, are calling for new models for community-based occupational therapy services.

Objective: The aim of the study is to explore how Norwegian occupational therapists position themselves in relation to the tasks delivered.

Method: Focus group interviews were conducted with ten community-based occupational therapists.

Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway.

A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted (n = 561). Almost half of the participants took part in research and development projects. Being involved in research and development was associated with lower age, having further education, and higher levels of work experience.

Perceived Influence on Service Goals Among Community-Working Occupational Therapists in Norway.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the perceived influence that community-working occupational therapists in Norway have on the service goals of their respective organizations. In addition, we aimed to assess sociodemographic and work-related factors associated with the perceived level of influence.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to occupational therapists in community-based services in Norway (n = 1767), to which 561 (32%) responded.

Governance for public health and health equity: The Tröndelag model for public health work.

Background: Multi-sectoral governance of population health is linked to the realization that health is the property of many societal systems. This study aims to contribute knowledge and methods that can strengthen the capacities of municipalities regarding how to work more systematically, knowledge-based and multi-sectoral in promoting health and health equity in the population.

Methods: Process evaluation was conducted, applying a mixed-methods research design, combining qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.

Craft activities in groups at meeting places: supporting mental health users' everyday occupations.

Aim: People with mental health illness often lose everyday occupations that give life consistency. Recovery is therefore supposed to take place through transactions between person and environment. Such transactions might occur at meeting places.

The use of craft activities as an occupational therapy treatment modality in Norway during 1952-1960.

The purpose of the present study was to explore the use of craft activities as occupational therapy treatment modalities in Norway during the period 1952-1960. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with six retired occupational therapists on their experiences in using crafts. Data were analysed through textual analysis and this resulted in four themes: craft activities identified as a therapeutic tool; ambivalence in how to frame the intervention; practice relative to power relationships; and occupational therapists and patients as equals.