Publications by authors named "T P McAuliffe"

Article Synopsis
  • Under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), parents of children with disabilities can choose to self-manage their funding, offering flexibility but also creating significant administrative challenges.
  • This study explores the experiences of 16 parents who self-manage their children's NDIS funding, uncovering themes of empowerment, the challenges of time and responsibility, and the benefits of professional and community support.
  • Despite the overwhelming nature of self-management, parents expressed that it provides vital control and choice, ultimately enhancing their ability to support their children effectively.
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Background: Prolonged Grief Disorder is a multidimensional condition with adverse health consequences. We hypothesized that enhanced negative emotional bias characterizes this disorder and underlies its key clinical symptoms.

Methods: In a cross-sectional design, chronically grieving older adults (61.

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Self-regulation, which encompasses cognitive, behavioural, and emotional domains, poses challenges in consistent measurement due to diverse definitions and conceptual complexities. In recognition of its profound impact on long-term mental health and wellbeing in children, this systematic review examined available self-regulation measures for children and young people between 1 and 18 years of age. The systematic review followed the COSMIN taxonomy and reported on the measurement tools' characteristics and psychometric properties.

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Introduction: Occupational therapists working in low vision rehabilitation make recommendations for assistive technology (AT) and provide training in AT use for people with vision impairment (PVI) to support participation and independence. Smartphones and apps are an important AT for PVI, yet little is known about the training needs of PVI or what training is currently provided. Research exploring PVI's learning and training experiences is required to inform training development.

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Importance: Despite public health efforts, breast cancer screening rates remain below national goals.

Objective: To evaluate whether bulk ordering, text messaging, and clinician endorsement increase breast cancer screening rates.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Two concurrent, pragmatic, randomized clinical trials, each with a 2-by-2 factorial design, were conducted between October 25, 2021, and April 25, 2022, in 2 primary care regions of an academic health system.

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