A critical review of interventions addressing ageist attitudes in healthcare professional education.

Background: As the population ages, the demand for health care services will increase. Evidence suggests that the pervasive negative societal beliefs regarding aging and older persons are also found among occupational therapy students and practitioners. These attitudes can negatively affect healthcare service provision.

Assessment of standing in Functional Capacity Evaluations: An exploration of methods used by a sample of occupational therapists.

Objective: The primary aim of the study was to explore the current practice of occupational therapists when assessing standing performance during Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs).

Methods: A semi-structured interview was conducted with occupational therapists and the participants were interviewed using both open and closed questions.

Participants: A sample of occupational therapists (n=20) from Queensland, Australia were involved in a survey.

'Reserve is no place for a wheelchair': challenges to consider during wheelchair provision intended for use in First Nations community.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the post-rehabilitation experiences of First Nations persons with spinal cord injury who returned to live on reserve using a wheelchair.

Method: A phenomenological approach with purposive sampling was employed to recruit participants with spinal cord injuries who used a wheelchair and lived in a First Nations community. Data were collected using a short demographic questionnaire and a semi-structured interview.

Four years after graduation: occupational therapists' work destinations and perceptions of preparedness for practice.

Objective: The present study sought to identify the work destinations of graduates and ascertain their perceived preparedness for practice from a regional occupational therapy program, which had been specifically developed to support the health requirements of northern Australians by having an emphasis on rural practice.

Design: Self-report questionnaires and semistructured in-depth telephone interviews.

Participants: Graduates (n = 15) from the first cohort of occupational therapists from James Cook University, Queensland.

Factors that predict the post-discharge use of recommended assistive technology (AT).

Purpose: This study investigated the ability of client-, assistive technology (AT)- and intervention-related factors to predict the post-discharge use of rails and bathing, toileting and dressing AT, which had been recommended by an occupational therapist during hospitalisation.

Method: A prospective correlational study involving interviews conducted pre and post discharge for those clients who required rails and bathing, toileting and dressing AT was used. Additionally, a direct logistic regression analysis with backwards elimination was performed to identify predictor variables.