Learning program enhances rehabilitation professionals' perceived ease of using 3d printing: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

The pilot study evaluated whether a learning program enhances a positive perception of 3D printing technology in rehabilitation professionals. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language-hearing therapists were recruited from a rehabilitation department in a middle-sized hospital. Participants were randomized to the control group ( = 13) or the intervention group ( = 14).

Current practices and factors affecting evidence-based occupational therapy practice for patients with dementia in Japan.

Objective/background: The rapidly increasing incidence of patients with dementia in Japan is creating an urgent demand for evidence-based occupational therapy (EBOT), which has been reported to improve clinical efficacy. This study aimed to examine the current practice of EBOT for patients with dementia in Japan and clarify factors influencing its application.

Methods: We conducted an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire survey by mail.

Movement changes due to hemiplegia in stroke survivors: a hermeneutic phenomenological study.

Purpose: Meanings of movement for stroke survivors could give therapists significant insights, especially during maintenance phase. The purpose of this study was to examine how post-stroke users of a long-term elderly care facility had experienced changes in movement resulting from hemiplegia.

Method: The participants of this study were 18 stroke survivors using a long-term elderly care facility.

Randomised controlled pilot study in Japan comparing a home visit program using a Functioning Improvement Tool with a home visit with conversation alone.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of a home visit program using a Functioning Improvement Tool (FIT) compared with a home visit using conversation alone.

Methods: Twenty-eight participants (mean age, 78.6 ± 7.

A randomized controlled trial of a Functioning Improvement Tool home-visit program and its effect on cognitive function in older persons.

Objective: The aim was to determine whether mini mental state examination (MMSE) scores improved in older participants of a Functioning Improvement Tool (FIT) home-visit program.

Methods: Two hundred fifty-two participants aged 65 years or older living at home and receiving preventive services or a community long-term care prevention project according to the Japanese social long-term care insurance system were enrolled and randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 128) or a control group (n = 124). Intervention group subjects received a 60-min FIT home-visit program for 3 months, which included guidance, assistance, and help in writing and teaching calculation in order to complete the FIT.