I communicated often with the patient's psychologist during her last hospitalization. As the patient moves slowly toward integration, she and I remain in contact through correspondence and occasional lunch meetings. This friendly relationship provides a much-needed ongoing support system for the patient, which is provided by one who is familiar with her diagnostic picture. This paper has described early occupational therapy interventions with a patient whose condition has been newly diagnosed as multiple personality disorder. Skinner (1987) suggested that additional occupational therapy interventions be implemented as the patient improves.
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BMC Geriatr
January 2025
Faculty of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Background: Occupational balance is a crucial concept in occupational therapy and is recognized as a vital component of health and well-being. The residential status may have a significant impact on the occupational balance (OB) and quality of life (QoL) of older adults.
Methods: A group of 107 older adults from the urban area (mean age: 69.
Aust Occup Ther J
February 2025
School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Health Research Institute, Health Implementation Science and Technology (HIST), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Introduction: Inflammatory arthritis significantly impacts work participation resulting in cost to individuals, employers, and society. Vocational rehabilitation seeks to address this need, but its pathways, interventions, and efficacy continue to be under investigation. Contributing variables are complex, identifying the need for a conceptual framework to guide practice.
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January 2025
University of Utah, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Rationale: Guidelines recommend patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) be referred to pulmonary hypertension (PH) centers, but little is known about where care is actually delivered in the United States (US).
Objectives: To use prescription patterns to estimate the proportion of PAH care delivered at US PH centers and explore factors associated with location of care.
Methods: This retrospective study analyzed claims from the Komodo database in adults who received ≥1 PAH prescription between March 2021 and February 2022.
Aust Occup Ther J
February 2025
Department of Health Sciences, Mental Health, Activity and Participation (MAP), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Introduction: Mental health service users often have sensory processing difficulties hampering their ability to cope with mental health problems and occupational engagement. However, there is little knowledge of sensory processing and its relation to these factors. Hence, this current study aims to investigate sensory processing patterns in relation to coping and occupational engagement for the target group.
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January 2025
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Research - Copenhagen (PMR-C), Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.
Purpose: The evidence supports early and intensive mobilization and physical activity for patients who are hospitalized following hip fracture. The objectives were to determine levels of physical activity among patients hospitalized following hip fracture surgery, and to explore the association between levels of physical activity and 30-day post-discharge readmission, and mortality.
Materials And Methods: We collected data at two university hospitals in Denmark from March-June 2023.
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