Participation as Co-Occupation Between Parents and Adult Children With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities.

Adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) require high levels of assistance to participate in occupations. Otherwise, they experience low occupational engagement. This study aimed to explore how parents describe participation in occupations for their adult children with PIMD.

Occupational therapy's role in promoting the "Learn the Signs. Act Early." developmental monitoring program to public health employees.

Background: Occupational therapists can play a key role in early identification of delay at the population health level by providing education to public health employees on how to implement developmental monitoring with caregivers of children birth to age 5.

Methods: A pretest posttest design was utilized to assess the online education and training that was provided to Department of Public Health employees ( = 339), including Head Start, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, Home Visiting, and Early Intervention.

Results: Analysis of pretest-posttest survey data showed significant results for all 12 key learning outcomes.

Factors contributing to whether or not people with obesity undergo bariatric surgery.

Background: Bariatric surgery has been suggested as a safe and effective way to treat obesity by facilitating weight loss, but factors that predict the likelihood of bariatric surgery are unknown. The objective of this study was to describe factors associated with individuals with obesity that influence their decision to undergo bariatric surgery.

Subjects And Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study and participants were recruited via a survey link posted on the Obesity Action Coalition website.

The validity of the upper limb neurodynamic test 2A in women with a clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study.

Introduction: the validity of the upper limb neurodynamic tests and especially the upper limb neurodynamic test 1 for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome has been the subject of several previous studies. However, the upper limb neurodynamic test 2A, which is also a test designated to assess the mechanosensitivity of the median nerve, has not been sufficiently studied, particularly for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Methods: we used the upper limb neurodynamic test 2A as the index test and nerve conduction studies as the reference standard.

Perceptions of Physical Therapy Students on their Psychomotor Examinations: a Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Practical examinations are necessary to demonstrate learning in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. Student perceptions of the organization and execution of practical examinations are an important consideration in the development of practical examinations.

Review Of The Literature: Multiple other health professions have investigated students' perceptions of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE).

Understanding the role and importance of occupational therapy in mental health services in Morocco: Perspectives from mental health professionals.

Background: Across the global landscape, mental health care still exhibits challenges because of the lack of human and professional resources to face its consequences. In Morocco, mental health problems affect mainly adolescents and young adults, with a clear impact on functional engagement in their daily lives. Occupational therapy, as a holistic and person-centered practice, may be an ideal mental health strategy to promote health and well-being through occupation, thereby enabling individuals to participate in regular daily activities.

Job satisfaction among occupational therapists working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Job satisfaction is a critical factor that must be considered in every profession. It is important for both the employees and the institutions they work for.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the level of job satisfaction of occupational therapists working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Knowledge and views of physicians and nurses about physical activity advice in oncology care: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: the benefits of physical activity have been approved in oncology care. This is why healthcare professionals must play a principle role in promoting physical activity during all cancer care pathway. The purpose of this study was to explore and compare physicians' and nurses' knowledge and views toward physical activity advice in oncology care.

Twenty Important Research Questions in Microbial Exposure and Social Equity.

Social and political policy, human activities, and environmental change affect the ways in which microbial communities assemble and interact with people. These factors determine how different social groups are exposed to beneficial and/or harmful microorganisms, meaning microbial exposure has an important socioecological justice context. Therefore, greater consideration of microbial exposure and social equity in research, planning, and policy is imperative.

Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Arabic Version of the Role Checklist Version 3 (RCv3).

Arab occupational therapists are in need either to develop their own outcome measures or to translate well-known outcome measures to their culture. The objective of this study was to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and validate preliminarily the Role Checklist Version 3 (RCv3) into Arabic language. The translation and cross-cultural adaptation process of the RCv3 into Arabic language was conducted in four main steps: (a) forward translation, (b) back translation, (c) expert panel review process, and (d) psychometric testing (Validity).

Introducing the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group: Considering the Microbial Components of Social, Environmental, and Health Justice.

Humans are inextricably linked to each other and our natural world, and microorganisms lie at the nexus of those interactions. Microorganisms form genetically flexible, taxonomically diverse, and biochemically rich communities, i.e.

Virtual Reality vs Goniometry: Intraclass Correlation Coefficient to Determine Inter-Rater Reliability for Measuring Shoulder Range of Motion.

Allied health curricula typically include instruction in standardized use of goniometers for examination, despite the fact that previous studies indicate limited inter-rater reliability. This imperfect variability is magnified in larger healthcare or rehabilitation settings since having the same clinician repeat goniometric measures is not always feasible. This study explored the use of virtual reality (VR) as a possible alternative for consistent and reliable shoulder measurements to indicate progress or lack thereof.

Pivoting in Context: Using the Forging Alliances in Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research Model to Collaborate During COVID-19.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been faced with challenges in maintaining interdisciplinary research collaborations. The purpose of this article is to apply and expand a previously introduced model to sustaining new interdisciplinary research collaborations: Forging Alliances in Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research (FAIRR). FAIRR is a logic model that can be used as a guide to create interdisciplinary rehabilitation research teams.

Putting the world back to work: An expert system using big data and artificial intelligence in combating the spread of COVID-19 and similar contagious diseases.

Background: To combat COVID-19, curb the pandemic, and manage containment, governments around the world are turning to data collection and population monitoring for analysis and prediction. The massive data generated through the use of big data and artificial intelligence can play an important role in addressing this unprecedented global health and economic crisis.

Objectives: The objective of this work is to develop an expert system that combines several solutions to combat COVID-19.

Effects of 12 weeks of water aerobics on body composition in those affected by breast cancer.

Unlabelled: Exercise may prevent changes in body composition and provide an effective means of improving the side effects of treatment without causing lymphedema.

Purpose: Test the effectiveness of a 12-week water aerobics program on body composition and lymphedema risk in breast cancer survivors.

Methods: Body composition analysis was completed at weeks 0, 6, and 12 weeks.

Excellence in Patient Education: Evidence-Based Education that "Sticks" and Improves Patient Outcomes.

The patient education process has 4 equal components to be addressed by the nurse: assessment, planning, implement, and evaluation. Excellent patient education is an "art" and "science" using nuances and evidence-based strategies to effectively educate. The assessment and evaluation components often use nuanced approaches (motivational interviewing, teach back) to engage the patient/caregiver respectfully, whereas planning and implementation rely more on evidence-based strategies such as the Patient Education Assessment of Materials.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in nurses working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Nurses are considered the group of healthcare workers with the highest prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMDs). The most common physical demands of nursing that have been found to contribute to WRMDs include lifting, working in awkward postures, stooping, and repetitive actions. Occupational therapists (OT) have a significant role in preventing WRMDs.

Enhancing biotreatment of incineration leachate by applying an electric potential in a partial nitritation-Anammox system.

An electric potential (EP) was applied to enhance biotreatment of anaerobically-treated leachate from municipal solid waste incineration plants using a partial nitritation-Anammox system. At an optimal EP difference of 0.06 V, total nitrogen removal efficiency reached 71.

Nitrogen cycling during wastewater treatment.

Many wastewater treatment plants in the world do not remove reactive nitrogen from wastewater prior to release into the environment. Excess reactive nitrogen not only has a negative impact on human health, it also contributes to air and water pollution, and can cause complex ecosystems to collapse. In order to avoid the deleterious effects of excess reactive nitrogen in the environment, tertiary wastewater treatment practices that ensure the removal of reactive nitrogen species need to be implemented.

Innovations in practice: group mindfulness for adolescent anxiety - results of an open trial.

Background: Group Mindfulness Therapy (GMT) is a program tailored for adolescents that targets anxiety with mindfulness skills including present moment awareness, mindfulness in everyday life (breathing, eating, walking), body scan, loving-kindness, and self-acceptance. Youth with anxiety may benefit from mindfulness exercises precisely because they learn to redirect their mind, and presumably their attention, away from wandering in the direction of worry and negative self-appraisals and toward greater acceptance of internal states. This open trial assessed the feasibility and initial effectiveness of GMT in a school setting.

Impact of a Fieldwork Experience on Attitudes Toward People With Intellectual Disabilities.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the effects of curriculum activities on changing attitudes of health professional students toward people with intellectual disabilities (IDs).

Method: A nonrandomized, pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were college students assigned to one of three groups: two groups of students from different years in the occupational therapy program and one group of public health students.

Using photovoice as a tool for community engagement to assess the environment and explore environmental health disparities.

Photovoice was used as a participatory research method to document perceived local environmental hazards, pollution sources, and potential impact on health among community members to address environmental health disparities. A convenience sample of 16 adults in Orangeburg, South Carolina participated in Photovoice. Photos depicted positive and negative implications of the environment across seven themes: recreation and leisure; food access; hazards and pollution; health, human, and social services; economic issues; beautification; and accommodation and accessibility.