Impact of Occupation-Based Groups on Occupational Performance and Satisfaction Outcomes: Pilot Study.

Occupation-based groups can be used to improve occupational performance outcomes in the inpatient rehabilitation setting. It remains unclear whether they offer comparable outcomes to occupation-based interventions delivered individually. This study aims to pilot an occupation-based group intervention and compare occupational performance, satisfaction, and goal attainment outcomes with usual care.

Designing an occupation-based group intervention for adult inpatient rehabilitation: Partnering with clinicians and patients using a nominal group technique design.

Introduction: Occupation-based interventions use engagement in a person's daily activities to achieve change. There is growing research into the use of occupation-based group interventions in the inpatient rehabilitation setting. It remains unclear whether occupation-based groups offer comparable outcomes to occupation-based interventions delivered individually; this research will precede a clinical trial aimed at comparing these two approaches for improving occupational performance outcomes.

Occupation-based interventions to improve occupational performance and participation in the hospital setting: a systematic review.

Purpose: To critically review the evidence for occupation-based interventions in improving occupational performance and participation outcomes in the hospital setting.

Methods: Five databases were searched from 2000-2022. Peer-reviewed studies of any design investigating the impact of occupation-based interventions in the hospital setting were included.

Dyspnoea in COVID-19 recovery beyond the intensive care unit: the potential impact of inspiratory muscle weakness.

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"I feel I have been taken seriously" Women's experience of greater trochanteric pain syndrome treatment-A nested qualitative study.

Background: Women experiencing greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) report high levels of pain and reduced quality of life. Exploring how they manage GTPS in a daily life context can provide important knowledge about individual coping strategies. Education, extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and exercise have good group level evidence for efficacy in clinical trials and are increasingly used in routine care for patients with GTPS.

Consumer Perspectives on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technology and Automation in Crisis Support Services: Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to enhance service responsiveness and quality, improve reach to underserved groups, and help address the lack of workforce capacity in health and mental health care. However, little research has been conducted on the acceptability of AI, particularly in mental health and crisis support, and how this may inform the development of responsible and responsive innovation in the area.

Objective: This study aims to explore the level of support for the use of technology and automation, such as AI, in Lifeline's crisis support services in Australia; the likelihood of service use if technology and automation were implemented; the impact of demographic characteristics on the level of support and likelihood of service use; and reasons for not using Lifeline's crisis support services if technology and automation were implemented in the future.

'Learning in and out of lockdown': A comparison of two groups of undergraduate occupational therapy students' engagement in online-only and blended education approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in sudden changes to the delivery of health professions education in response to local and national lockdowns. Within occupational therapy, university education programs traditionally delivered in face-to-face classroom, and clinical settings, the transition to online learning presented unique issues and challenges for faculty and students. This study compared the experiences and perceptions of learning in two groups of occupational therapy students during the pandemic: one group converted to online learning only and the other had a blended approach that combined face-to-face on-campus learning with some online lecture content delivery.

Discovery and Characterization of Intercondylar Transphyseal Complexes and their Oncological Significance in Transphyseal Extension of Pediatric Osteosarcoma.

Objective: To explore whether there exist undiscovered transphyseal vasculature-canal compound structures in immature femurs and tibias, and reveal their potential oncological impact.

Methods: This investigation was divided into a morphological study and a clinical study. In the morphological part, a new-identified anatomic structure was investigated by using radiographical, anatomical, and histological methodologies.

Discovery of Lijianmin-Chengkun Complexes and Their Oncological Application in Osseous and Intraarticular Lesions Around the Knee.

This research aims to refresh the limited understanding about the canal and vascular structures within the epiphysis and metaphysis of the tibia and femur and their oncological significance. This study was started with characterization of a novel structure using radiographs and anatomic dissections, followed by a descriptive clinical study with 55 participants to investigate the effects of tumors on this novel discovery and a retrospective cohort study with 82 participants to investigate whether the structure would be a risk factor for tumor recurrence after the curettage of giant cell tumor of bone. A new anatomical knee structure, the Lijianmin-Chengkun (LC) complex, was discovered in healthy adults, and its clinical implications were examined in this study.

Disclosure of HIV seropositivity to sexual partner in Ethiopia: A systematic review.

Introduction: In Ethiopia, the burden of HIV/AIDS is a public health issue that requires significant control of transmission. Once an infection has been established, determinants influence people living with HIV to disclose or not their HIV-positive status to sexual partners. This study assessed the proportion and associated factors of people living with HIV's disclosure status to sexual partners.

Reflections on how to approach early career psychiatrist roles and challenges.

Objective: To reflect upon and provide experiential advice to address the roles of early career psychiatrists. The main roles include leading patient care; working in teams; clinical supervision and governance of trainees, and of the psychiatrist by clinical directors/managers. While these roles vary across public and private sectors, the discussion focuses on common elements.

Robot Assisted Ankle Neuro-Rehabilitation: State of the art and Future Challenges.

: Robot-assisted neuro-rehabilitation is gaining acceptability among the physical therapy community. The ankle is one of the most complicated anatomical joints in the human body and neurologic injuries such as stroke often result in ankle and foot disabilities. : Robotic solutions for the ankle joint physical therapy have extensively been researched.

Translation, validation and test-retest reliability of the VISA-G patient-reported outcome tool into Danish (VISA-G.DK).

The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) questionnaire model is based on item response theory using a graded response (responses reflect increasing difficulty). The purpose of the VISA-G is to monitor patient outcomes and evaluate treatment strategies for people with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS). The primary aim of the current study was to translate and culturally adapt the VISA-G into a Danish context (DK) through forward and back translation and cognitive interviews.

Exploring the relationship between resilience and practice education placement success in occupational therapy students.

Introduction: Practice education is a fundamental component of health professional students' education and many personal, social and professional factors impact on students' performance. This study investigated the relationship between measures of resilience and practice education performance in occupational therapy students.

Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was used to collect the data.

The nutrition-related information seeking behaviours and attitudes of pregnant women with a high BMI: A qualitative study.

Background: The prevalence of high body mass index is increasing amongst women of child bearing age. High maternal body mass index has ramifications for both mother and baby including increased health risks from gestational diabetes mellitus, caesarean section and stillbirth. Despite the increasing prevalence of high maternal body mass index little is known of the experiences of these women regarding nutrition information access and use during the antenatal period.

In inpatient rehabilitation, large amounts of practice can occur safely without direct therapist supervision: an observational study.

Questions: When a hospital gymnasium used for inpatient rehabilitation is set up to allow semi-supervised practice: what percentage of practice is performed as semi-supervised practice, what percentage of patients in the gym are actively engaged in practice at one time, and is the semi-supervised practice that occurs safe?

Design: An observational study using periodic behaviour mapping.

Participants: Patients in general and stroke rehabilitation units of a metropolitan hospital.

Outcome Measures: Observations in the rehabilitation gym quantified the number of patients in the gym and the numbers of patients practising and resting.