Browsing Discipline of Occupational Therapy by publication year
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The Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST)
Published 2000-01-01The HOME FAST is a tool designed to identify older people at risk of falling because of hazards within their home environment. The tool consists of 25 items, and a higher score indicates a higher risk of falling. The ...Open AccessOther -
P.I.E.L. Survey Application Manual
Published 2012-11-01This is the manual that accompanies the P.I.E.L. Survey App. This App is a simple survey tool that can be used offline in research by people with and without disabilities. It utilises the accessibility features of iDevices, ...Other -
Sampling Social Experiences in School: Feasibility of Experience Sampling Methodology on an iPlatform
Published 2013-01-01This paper reports on a pilot study testing the feasibility of an app as a survey tool for exploring the social experiences of high school students who are vision impaired. The Participation in Everyday Life Survey app was ...Open AccessArticle -
Improving quality of life by increasing outings after stroke: Study protocol for the Out-and-About trial
Published 2013-01-01Almost one third of Australians need help to travel outdoors after a stroke. Ambulation training and escorted outings are recommended as best practice in Australian clinical guidelines for stroke. Yet fewer than 20% of ...Open AccessArticle -
ASD intervention research in real world contexts: Refining single case designs
Published 2013-08-13Abstract: There is a pressing need for intervention research that reflects real world practice to support evidence based decision making for families, professionals and administrators who support children with ASD. Some ...Open AccessArticle -
Demystifying Research: Training Modules designed to empower mental health consumers to engage more fully in research (TRAINER VERSION)
Published 2013-08-15Consumers deserve to be more than token members of research teams studying mental health interventions. However, conducting research requires special skills and most consumer members of research teams require special ...Open AccessOther -
Demystifying Research: Training Modules designed to empower mental health consumers to engage more fully in research (TRAINEE VERSION)
Published 2013-08-15Consumers deserve to be more than token members of research teams studying mental health interventions. However, conducting research requires special skills and most consumer members of research teams require special ...Open AccessOther -
Recovery Assessment Scale - Domains & Stages (RAS-DS)
Published 2013-08-15The RAS-DS has been developed from the original RAS (Gifford, Corrigan et al.). The RAS was selected originally because it had stronger psychometric properties that any other recovery-based instrument. As you can see ...Open AccessOther -
Occupational Therapy fieldwork survey (students)
Published 2014-01-13This survey was developed to distribute amongst occupational therapy students across all years of the occupational therapy undergraduate program in order to profile the nature of their fieldwork experiences from their ...Open AccessText -
Survey of communications technology use of MND-NSW members
Published 2014-01-23This survey was used to gather information from members of MND-NSW about their use of technology to assist in communication.Open AccessOther -
Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy in Australian Cancer Care
Published 2014-02-11Background / Aim: Increasing rates of cancer survival in Australia indicate that more people are living with long-term side effects of the disease and its treatment, and survivorship is now often considered a distinct phase ...Open AccessThesis -
The measurement properties of the original Barthel Index : A systematic review
Published 2014-02-11Background: Worldwide many countries are experiencing ageing populations. Ageing can result in older adults experiencing compromised health and increased hospitalisations making older adults recurrent users of health care ...Open AccessThesis -
A Pilot Study to Investigate the Feasibility of an Occupational Therapy Early Referral Tool for Nurses in Acute Care
Published 2014-02-11Background/aim: Acute care priorities are focused on stabilisation of a patient’s condition on admission. Patients with multi-morbidities affecting functional performance may not have their needs adequately met. Occupational ...Open AccessThesis -
Relationships Between Supportive Physical Home Environment and Participation in Life Activities Amongst Community-Living, Older Australians
Published 2014-02-11Objective: To investigate if there are associations between physical measures of home supportiveness and participation in life activities for older Australians. Method: A secondary analysis of cross-sectional study data ...Open AccessThesis -
Modified Occupational Questionnaire (MOQ)
Published 2015-04-06The Modified Occupational Questionnaire is a yesterday time diary / time use assessment designed to collect information about meaningful use of time. It can be used for research and clinical applications.Open AccessOther -
The Perceptions of Australian Oncologists Regarding Cognitive Changes in Cancer Survivors
Published 2015-11-30Background: With survivorship increasingly recognised as a distinct phase of cancer care, uncertainty has emerged within the oncology community regarding the roles and responsibilities of those caring for cancer survivors. ...Open AccessThesis -
“I'm not telling an illness story. I'm telling a story of opportunity”: Making sense of voice hearing experiences
Published 2016-01-11Background/aim: Traditional approaches to voice hearing discourage the exploration of this experience. Current evidence suggests that understanding voice hearing experiences (VHE) facilitates recovery; yet, little is known ...Open AccessThesis -
Occupational Therapy Goals during Acute Discharge for Older Adults
Published 2016-01-11This thesis investigates the characteristics and nature of occupational therapy goals during acute discharge for older adults. The thesis is presented in two chapters: 1. Literature review 2. Journal manuscript The literature ...Open AccessThesis -
A critical comparison of the similarities and differences in the conceptualisation of disability between Indigenous people in Australia and New South Wales disability service agencies
Published 2016-01-11This thesis critically compares the conceptualisation of disability in the public discourse between Indigenous people and New South Wales (NSW) government and non-government disability service agencies. This study explores ...Open AccessThesis -
Ethical Dilemmas Experienced by Occupational Therapists Working in Private Practice
Published 2016-01-11Background: Contemporary healthcare systems are constantly evolving. Healthcare professionals including occupational therapists are required to adapt to increasing contextual demands while maintaining professional and ...Open AccessThesis