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Filter by:Children with Down Syndrome frequently encounter difficulties with sensory functions and feeding, such as oral sensory processing issues and developmental disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an Occupational Therapy Home Program on the sensory functions and feeding issues of children with Down Syndrome.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of multiple occupational therapies on functional remission and subjective recovery of individuals with schizophrenic disorder. Methods: 26 people with schizophrenic disorder were divided into two groups using a random number table. The intervention group participated in routine community mental health center services and a total of 24 sessions of occupational therapies three times a week, while the control group participated in routine community mental health center services.
Purpose: Healthy aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and safety in order to improve quality of life as people age. This study aimed to provide healthy aging for people with cognitive impairment through the use of the Nintendo Switch combined with Occupational Therapy sessions. Material and methods: a randomized clinical trial was conducted. The sample was randomized using a software program, OxMar, which allowed the separation of the sample into a control group (CG), which received their usual sessions of conventional occupational therapy, and an experimental group (EG), which received therapy with Nintendo Switch, plus their conventional occupational therapy sessions. An 8-week intervention was conducted with Nintendo Switch. Measures: Nine Hole Peg Test, Box and Block Test, Barthel Index, WHOQOL-BREF, CSQ-8.
Feeding problems such as selective eating, loss of appetite, and mealtime behavior problems are common in childhood. Parents play a primary role in learning about feeding, and difficulties experienced in this process may cause the parent to experience stress, despair and exhibit incorrect attitudes. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of online occupational therapy group training for mothers on mothers' attitudes and stress levels, and children's eating behaviors. Mothers of children aged 3-6 years with feeding problems (n=29) were randomly divided into groups. Early Childhood Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale, Feeding Process Mother Attitudes Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scales were used for evaluation. The mothers in the research group participated in the 4-week training. As a result of the research, positive effects were found on mothers' attitudes and children's eating behaviors (p<0.05). There was no change in mothers' state and trait anxiety levels (p>0.05). This study shows that online group training to mothers can support existing therapies and guides clinicians working in the field.
Specific feedback is considered an important strategy in communication skills training (CST). However, the effects of specific feedback on communication skills have not been comprehensively investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of specific feedback based on an in-depth assessment tool for CST (CST-SF) in occupational therapy interns' communication skills.
Cognitive and learning difficulties created by traumatic events related to difficulties and trauma experienced during the Syrian civil war and resettlement period in Turkey might have been complicated by the limitations of the COVID19 pandemic. Thus, it is of utmost importance to find out and implement effective and feasible ways of intervention to ameliorate adverse effects of the refugee experience and COVID19 pandemic on cognitive functions, well-being, quality of life, and occupational balance in these children. Thus, this research was designed a randomized controlled trial in which examining the effects of a customized online occupational training program encompassing various activities on the aforementioned aspects of refugee children resettled in Turkey. The present study was designed as a randomized controlled study, including pre-post testing. Occupational balance, well-being and health-related quality of life were evaluated via the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11), Well Star Scale (WSS) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). The intervention group attended online occupational therapy classes. Online classes were carried out as 5 sessions per week, each session lasting 1 hour, for 3 weeks. Questionnaires performed at the outset of the study and following the training program. Overall, 52 refugee children were randomized into intervention and control groups, each including 26 children. The mean WSS, PedsQL and OBQ11 scores significantly improved in the intervention group than in the control group. This was the first study investigating the effects of a customized online training course on well-being, occupational balance and quality of life in Syrian refugee children, also affected unfavorably by COVID19 lockdown. The results showed significant improvements in all study scales that we used to quantify the alterations in the aforementioned traits.
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2. Explore safety considerations related to infection control [participant hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates, screening for the presence of microbial contamination with real-time ATP testing 3. Examine the therapeutic effect of Paro on patient psychological variables, physiological variables, and sedative and analgesic medication requirements.
The aim of our study was to compare the recovery of smell in people suffering posttraumatic olfactory impairment following a systematic olfactory rehabilitation performed by occupational therapists to natural recovery in a control posttraumatic group of patients.
The objective of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OB-Quest) and evaluate the psychometric properties of the translated version by validity and reliability testing.
Classical ballet dance has just used therapeutically in recent years and can be a good recreational activity option at occupational therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether participation in classical ballet dance activity for at least 3 months is associated with psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and well-being.