Subgroup effects of occupational therapy-based intervention for people with advanced cancer

Play-based Occupational Therapy for Hospitalized Children With Cancer: Short Communication

The benefits of play-based occupational therapy for hospitalized children with cancer warrant further exploration. Pediatric cancer disease symptoms, complications from treatment, and multiple and prolonged hospitalizations restrict participation in the daily activities of a child’s life. However, occupational therapy services in pediatric oncology are limited because of the disease nature, tre...

Occupational therapy intervention for cancer patients with metastatic disease.

Very little information is available on the role of occupational therapy in the care of cancer patients who are being actively treated for metastatic disease. To gain information on occupational therapy assessment and treatment procedures, we reviewed the records of 54 adult inpatients who received occupational therapy services during a hospital admission. We found that assessment focused on in...

Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Intervention and Mindfulness-Based Schema Therapy on Cancer Self-Efficacy and Resilience in Women with Breast Cancer

Dementia management: an occupational therapy home-based intervention for caregivers.

This paper describes an occupational therapy intervention designed for family caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention, based on the framework of a competence-environmental press model and the principle of collaboration, was implemented during 5 home visits. Each visit was designed to build caregiving skills through collaboration in identifying problem areas, developing and impleme...

Occupational therapy intervention with the alcoholic's family.

In this paper, the role of occupational therapy in the treatment of the family affected by alcoholism is explored. Literature is reviewed to analyze occupational therapists' current approaches for interacting with the family. A family-treatment approach, based on systems theory, is organized into three hierarchical treatment levels that accommodate the family's maladaptive roles. Family treatme...