Occupational engagement was first described in 1980 by Elizabeth Yerxa. Forty years later, the concept has no consensual definition literature. Despite a lack of common agreement, occupational been used to describe ultimate goal therapy several documents associations and research articles. The opinion piece discusses importance implications for profession focuses on five descriptions word "prom...

BACKGROUND Individual and organizational factors are the factors influencing traumatic occupational injuries. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was the short path analysis of the severity of occupational injuries based on individual and organizational factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present cross-sectional analytical study was implemented on traumatic occupational injuries within a...

A Study on the Association of Days Open with Genetic Ranking Iranian Holstein Bulls for Trait Milk Yield

In response to our perceptions of the need to clarify the nature of school-based occupational therapy services at the local, state, and federal levels, we have written this article to address three areas. First, we suggest that the terminology used by school-based occupational therapists to describe their work be explained in terms that will allow parents and educators to better understand the ...

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...

objective the primary problem in children with cerebral palsy (cp), frequently referred for occupational therapy, is gross motor dysfunction. the current study was designed to investigate the effects of sensory integration therapy (sit) on gross motor skills in cp patients. materials & methods twenty-four children with diplegic spastic cp were randomly divided into two groups: first group (n=14...

objectives: schizophrenia is responsible for a significant proportion of burden of mental diseases in iran. lack of a follow-up system has resulted in the repeated hospitalizations. in this study it is hypothesized that standardized living skills training delivered to participants with schizophrenia in outpatient and inpatient centers can be effective compared to a  control group (with occupati...

abstract background: one of the main causes of stress in the lives of people is their jobs. occupational stress is causing a wide range of significant issues in health and community services. nursing is the most stressful profession in the health services. massage therapy is one way of coping with stress. this study was conducted to determine the effect of massage therapy on stress in nurses. m...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to assess what caregivers know about special caring practices for cerebral palsied children aged between one and five years and to what extent they apply such knowledge in their daily contacts with such children. materials and methods: to conduct this cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic study, a questionnaire was first designed and then validated...