OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe current trends in parent education on infant feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to clarify the role of the occupational therapist in educating parents. METHOD Questionnaires were mailed to 190 neonatologists across the United States who were asked to forward it to a NICU occupational therapist. The questionnaire gathered...

September/October 2004, Volume 58, Number 5 The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (Framework; American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2002) specifies that all occupational therapy evaluation must begin with an occupational therapy profile and an analysis of occupational performance (AOTA, 2002). This document requires that a top-down approach to evaluation be...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine whether visual impairment and age affected driver performance and safety rated during in-traffic driving conditions. METHODS Participants included 30 younger, 25 middle-aged, and 35 older subjects with normal vision and 47 older subjects with visual impairment. All subjects were legally eligible to drive. Driving performance was assessed during i...

background: it is the responsibility of each occupational therapist to always act ethically and professionally in a clinical setting. however, there is little information available concerning the factors influencing ethical behavior of occupational therapists at work. since no study has been conducted in iran on this topic, this qualitative study aimed to identify the factors influencing ethica...

 Background: Clinical reasoning is generally defined as the numerous modes of thinking that guide clinical practice but little is known about the factors affecting how occupational therapists manage the decision-making process. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the factors influencing the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists. Methods: Twelve occupational therapy pr...

The purposes of this study were to identify both the role development of the occupational therapist and the factors which have influenced and directed the role changes. It was assumed that these identifications would assist both the profession and educators of occupational therapists to evaluate the trends as to how and why the profession is developing and to plan for appropriate professional a...

Caroline Hyland, an illustrator and former occupational therapist based in Dublin, Ireland, provided the cover art for Winter 2023 edition of The Open Journal Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Can You See What I See?” is acrylic painting on black textured paper. piece was inspired by Caroline’s grandmother Kathleen Duhig, her love flowers, song “The Dutchman.” three sisters lived with dementia. Thi...

Background: Occupational therapists develop maintenance programs (MPs) for long-term care (LTC) residents to optimize participation in everyday activities. The purpose of this study was examine nursing professional attitudes and knowledge MPs evaluate the effectiveness an occupational therapist-led in-service.