One hundred patients needing bath aids is leaving Leeds hospitals in 1978 were randomly allocated into control and treated groups. The former 50 patients received aids through the usual channels, the latter obtained bath aids immediately on discharge and were instructed in their use at home by the peripatetic occupational therapist. All were assessed independently at three to six months. Prompt...

This paper describes a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of the patient with chronic spinal pain with particular emphasis on the cooperative roles of the physical disabilities occupational therapist and the psychosocial occupational therapist. The goal of the total program is to help patients progress from a sick role of dependent, painful behavior to a less pain-center...

OBJECTIVE This study describes the types of assistive devices in the possession of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and identifies factors that best predicted the probability of possessing these devices. METHOD A secondary analysis using frequency distributions and logistic regression of existing cross-sectional data was completed. Data were from an anonymous mail survey of members of the...

As hospice care becomes more integrated in the overall health care delivery system, the profession of occupational therapy needs to analyze further its potential within this unique system. This article briefly discusses the goals and philosophy of the hospice concept from the perspective of the National Hospice Organization. Occupational therapy intervention in terminal care is examined, with e...

In the crafting of therapeutic intervention, pediatric occupational therapists are challenged to provide therapeutic modalities that are as stimulating and imaginative as the child's world, while offering appropriate and meaningful solutions to the child's problems. Storytelling, coupled with the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic stimulation of guided affective imagery, offers a stimulating tre...

The need for high-quality evidence to support practice is an ongoing issue in occupational therapy. As a consequence, growing numbers of occupational therapists are engaged in both clinical practice and research activities. Therapists who find themselves in these dual roles are sometimes faced with ethical conflicts when the responsibilities of being a researcher appear, on the surface, to dive...

Entry-level occupational therapy therapists are expected to conduct evaluations and provide interventions that are both effective and cost-efficient. To help students achieve this goal by the time of graduation, educational programs in occupational therapy provide as many learning experiences as possible for gaining technical skills in performing evaluations and interventions on clients with re...

Occupational Therapy. By Norah A. Haworth, M.A.(Cantab.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.M., and E. Mary Macdonald, Principal, Dorset House School of Occupational Therapy. Foreword by Sir Robert Stanton Woods, M.D., F.R.C.P. Baillifere, Tindall & Cox. 6s. This book is written by two experts who have happily combined their respective knowledge and experience?Dr. Haworth as a psychiatrist and Miss Macdo...

OBJECTIVES As the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases, so does the prevalence of HIV-positive health care workers. This study explored what effect this will have on occupational therapy service provision. Attitudes and policies of 118 occupational therapy administrators were examined in relation to mandatory testing for HIV, attitudes on treating HIV-positive patients, wo...

An occupational therapist of 40 years experiences a traumatic event during her time in an acute care hospital. She journeys through host life-altering experiences, including cognitive decline, delusion, paranoia, and inability to engage desired occupations. While on this journey reflections following return home, she is able see more clearly how may have assisted with several the major concerns...