Occupational Therapy: Recent submissions
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Post-operative management of flexor tendon injuries at zone II and flexor Pollicis Longus - a survey of Irish practice
(2021)Purpose The post-operative management of flexor tendon injuries has been the focus of considerable exploration and there continues to be variation in approaches and methods of mobilisation. The purpose of this paper is ... -
An Investigation into an Occupation-Focused Self-Management Programme for College Students experiencing Mental Health Difficulties.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2022)Background: In response to ever increasing numbers of students in higher education experiencing mental health difficulties, an occupation-focused self-management programme, called the Unilink Self-Management Programme ... -
Decision-making in palliative care - patient and family caregiver concordance and discordance: systematic review and narrative synthesis
(2023)Background: Decision-making in palliative care usually involves both patients and family caregivers. However, how concordance and discordance in decision-making manifest and function between patients and family caregivers ... -
Cost-effectiveness of an occupational therapy-led self-management support programme for multimorbidity in primary care
(2022)Background Multimorbidity is a major public health concern. Complex interventions, incorporating individualized care plans, may be appropriate for patients with multimorbidity given their individualized and variable ... -
Assessment of older adults' decision-making capacity in relation to independent living: The role of occupational therapy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2022)Introduction Decision-making capacity (DMC) is the extent to which an individual is capable of understanding and remembering information and using this to make and communicate their choices regarding their personal, financial ... -
Perceptions of fatigue and fatigue management interventions among people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis
(2021)Background/Aims: Fatigue is the most common symptom of multiple sclerosis. Evidence supports the effectiveness of fatigue management interventions for people with multiple sclerosis. This review aimed to identify how people ... -
A Survey to Establish Current Practice in Addressing Work Participation with Inflammatory Arthritis in the Irish Clinical Setting.
(2018)Background: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a complex progressive disease, with 2,250cases diagnosed in Ireland annually (Kane & Kavanagh, 2011) and an average age at onset of 35–45 years (Health Service Executive,2015). ... -
Addressing Participation with Early Inflammatory Arthritis: Insights into the Lived Experience and Exploring a Clinical Model to Address Participation Restrictions
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2021)The focus of this multiphase study is exploring the impacts of inflammatory arthritis on participation and engagement in life roles, and how clinical services address client-identified participation restrictions associated ... -
Examining the impact of a social prescribing service on the health & wellbeing of individuals living with and beyond cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2020)Social prescribing is a community-based intervention that supports individuals with health needs and chronic conditions to access activities supports in their community. Due to medical improvements, more people than ever ... -
Video-based online interviews for palliative care research: a new normal in COVID-19?
(2021)There is no doubt thatCOVID-19 has significantly disrupted the course of health and clinical research. In some cases, researchers may have had to arrest data collection or re-design studies to accommodate to COVID-19.However, ... -
The 'Kickstart to Recovery' programme; a quantitative evaluation of a football programme for mental health service users in an Irish context
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2020)Football is increasingly being used to support recovery and physical activity for mental health service users. The 'Kickstart to Recovery' programme is a collaboration between occupational therapy and the Football Association ... -
Confused about theoretical sampling? Engaging theoretical sampling in diverse grounded theory studies
(2020)Theoretical sampling is a key procedure for theory building in the grounded theory method. Confusion about how to employ theoretical sampling in grounded theory can exist among researchers who use or who want to use the ... -
Movement Matters: Developing school-based occupational therapy practice in Irish post primary schools.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Occupational therapists face challenges of practice development when working in emerging settings. This study provides an understanding of the process of developing practice in Irish mainstream post primary schools with ... -
The OPTIMAL study: A randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of an occupational therapy led self-management support programme for people with multimorbidity in primary care
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Title: The OPTIMAL study: A randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of an occupational therapy led self-management support programme for people with multimorbidity in primary care PhD candidate: Lynn O ... -
An Exploration of Staff's Support with Adults with Autism in Occupational Engagement in their Daily Lives
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Background: The researcher views people with autism as occupational beings, who often need support to participate and engage in valued occupations in their day to day life. There is a paucity of research relating to factors ... -
Evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of OptiMal as a self-management intervention for cancer survivors
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Introduction: There are over 150,000 cancer survivors in Ireland and survival rates are continuing to increase. Cancer survivors experience continuing symptoms such as pain, fatigue, cognitive difficulties, anxiety and ... -
The development and piloting of 'Trinity Student Profile' : self report measure for students experiencing mental health problems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2011)The Discipline of Occupational Therapy in collaboration with the Disability Service in Trinity College established a support service entitled UNILINK in 2003. This service was developed in direct response to an increasing ...
