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- Archenholtz, Birgitha, 1948, et al.
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Validity and reliability of the instrument Performance and Satisfaction in Activities of Daily Living (PS-ADL) and its clinical applicability to adults with rheumatoid arthritis.
- 2008
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Ingår i: Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 15:1, s. 13-22
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: This study set out to evaluate the validity and reliability of the instrument Performance and Satisfaction of Activities of Daily Living (PS-ADL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The PS-ADL is a questionnaire including 39 actions divided into 12 activities measuring the degree of difficulty and satisfaction with activity performance. METHOD: Construct validity was examined by factor analysis. For convergent and discriminant validity evaluation, the Performance and the Satisfaction scales were correlated to the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Conception (RASC), pain, fatigue, and mobility. Internal consistency was tested and repeated measurements were taken to establish the Percentage Agreement (PA) and correlation coefficients for test-retest reliability. RESULTS: The factor analysis revealed the PS-ADL scale to be unidimensional. Significant correlations were seen between the Performance and Satisfaction scales and the HAQ (r(s) 0.78, 0.67), and between the RASC and Satisfaction scale (r(s) 0.45). Cronbach's alpha level ranged from 0.41 to 0.92 for the Performance scale and 0.66 to 0.94 for the Satisfaction scale. The percentage agreement (PA) at action level ranged from 68% to 91% for the Performance scale and from 59% to 91% for the Satisfaction scale. CONCLUSION: The PS-ADL is a valid instrument with satisfactory reliability. It is easy to handle and can be recommended for use in RA patients.
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- Asbjørnslett, Mona, et al.
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Participation at school as experienced by teenagers with physical disabilities
- 2008
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 15:3, s. 153-161
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences that teenagers with physical disabilities have of their participation at school. Fourteen students from several locations in Norway aged between 13 and 18 years took part. Data were collected through focus-group interviews and individual interviews. The analysis revealed three main themes: Just like the others-but not quite; Participation in terms of being where things actually happen and; Participation as student-teacher cooperation. A major finding was the importance the students put on being where things actually happen, this being regarded as being even more important than doing the same activities as the other students. Opportunities to increase cooperation by holding short meetings with teachers on how to solve both practical and learning problems promoted participation. The need to include the individual's experience in the concept of participation is discussed.
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- Backman, Annika, et al.
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Relevance and focal view point in occupational therapists' documentation in patient case records
- 2008
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 15:4, s. 212-220
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Code of Ethics for Occupational Therapists stipulates how occupational therapists should think about the profession’s central concepts in practice, where ‘Health’ is one such concept. Other guiding principles for practice are the Occupational Therapy Process Model and the ARTUR Case Record Structure. The aim of this study has been to identify and describe how occupational therapists at a hospital in Sweden documented interventions in patient case records. A stratified and random sample of one hundred case records was evaluated in relation to a checklist. The results showed that only 21 percent of the case records were complete. Often, the notes were found under the wrong keyword and 12 percent of the occupational therapy cases were indistinct and did not belong to any of the intervention categories in which occupational therapists normally intervene. Despite this, the majority of the case records reflected the ICF’s Activity/Participation component, which could be interpreted to mean that the occupational therapists held holistic health notions in line with the code of ethics. In order to improve the occupational therapists’ documentation in patient case records, further discussions of the central concepts and guiding principles for occupational therapy are required.
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- Bernspång, Birgitta
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Editorial
- 2007
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Informa Healthcare. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 14:4, s. 203-204
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- Björklund, Anita, et al.
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Holistic and biomedical concepts of health : A study of health notions among Swedish occupational therapists and a suggestion for developing an instrument for comparative studies.
- 2006
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 13:3, s. 141-150
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objectives of this study were to inquire into notions of health among a group of 439 Swedish occupational therapists and to test a model derived from a qualitative study by Björklund and Svensson in a representative sample of occupational therapists in Sweden. The data were collected through a questionnaire and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The means and ranking of the health notions showed that the Swedish occupational therapists most frequently hold holistic notions of health, and to a smaller extent biostatistical ones. Most Swedish occupational therapists indicate that being clearly conscious of one’s health notions is important both to themselves and to their profession. The test of the model provides a step towards developing an instrument for measuring notions of health that clearly distinguishes between holistic and biomedical ones and that could possibly be used for comparative studies.
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- Björklund, Anita, et al.
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Holistic and biomedical concepts of health : A study of health notions among Swedish occupational therapists and a suggestion for developing an instrument for comparative studies
- 2006
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 13:3, s. 141-150
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objectives of this study were to inquire into notions of health among a group of 439 Swedish occupational therapists and to test a model derived from a qualitative study by Björklund & Svensson with a representative sample of occupational therapists in Sweden. The data were collected through a questionnaire and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The means and ranking of the health notions showed that Swedish occupational therapists most frequently hold holistic notions of health, and to a lesser extent biostatistical ones. Most Swedish occupational therapists indicate that being clearly conscious of one's health notions is important both to themselves and to their profession. The test of the model provides a step towards developing an instrument for measuring notions of health that clearly distinguishes between holistic and biomedical ones and that could possibly be used for comparative studies.
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- Borell, Lena, et al.
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Exploring experiences of "participation" among individuals living with chronic pain
- 2006
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 13:2, s. 76-85
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to advance our understanding of participation and its relation to occupation, by analysing the daily occupational experiences of six men and women living with chronic pain. Open-ended interviews are used in conjunction with a constant comparative method of analysis. The findings are thematically presented as: "taking initiative and making choices", doing something physical", "doing something social", and "doing something for others". Furthermore, a short vignette is presented in which the authors attempt to juxtapose theoretical constructs with individual experiences in order to illustrate another level of contextual richness of the data. Methodological implications are discussed in relation to the findings, analytic presentation, and previous research.
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