Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1840768
E. Chubarov, Maya Bar-Nir
ABSTRACT This case-study describes telephone-based interventions conducted by occupational therapists in the child and adolescent day ward at the Geha Mental Health Center in Israel, which was partially closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Most patients stopped coming to the ward in compliance with Health Ministry regulations to remain physically distant. Without intervention, however, these youngsters have difficulties functioning. Thus, in order to maintain treatment continuity, interventions were conducted by telephone. This imposed reality taught the staff that it is possible to provide functional-psychological assistance to children and adolescents via telephone conversations and to achieve desired treatment outcomes, ranging from psychological support to functional change.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2021.1897291
Kit Sinclair
Greta Thunberg, teenage climate advocate, notes the international response to COVID-19 has shown how governments can act in an emergency. ‘It is possible to treat a crisis like a crisis, it is possible to put people’s health above economic interests, and it is possible to listen to science’, she argues, adding that the pandemic has increased the value of science in many societies (Haynes, 2020). Reports globally show that, as a result of the pandemic, there is increased poverty (World Bank, 2020), family job loss, disrupted schooling at all stages of education, mental and physical problems, often unaddressed because of the necessity for lockdown and isolation. These are areas where occupational therapists have had input during the pandemic. Based on our science, professional reasoning and innovation, we know that the role of occupational therapy is integral to the health of our populations. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional stress within our already strained occupational therapy workforce. A global survey, conducted by World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) between April and July 2020, (Hoel et al., 2021) indicated the pandemic had a wide-ranging impact for the delivery of occupational therapy services. The survey highlighted a lack of preparedness, restrictions in service access, redeployment, frequently changing working conditions and the demands of new technology. Limitations in essential resources, such as additional space for physical distancing, workplace protocols and personal protective equipment, impeded service delivery. As part of their initiatives to address issues arising from the COVID19 pandemic, WFOT prepared public statements, located on the WFOT website, including:
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Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1846876
Peter Ndaa, Abdul Hafiz Kwakye, Samnatha Shann
ABSTRACT Africa’s fascinating bead history pre-dates the African Trade Bead era by over 82,000 years. Beads, thought to be over 12,000 years old have been found within Libya, Sudan and Kenya where the Turkana people once recognised beads for their value as currency. Cowrie shell beads and bone beads are thought to be among the first types of beads until glass beads were introduced from Western Europe. The Krobo land is among notable bead manufacturing and beading areas in Ghana today. The article discusses the cultural importance of beading in Ghana and how the occupation is used therapeutically in a regional mental health hospital, based on the argument that activities of making intrinsic to traditional, user-centred design practices might impact well-being. In addition to well-being and their connection to making, the concepts of recycling and income generation are explored in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1817654
Angel Kester, V. Kaelin
ABSTRACT Training needs assessments can lead to participatory capacity development. However, few reports exist on this from an occupational therapy perspective. The purpose of this paper is to recount the experience and process of a training needs assessment in a mountain area of Vietnam. We visited 10 families and their children with disabilities and interviewed three local project partners to gain insight into their needs for supporting the participation of children with disabilities in daily activities. Four themes were identified through the needs assessment: ‘Getting to know the context’, ‘The life and biggest worries of families with children with disabilities’, ‘Support of children with disabilities and their families’, ‘Wishes and needs for future training’. The outcomes revealed specific needs for improving participation and functioning in activities of daily life from different perspectives. It showed how the needs fit the concepts of occupational therapy as a client-centred profession focusing on participation in daily life.
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Pub Date : 2020-12-17DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1852764
H. Sarsak
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to help employees and computer users who have recently transitioned to working from home self-evaluate setting up computer workspace at home and provide some recommended actions about adjusting workstation set-up and tips on changes can be made to be more ergonomically correct. Participants filled an online survey and were then provided with the ‘Computer Workstation Set-up: Self-Assessment Checklist’. A brief follow-up satisfaction survey was sent to all participants. A total of 146 employees and computer users from different countries participated in this study and filled the online survey. Participants were satisfied and reported that the Computer Workstation Set-up: Self-Assessment Checklist is a useful tool. It has helped maintain comfort, well-being, safety, and maximised performance, and included useful tips related to key computer workstation areas, such as the chair, the keyboard and mouse, the monitor, the computer table, and the work surface size and lighting.
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Pub Date : 2020-12-14DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1846293
Arifa Jahan Ema, M. M. Rahman, L. Nahar, Md Julker Nayan
ABSTRACT This paper aimed to explore the experience of a person with tetraplegia living in Bangladesh and adapting to spinal cord injury (SCI) in the time of COVID-19. A semi-structured interview was performed to collect the data to conduct this single case study research. Ethics has been sought before the study. Four themes were generated from the study that focused the challenges and adopted strategies to overcome those, such as fear and stress, loss of productive participation, disrupted relationship with friends and teachers, and economic challenges. The study findings suggest special attention to provide occupational therapy intervention for future patient including psychosocial care and facilitating meaningful occupational participation and role balance of a person with tetraplegia to adjust with this collective catastrophe. A series of research work would facilitate to develop occupational therapy role in this emerging field in Bangladesh.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-29DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1838079
Ayako Sukegawa, Yuko Ito
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to develop an ‘elementary school participation checklist’ for children with developmental disorders requiring special needs education. Methods: A pilot version was used to survey 539 parents of elementary school students, including children who were suspected of having developmental disabilities. Thereafter, the results were factor-analyzed and a checklist was created. The results of 10 children with developmental disorders who are currently under special needs education were compared. Results: After excluding items with a factor loading of less than 0.5, a refined 15-item version checklist was created. The median total scores for elementary school students and children with developmental disorders were 22 and 33 points, respectively. Conclusion: Cronbach’ s alpha coefficients for each of these separate factors were 0.7 and above, confirming construct validity and internal consistency. Further research of criterion-related validity will be necessary to investigate the use of this checklist as a scale.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-17DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1840767
É. Ricci, Tatiana Dimov, Tatiane da Silva Cassais, Ana Paula Dellbrügger
ABSTRACT Brazil has a president who refers to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) as a ‘little flu’. Social inequalities in the country are worsening and the use of telehealth was only increased after the pandemic began. The aim of this article is to reflect on the use of telehealth in occupational therapy by presenting techniques used in one of the initial phases of online mental health support groups for adults. Occupational therapy staff from a university used online social networks to invite and organise interested people. Virtual meetings took place twice a week by video call and, in addition, informal chat was supported through a Whatsapp group. During the virtual meetings and in the WhatsApp group, people talked about everyday life, life history, difficulty in sleeping, eating, socialising with the same people 24 h a day, childhood trauma, politics and gender violence. People reported improvements in their daily routines, personal relationships and levels of anxiety. This report illustrates the role of occupational therapy in reducing the risk of emotional distress, suffering and mental illness during a global pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-11DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1838081
A. Scott
ABSTRACT This reflection article explores the effects of occupational deprivation on mental health in low and middle-income contexts, specifically in the South African Context. The effect of recommended Covid-19 strategies has a momentous effect on the mental health of those living in less-resourced areas, with those suffering having less influence over their ability to cope in tough times. Occupational therapists have an important role to play in advocacy for those struggling with their mental health through small actions to promote mental health both locally and globally.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-10DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1834256
A. Lo
ABSTRACT The creative arts have long been a significant human occupation for work, play and leisure. Occupational therapists have been using creative activities as a fundamental therapeutic medium since the inception of the profession, particularly in relation to its application in mental health settings. Grounded in the evidenced-based occupational therapy framework, with a focus on holistic care, purposeful activities, activity analysis and the intersection between person, environment and performance, occupational therapists play a crucial role in enabling the creative arts to promote mental wellbeing. This include roles across the spectrum of mental health care from population-based mental health promotion; mental illness prevention and early intervention approaches targeting specific groups; to long-term individualised care for the severe and complex clients. This report provides an example of the use of the creative arts occupation in promoting mental health to young people through an arts festival in the community and exploring its positive impacts.
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