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Harnessing Nature For Occupational Therapy: Interventions And Health Promotion, Gina Ferra Kaplanis
Harnessing Nature For Occupational Therapy: Interventions And Health Promotion, Gina Ferra Kaplanis
Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Literature is beginning to emerge which states that participation in natural environments can be restorative, provide much needed physical activity and assist with health promotion and prevention of illness. Theories such as Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan, 1995) and Biophilia Hypothesis (Wilson, 1993) support the benefits for participation in natural outdoor environments. Health benefits of participation in nature including accessing Vitamin D, improving balance, attention restoration, reduced myopia, stress reduction are widely present in literature. Despite the health benefits of participation in nature, occupational therapists rarely complete interventions in the natural environment. Principles of adult learning and occupational adaptation were used …
Comprehensive Knowledge Assessment For Athletic Trainers: Part I, Lindsey E. Eberman, Jessica R. Edler, Kenneth E. Games
Comprehensive Knowledge Assessment For Athletic Trainers: Part I, Lindsey E. Eberman, Jessica R. Edler, Kenneth E. Games
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Continuing education (CE) is intended to help clinicians maintain competence, develop and advance knowledge and skills, and enhance knowledge, skills, and abilities beyond the levels required for entry-level practice. Based on previous literature, the current mode of CE in athletic training does not appear to be helping clinicians maintain competence. The purpose of this research was to validate a comprehensive assessment based on the Role Delineation Study/Practice Analysis (6th ed.) through item analysis and estimates of reliability to be used to assess athletic trainers’ actual knowledge. Method: We conducted an instrumentation validation study using Qualtrics® web-based platform. …