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Identifying And Implementing Assessments Of Upper Extremity Motor Control For Patients With Stroke Or Parkinson’S Disease, Julia Albright, Kayla Karelsen, Allison Lucas May 2016

Identifying And Implementing Assessments Of Upper Extremity Motor Control For Patients With Stroke Or Parkinson’S Disease, Julia Albright, Kayla Karelsen, Allison Lucas

School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)

The authors collaborated with a team of clinicians at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Gig Harbor, WA to identify the need for measures of UE functional use that are most appropriate to utilize with the two largest client populations at their facility, stroke and Parkinson’s disease (PD). In order to meet the clinical utility characteristics identified as important by the clinicians, the authors searched two databases that contain overviews of assessments. This search identified five stroke assessments and two PD assessments that met the clinical utility parameters outlined by the clinicians. The authors then conducted a systematic literature search …


Four Effective And Feasible Interventions For Hemi-Inattention Post Cva: Systematic Review And Collaboration For Knowledge Translation In An Inpatient Rehab Setting., Elizabeth Armbrust, Domonique Herrin, Christi Lewallen, Karin Van Duzer May 2016

Four Effective And Feasible Interventions For Hemi-Inattention Post Cva: Systematic Review And Collaboration For Knowledge Translation In An Inpatient Rehab Setting., Elizabeth Armbrust, Domonique Herrin, Christi Lewallen, Karin Van Duzer

School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)

Purpose: To locate, evaluate, and summarize the evidence for effective and feasible interventions to treat hemi-inattention in inpatient rehabilitation settings and ensure knowledge translation with a collaborating clinician Timothy Rich, OTR/L and his team at Harborview Medical Center. Design: Systematic literature review, participatory active research with a collaborating clinician, and knowledge translation. Methods: Included studies that tested effectiveness of mirror therapy (MT), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), limb activation therapy (LAT), and visual scanning therapy (VST). 11 databases were searched to yield 31 articles included in a critically appraised topic (CAT) table. A concise protocol for each …


Clinical Utility Of The Weefim As A Mandated Outcome Measure: Navigating The Needs Of The Organization, Client And Clinician, Elise Brown, Andrea Hokanson, Tricia Turner May 2016

Clinical Utility Of The Weefim As A Mandated Outcome Measure: Navigating The Needs Of The Organization, Client And Clinician, Elise Brown, Andrea Hokanson, Tricia Turner

School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)

Local outpatient pediatric occupational therapists expressed a need for evidence to support the use of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) as a universal measure for evaluations in their facility. We summarized the evidence addressing the psychometrics of the WeeFIM and a comparison instrument, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). We ultimately made a recommendation for the PEDI based on its better evidence history for children with autism. The collaborating clinicians received an organizational mandate to implement use of the WeeFIM. We surveyed them to better understand their knowledge translation process. Themes from surveys were inserted into the …


Knowledge Translation Activities In Occupational Therapy Organizations: The Canadian Landscape, Catherine A. Donnelly, Heidi Cramm, Amanda Mofina, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Shalini Lal, Heather Colquhoun Apr 2016

Knowledge Translation Activities In Occupational Therapy Organizations: The Canadian Landscape, Catherine A. Donnelly, Heidi Cramm, Amanda Mofina, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, Shalini Lal, Heather Colquhoun

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Despite acknowledging the importance of knowledge translation (KT), the occupational therapy profession has demonstrated only emerging KT activity. Organizations are seen as playing an important role in supporting KT. To date, there have been no known attempts to explore KT activities conducted by occupational therapy organizations in Canada. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe KT activities occurring in Canadian occupational therapy organizations. An environmental scan was used to identify KT activities. The websites of occupational therapy national and provincial associations and/or regulatory bodies and the educational programs were searched. A Knowledge Mobilization Matrix (KMM) website was …