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Management Of Patients With Cognitive Impairment After Stroke: A Survey Of Australian Occupational Therapists, Chia-Lin Koh, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Kryss Mckenna Sep 2009

Management Of Patients With Cognitive Impairment After Stroke: A Survey Of Australian Occupational Therapists, Chia-Lin Koh, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Kryss Mckenna

Tammy Hoffmann

Background/aim: Cognitive impairment is a common and often debilitating consequence of stroke. The current practice patterns of Australian occupational therapists who work in this area are not clearly known. The aim of this study was to investigate the theoretical approaches, assessments, interventions and research evidence used by Australian occupational therapists who work with patients who have cognitive impairment poststroke.

Methods: A self-administered, purpose-designed online survey was used.

Results: Survey responses were received from 102 occupational therapists. The client-centred approach was the most commonly used theoretical approach, with 81.3% and 72% using it often or all of the time with inpatients …


Environmental Healthy Requirements In Residential Buildings: Amman As A Case Study, Philadelphia University Jan 2009

Environmental Healthy Requirements In Residential Buildings: Amman As A Case Study, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.


Embodied Work: Insider Perspectives On The Work Of Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors, D.K. Messias, L Moneyham, M. Vyavaharkar, C. Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2009

Embodied Work: Insider Perspectives On The Work Of Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors, D.K. Messias, L Moneyham, M. Vyavaharkar, C. Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

Our aim in this study was to explore HIV/AIDS peer counseling from the perspective of women actively engaged in this work within the context of a community-based program in rural areas of the southeastern United States. Based on this research we suggest that the embodied work of HIV/AIDS peer counselors is constructed around their personal identities and experiences. This work involves gaining entry to other HIV-positive women’s lives, building relationships, drawing on personal experiences, facing issues of fear and stigma, tailoring peer counseling for diversity, balancing risks and benefits, and terminating relationships. Peer counselors recognize the personal and collective value …