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Motor Competency And Physical Activity In Elementary School Aged Children Who Participate In Nontraditional Sports, Courtney Norman, Wesley Geer, Julia Looper

All Faculty Scholarship

One after school program, Youth Ambassadors of Physical Education (YA), is designed to promote physical activity in school age children to help combat the growing levels of childhood inactivity. However, this program utilizes skills that are vastly different from the locomotor and object control skills assessed with the Test of Gross Motor Development. Purpose: The purpose of this study it to determine whether the TGMD-2 can identify the children in YA as competent in their motor skills. This study also examines if there is a link between the overall physical activity level of the children in YA and their motor …

Challenges Facing Young Adults With Complex Communication Needs Entering The Adult Health Care System, Molly Stark, Christabelle Francis

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

Barbara Abbott, PhD, OTR/L is a school-based occupational therapist currently working with students grades K-12 in four schools in Kent, WA. The purpose of our project was to identify the most effective service delivery models and/or components of interventions for young adults with complex communication needs to understand their health information. We conducted a systematic review to critically appraise literature published between the years of 1990-2018 to address our research question. Our research yielded a total of seven qualitative and 12 quantitative studies to address our research question. Qualitative data found that individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) experience significant …

Outcomes Of Service Delivery Models In School-Based Therapies, Nicholas Kasovac, Daniel Krupicka, Katherine Woodworth, Maryann Zmuda

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

Kristin Brubaker, a licensed occupational therapist in the University Place School District, proposed the following question to a student research team: “What are the student, therapist, and teacher outcomes of different school-based service delivery models?” Following a review of 22 articles with qualitative and quantitative methods, studies were grouped into three categories of school-based service delivery models: collaborative-consultative, mixed, and direct. Research demonstrated that collaborative-consultative service delivery models provide positive outcomes such as stronger relationships between therapists and teachers, opportunities for therapists to implement and adapt intervention techniques within the classroom, increased effectiveness in teaching strategies, and improved academic skills …

Efficacy Of Evidence-Based Exercise As A Treatment For Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema, Eric Kartevold, Katrina Maañao Perez, Malcolm Reed

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

Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) of the upper extremity is a frequent sequela following axillary node dissection (AND). A recent meta-analysis by Gillespie et al. (2018), suggested a 21.4% incidence of chronic arm edema post breast cancer intervention. Gillespie et al. (2018) explained that because of a lack of diagnostic criteria for BCRL, incidence reports varied widely from less than 5% to over 50%.

The purpose of this review was to determine the efficacy of exercise in the self-management of BCRL, including the types and frequency of exercise. Protocols from 24 articles on the self-management of BCRL, including exercise as …

Biopsychosocial Factors That Hinders And/Or Facilitate Successful Return To Work: A Review Of Literature And Knowledge Of Translation, Natacha Chimenti, Lianna Wong

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

Two community practitioners collaborated with the University of Puget Sound Occupational Therapy program and submitted the following clinical question: “What bio/psycho/social factors have been identified to hinder and/or facilitate successful return to work in addition to traditional work hardening/conditioning intervention for adults?” A literature review discovered 47 articles ranging from systematic reviews, descriptive, qualitative, outcome, and experimental studies. Evidence was synthesized by two reviewers into a critically appraised topic (CAT). Numerous facilitating (job satisfaction, employment accommodation, social support, multidisciplinary approach) and hindering factors (social isolation, depression, pain, self-perceived disability) were identified affecting one’s ability to return to work after various …