scholarly journals Inside an Occupational Therapy–Disability Community Partnership to Promote Health Management: Ethnography of a Research Collaboration

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 7504180050p1
Author(s):  
Susan Magasi ◽  
Amber M. Angell ◽  
Christina Papadimitriou ◽  
Ricardo D. Ramirez ◽  
Alli Ferlin ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Zachry

Preparing a successful small grant proposal involves research, planning, preparation, and determination, but obtaining funding for a creative project is not unrealistic. Practitioners are in the trenches on a daily basis, and many likely have novel ideas and relevant questions, especially when it comes to interventions. These intervention questions are important, with the American Occupational Therapy Association reporting that more studies are needed to investigate and support occupation-based intervention. By developing partnerships, educators, practitioners, and students can engage in small scale projects to further the knowledge base in the field of occupational therapy.


Author(s):  
Mincia Regina Coelho Jacintho Morais ◽  
Stella Maris Nicolau ◽  
Lúcia Rocha Uchôa-Figueiredo

Introdução: A Diabetes Mellitus é uma doença de fundo metabólico causada por uma baixa sensibilidade ou a pouca produção de insulina, sendo a ‘tipo 2' responsável por 90% dos casos. De acordo com a Sociedade Brasileira de Diabetes, a diabetes é quase uma epidemia em termos de pessoas afetadas, de potencial incapacitante, de mortalidade prematura e onerosa tanto para seu controle como no tratamento de suas complicações. Objetivo: identificar as principais alterações que ocorreram no cotidiano do diabético, conhecer aspectos do cotidiano após o diagnóstico e a evolução da doença, levantar as principais dificuldades encontradas pelos pacientes no atendimento do Sistema Único de Saúde, além, de identificar as medidas de prevenção, promoção de saúde e incentivo ao tratamento do qual participa. Método: Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, e prospectiva, com quatro participantes, sendo eles diabéticos tipo 2, de ambos os sexos, em acompanhamento no serviço de saúde do município de Praia Grande-SP. Os dados foram coletados através de narrativas, e posteriormente analisadas utilizando a análise de conteúdo. Apontam os resultados que as áreas com mais alterações em sua vida cotidiana foram: alimentação, atividade sexual, controle de esfíncter, gerenciamento e manutenção a saúde e comunicação. Considerações Finais: O apoio a adoção de hábitos e rotinas que previnam complicações e promovam saúde a diabéticos pode ser uma importante contribuição da terapia ocupacional em abordagens implicadas com a maximização das potencialidades ocupacionais e engajamento em atividades significativas e transformadoras. AbstractIntroduction: The Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic background disease caused by low insulin production, with 'type 2' accounting for 90% of cases. According to the Brazilian Diabetes Society, diabetes is almost an epidemic in terms of people affected, of incapacitating potential, of premature and costly mortality both for its control and in the treatment of its complications. Objective: to identify the occupational performance of diabetic people accompanied in a primary care service in Brazilian Unified Health System. Method: a qualitative, exploratory study was carried out with four participants, being type 2 diabetics, of both sexes, in follow-up at the health service of one of the cities of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The data were collected through narratives, later analyzed using content analysis. The results indicate that the areas with the most changes in occupational performance were: feeding, sexual activity, sphincter control, health management and maintenance. Conclusions: supporting the adoption of habits and routines that prevent clinical complications and promote the health of people with diabetes can be an important contribution of occupational therapy in the approaches involved in maximizing occupational potentialities and engaging in meaningful and transformative activities.Keywords: Primary Health Care, Activities of Daily Living, chronic disease, Occupational Therapy, Diabetes Mellitus.


2003 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Jacobs ◽  
Claire Kohrman ◽  
Maurice Lemon ◽  
Dennis L Vickers

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina-Martha Csöff ◽  
Gloria Macassa ◽  
Jutta Lindert

Körperliche Beschwerden sind bei Älteren weit verbreitet; diese sind bei Migranten bislang in Deutschland und international noch wenig untersucht. Unsere multizentrische Querschnittstudie erfasste körperliche Beschwerden bei Menschen im Alter zwischen 60 und 84 Jahren mit Wohnsitz in Stuttgart anhand der Kurzversion des Gießener Beschwerdebogens (GBB-24). In Deutschland wurden 648 Personen untersucht, davon 13.4 % (n = 87) nicht in Deutschland geborene. Die Geschlechterverteilung war bei Migranten und Nichtmigranten gleich; der sozioökonomische Status lag bei den Migranten etwas niedriger: 8.0 % (n = 7) der Migranten und 2.5 % (n = 14) der Nichtmigranten verfügten über höchstens vier Jahre Schulbildung; 12.6 % (n = 11) der Migranten und 8.2 % (n = 46) der Nichtmigranten hatten ein monatliches Haushaltsnettoeinkommen von unter 1000€; 26.4 % der Migranten und 38.1 % (n = 214) der Nichtmigranten verfügten über mehr als 2000€ monatlich. Somatische Beschwerden lagen bei den Migranten bei 65.5 % (n = 57) und bei den Nichtmigranten bei 55.8 % (n = 313). Frauen wiesen häufiger somatische Beschwerden auf (61.8 %) als Männer (51.8 %). Mit steigendem Alter nahmen somatische Beschwerden zu. Mit Ausnahme der Altersgruppe der 70–74-Jährigen konnte kein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen Migranten und Nichtmigranten hinsichtlich der Häufigkeit körperlicher Beschwerden gezeigt werden. Ausblick: Es werden dringend bevölkerungsrepräsentative Studien zu körperlichen Beschwerden bei Migranten benötigt.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryl Levine ◽  
Jill Gentry ◽  
Donna Norris ◽  
Bernadette Coffee

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