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Expert en Médecine, Optimisation des Parcours de Soins et Révision Médicale
Validation scientifique effectuée le 21/08/2026
Contenu vérifié selon les dernières recommandations médicales
5 publications dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Shenandoah University, Leesburg, VA, USA.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Saint Louis University, MO, USA.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Sophie Rydin School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, USA.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Occupational Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Maccabi Health-Care Services, Tel-Aviv 6812509, Israel.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Maccabi Health-Care Services, Tel-Aviv 6812509, Israel.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Occupational Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Occupational Therapy Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Centre for Rehabilitation and Special Needs, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Julie Malloy, MOT, OTR/L, PMP, CPHQ, is Director of Quality, American Occupational Therapy Association, North Bethesda, MD; jmalloy@aota.org.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Master of Science Programme in Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, ADULT Research Network, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health and Welfare, ADULT Research Network, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
New York University, New York City, USA.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
School of Health and Welfare, Department of Rehabilitation, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
Publications dans "Ergothérapie" :
Occupational therapists are increasingly asked to demonstrate the effectiveness, appropriateness, and efficiency of their interventions to funding bodies. However, the extent to which this is practice...
We conducted a scoping review, limiting our search to Europe and the English-speaking world. To search for suitable literature, we used specialized databases from medicine, health sciences, and relate...
The screening process identified 32 studies and documents from six national contexts. We identified and described process-level indicators, functional outcome indicators, one outcome indicator based o...
All identified quality indicators have advantages and disadvantages. Process-level indicators specific to occupational therapy could be a chance to foster the use of best practice methods. GAS and PRO...
The transition process from being an occupational therapy student to becoming an occupational therapist has been shown to be stressful, with an increased risk of burnout and job turnover. Consequently...
To describe newly graduated Swedish occupational therapists' experiences of the transition from being an occupational therapy student to becoming a clinically competent occupational therapist....
A qualitative study involving 15 participants was conducted using interviews to collect data and content data analysis was undertaken to capture occupational therapists' experiences of the transition ...
A theme emerged: 'Bridging the gap by seeking stability in the transition from occupational therapy student to clinically competent occupational therapist', with two sub-themes, 1) 'Facing a new reali...
To bridge the gap in the transition process, universities could review their curricula to identify changes to better prepare newly graduated occupational therapists for the demands of clinical practic...
This study explores the perceptions and experiences of Korean occupational therapists (OTs) about their role in managing elderly patients with orthopedic conditions. The goal is to inform policy discu...
Parenting with a physical disability often brings with it a range of challenges. Occupational therapists are well positioned to support parents to address these challenges, yet occupational therapy re...
Thirty-seven interviews of Mexican American women who crossed the border into the United States during the era of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory meth...
Information and communication technology (ICT) provides one solution to meet increasing demands for occupational therapy for older adults....
To examine if and how municipality-based occupational therapists (OTs) include ICT in their work, and which factors are associated with use of occupational therapy at a distance....
Survey study including 167 OTs. Data were presented descriptively. Associations were analysed by Chi...
Forty-eight percent of OTs used ICT once a month or more. OTs belief on possibilites to use ICT is associated with replacement of physical home visits. Managers expectations and support also seem to b...
ICT solutions are frequently used by OTs in home health care and can be considered complementing rather than replacing physical home visits. More knowledge is needed on when and how ICT solutions can ...
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive impairments in behavior, executive function, and language, primarily affecting individuals under the age of 6...
In occupational therapy, leadership development is a fundamental skill and social process needed to advance the profession. However, there is scant literature on leadership development. Further examin...
The focus of this concept analysis was to conduct a review of the historical and contemporary occupational therapy literature to evaluate how the profession distinguishes the concept of leadership dev...
A principle-based concept analysis provides holistic perspectives of a concept by examining its historical and linguistic foundations....
Dialogue about leadership development was primarily situated in grey literature with few articles found in empirical-focused, peer-reviewed journals. The analysis revealed that leadership development ...
Despite using similar language to describe the concept, the literature did not yield one cohesive definition of leadership development....
A definition was proposed that integrated the various perspectives to support future empirical research around a centralized understanding of the concept of leadership development....
Contextual relevance is an important consideration for evidence-based practice, especially in low- and middle-income countries where the nature of practice may differ from high-income countries. Resou...
To evaluate the body of evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapy in Africa, and to determine if systematic reviews with meta-analysis and/or meta-synthesis are feasible....
The search yielded 4199 articles, of which 45 were included. Evidence in six fields of practice included paediatrics, mental health, physical rehabilitation, hand therapy, work practice, and community...
Findings suggest a moderate body of evidence to support occupational therapy in Africa. Systematic review with meta-analysis, assessment of risk of bias, and in-depth analysis of specific areas of pra...
In the Global North, advances in occupational therapy benefitted unduly from the oppression, disablement and suffering of thousands of people in the South (and beyond). To prevent the recurrence of th...
Utilising Achille Mbembe's concept of...
By examining its roles in World War II and France's colonisation of Algeria, we make visible the development of occupational therapy's distinct 'shadow side'. In Nazi Germany's Euthanasia Programme, i...
Entrenched in a (bio)economy that has endured beyond these events, occupational therapists must exercise vigilance, remaining mindful of the potential to unintentionally overlook individuals labelled ...