Browsing Occupational Therapy (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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An Investigation into an Occupation-Focused Self-Management Programme for College Students experiencing Mental Health Difficulties.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2022)Background: In response to ever increasing numbers of students in higher education experiencing mental health difficulties, an occupation-focused self-management programme, called the Unilink Self-Management Programme ... -
The 'Kickstart to Recovery' programme; a quantitative evaluation of a football programme for mental health service users in an Irish context
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2020)Football is increasingly being used to support recovery and physical activity for mental health service users. The 'Kickstart to Recovery' programme is a collaboration between occupational therapy and the Football Association ... -
Movement Matters: Developing school-based occupational therapy practice in Irish post primary schools.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Occupational therapists face challenges of practice development when working in emerging settings. This study provides an understanding of the process of developing practice in Irish mainstream post primary schools with ... -
The OPTIMAL study: A randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of an occupational therapy led self-management support programme for people with multimorbidity in primary care
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2019)Title: The OPTIMAL study: A randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of an occupational therapy led self-management support programme for people with multimorbidity in primary care PhD candidate: Lynn O ... -
Parent-Infant Sleep as Co-Occupation: A Meta-Ethnography of Parent Experiences and Perspectives
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2024)Sleep is a key component of health and wellbeing for both adults and infants and has implications for daytime functioning and quality of life. Infants' sleep patterns in the first two years involve unpredictable, short ... -
Partners in Learning: An Investigation into a Service-Learning Module for Community Partners and Occupational Therapy Students
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2018)Service-learning is a pedagogical approach to learning which aims to link academic coursework to real word situations through the provision of service (Eyler & Giles, 1999). The body of literature concerning service-learning ... -
Play / leisure interests of Dublin children and their current and earlier motor proficiency
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2004)A distinguishing attribute of play and leisure as contrasted with other occupations such as self care or work, is the importance of self direction, choice and the personal freedom to engage or disengage to whatever extent ... -
Refining the psychometric properties of the Trinity Student Profile - A self-report measure of occupational performance difficulties within the student role in higher education.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2024)Background: The Trinity Student Profile (TSP) is a self-report measure of occupational performance difficulties within the university student role and is based on the Person-Environment-Occupation Model. The tool was ... -
A stakeholders perspective on the 'kickstart to recovery' football programme in a community mental health service
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2022)Introduction: One in four Irish people will experience mental health difficulties. Those with mental illness often don t receive best practice physical healthcare due to the division between service areas in Ireland and ... -
The development and piloting of 'Trinity Student Profile' : self report measure for students experiencing mental health problems
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2011)The Discipline of Occupational Therapy in collaboration with the Disability Service in Trinity College established a support service entitled UNILINK in 2003. This service was developed in direct response to an increasing ... -
The transition to mainstream primary school for children with Down syndrome: An exploration of the transition process in an Irish context, from the perspective of parents and school staff.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Occupational Therapy, 2017)Background: This qualitative study explores the transition to school for three children with Down syndrome from the perspective of the parents and school staff involved. Research has identified the importance of the ...