Occupational Therapy (Scholarly Publications)
Recent Submissions
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Measuring Successes of Social Prescribing
(2023)Social prescribing is a referral mechanism which connects people to non-medical, community and social based activities, which aim to empower an individual to take control of and manage their health and wellbeing (Husk et ... -
Supportive relationships between patients and family caregivers in specialist palliative care: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators
(2023)Objectives: Patients with advanced illness and their family caregivers can be mutually supportive. However, what facilitates and/or restricts supportive relationships between patients and family caregivers in palliative ... -
Outcomes of a fatigue management intervention for people with post COVID-19 condition.
(2024)Objective Fatigue is identified as one of the most prevalent and persistent problems reported by people with post COVID-19 condition that negatively impacts on everyday living and resumption of pre-COVID-19 lifestyle. A ... -
Feasibility of OptiMaL, a Self-Management Programme for Oesophageal Cancer Survivors
(2023)Introduction: There is limited availability of self-management interventions for oesophageal cancer survivors at present. This study examined the feasibility of OptiMal, a six-week, self-management programme to improve ... -
Post-operative management of flexor tendon injuries at zone II and flexor Pollicis Longus - a survey of Irish practice
(2021)Purpose The post-operative management of flexor tendon injuries has been the focus of considerable exploration and there continues to be variation in approaches and methods of mobilisation. The purpose of this paper is ... -
Decision-making in palliative care - patient and family caregiver concordance and discordance: systematic review and narrative synthesis
(2023)Background: Decision-making in palliative care usually involves both patients and family caregivers. However, how concordance and discordance in decision-making manifest and function between patients and family caregivers ... -
Cost-effectiveness of an occupational therapy-led self-management support programme for multimorbidity in primary care
(2022)Background Multimorbidity is a major public health concern. Complex interventions, incorporating individualized care plans, may be appropriate for patients with multimorbidity given their individualized and variable ... -
Perceptions of fatigue and fatigue management interventions among people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis
(2021)Background/Aims: Fatigue is the most common symptom of multiple sclerosis. Evidence supports the effectiveness of fatigue management interventions for people with multiple sclerosis. This review aimed to identify how people ... -
A Survey to Establish Current Practice in Addressing Work Participation with Inflammatory Arthritis in the Irish Clinical Setting.
(2018)Background: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a complex progressive disease, with 2,250cases diagnosed in Ireland annually (Kane & Kavanagh, 2011) and an average age at onset of 35–45 years (Health Service Executive,2015). ... -
Video-based online interviews for palliative care research: a new normal in COVID-19?
(2021)There is no doubt thatCOVID-19 has significantly disrupted the course of health and clinical research. In some cases, researchers may have had to arrest data collection or re-design studies to accommodate to COVID-19.However, ... -
Confused about theoretical sampling? Engaging theoretical sampling in diverse grounded theory studies
(2020)Theoretical sampling is a key procedure for theory building in the grounded theory method. Confusion about how to employ theoretical sampling in grounded theory can exist among researchers who use or who want to use the ...