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Occupational therapy hand assessment practices : cause for concern?
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2015-08)
Introduction: Assessment is critical for measuring improvement, or lack thereof, and demonstrating the outcome of intervention. In
response to the lack of research in this area, this study aimed to determine the assessment ...
Occupation based hand therapy in the South African context : challenges and opportunities
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2016)
Occupation-based hand therapy (OBHT) is an approach to practice that integrates multiple frames of reference, while remaining rooted
in an occupational therapy perspective. There are a number of benefits and challenges ...
Occupational therapy intervention intosteo-arthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb in the South African context
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)
Introduction: The carpometacarpal joint (CMCJ) plays a pivotal role in thumb function and essentially, hand function. Investigation concerning the most preferable occupational therapy treatment approach for osteoarthritis ...
Shared decision making and the practice of community translation in presenting a pre-final Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire : a proposal for improved translation and cross-cultural adaptation
(SpringerOpen, 2019-08-14)
Background: Translation and cross cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) involves a step referred to as harmonisation, following forward and backward translation of the measure. This article ...
Introducing early active mobilisation following flexor tendon repair in the context of care in a developing country : a randomised feasibility study
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2019-08)
Introduction: Flexor tendon injuries remain one of the most difficult hand injuries to manage post-operatively. Early active mobilisation protocols are considered ‘best practice’ internationally but have not been well ...
Non-attendance of occupational and physiotherapy appointments at Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre : a description of associated factors
(The Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2019-12)
Introduction: Occupational therapists and physiotherapists use outpatient follow-up appointments to continue and monitor the effectiveness and outcome of therapy interventions. Attendance of follow-up appointments is ...
Workplace-based rehabilitation for upper limb conditions in the South African context
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2019-08)
Workplace-based rehabilitation is a growing field of practice internationally and locally. This commentary discusses the current barriers and facilitators facing South African occupational therapists wanting to implement ...
Cognitive interviewing during pretesting of the prefinal Afrikaans for the Western Cape disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire following translation and cross-cultural adaptation
(Hindawi, 2019)
When patient-reported measures are translated and cross-culturally adapted into any language, the process should conclude with cognitive interviewing during pretesting. This article reports on translation and cross-cultural ...