Issues

The recent article by Muntefering et al. (2023) promotes occupational therapy as a tool for the primary prevention of obesity. In this letter, the authors argue that the article is not only misguided but also potentially harmful.

In this response to the Schwartz & Proffitt (2024) letter to the editor, Muntefering et al. (2023) agree that the profession has a duty to support the occupational participation of diverse individuals, including diverse body types, but also affirm that health management is an area of occupation within the practice framework.

This special issue includes a range of clinical diagnoses, scientific approaches, and theoretical frameworks that demonstrate the breadth and depth of occupational therapy in the restoration of function after neurological injury.

The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance approach can be a cost-effective, short duration, task-oriented treatment for stroke patients.

This study provides preliminary validity for the Breakfast and Dressing Conflict Task, a new tool that assesses aspects of self-awareness simultaneously in the context of familiar and significant activities of daily living.

This study confirmed that the Flow State Scale for Rehabilitation Tasks questionnaire is reliable and valid for measuring the flow experience of patients after (sub)acute stroke.

This study compares the frequency of vision symptoms and occupational performance deficits in a sample of participants with and without concussion.

The findings of this pilot study support the use of wrist-worn accelerometry as an accurate, easy-to-use, and objective assessment tool for children with unilateral cerebral palsy to detect asymmetries in bilateral real-world arm activity and to use at baseline and after intensive occupational therapy interventions to improve arm function.

This study examined the comparability and test–retest reliability of the machine learning–based Stroke Impact Scale with that of the original Stroke Impact Scale–Third Edition in an independent sample of people with stroke.

This systematic review shows the value of upper extremity task-oriented training as an effective intervention in stroke rehabilitation.

The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance intervention is practical to use to address the functional impact of persistent concussive symptoms in adults.

This study shows that clinical algorithms have the potential to inform occupational therapy practice by providing clinically relevant data about the in-home activities of adults poststroke.

This article describes the lived experience of identity disruption and occupational identity disruption with an emphasis on the transformative nature of occupation.

This rapid review examines the basic neural mechanisms behind handedness and their implications for central and peripheral nervous system injury and rehabilitation.

Group yoga may improve behavioral regulation for adults with acquired brain injury.

This study gathered baseline information on an underinvestigated topic—occupational therapists’ education, confidence, current practices, barriers, and facilitators when assessing for spatial neglect in adult stroke survivors.

This study reports individuals’ perceptions of their re-engagement with occupations and changes in occupational performance skills after participating in an adaptive yoga intervention.

The results of this study showed positive outcomes for a reablement intervention that focuses on goal-oriented instrumental activities of daily living for patients with stroke.

As an occupational therapy intervention, comprehensive ADL training could be crucial for stroke survivors who are preparing to return to their community from a clinical setting.

This systematic review explains how virtual reality (VR) as an intervention has been used with children with cerebral palsy. The findings include a recommended minimum frequency for VR to be used in occupational therapy to yield noticeable improvements in upper extremity function and motor performance.

The study results showed that the most commonly affected occupational performance areas for adults with persistent concussion symptoms included education and work, social participation, and the performance of instrumental activities of daily living.

The study findings contribute to the evidence that existing assessments used by occupational therapists to measure performance-based neglect may not always detect neglect symptoms comprehensively in people poststroke. The finding also suggest that we may be missing neglect symptoms entirely.

The study findings highlight the value and support the development and use of complex telehealth interventions, which have the potential to improve remote access to occupational therapy for clients living with chronic neurological conditions.

The results of this scoping review show that spinal cord stimulation may provide an alternative way to improve motor function after stroke.

This study offers preliminary evidence that supports the potential advantages of involving both stroke survivors and their caregivers in a dyad-focused intervention process.

The study findings show that occupational therapists should include gross motor tasks trained in standing with targets at or above shoulder height to maximize aerobic intensity during poststroke repetitive task practice.

The study findings identify factors that occupational therapy practitioners can target separately or in combination to improve real-world use of the more-affected upper limb poststroke.

The authors assert a call to action for the profession to address the moral distress related to the well-being of practitioners and discuss resources and strategies for building moral resilience in occupational therapy practice.

This Evidence Connection article provides a case report for a caregiver of a patient who had experienced a stroke and describes the occupational therapy evaluation and intervention process.