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Functional Cognition

Functional cognition is how an individual utilizes and integrates his or her thinking and processing skills to accomplish everyday activities in clinical and community living environments. Occupational therapy leads the way in screening, evaluation, and intervention to address functional cognition in clients with a variety of diagnoses across the lifespan. The following evidence-based articles were published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy within the past 5 years.
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Functional Cognition: Distinct From Fluid and Crystallized Cognition?
Carolyn M. Baum; Stephen C. L. Lau; Allen W. Heinemann; Lisa Tabor Connor
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050010
Joint Attention–Based Occupational Therapy Intervention in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Esma Özkan; Sümeyye Belhan Çelik; Mahmut Yaran; Gonca Bumin
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050177
Identifying Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Care Hospital Setting: Finding an Appropriate Screening Tool
Kelly Casey; Erin Sim; Annette Lavezza; Kristen Iannuzzi; Lisa Aronson Friedman; Erik H. Hoyer; Daniel L. Young
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2023.050028
Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA): Validating a Measure of Functional Cognition for Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Orit Fisher; Itai Berger; Ephraim S. Grossman; Miri Tal-Saban; Adina Maeir
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049028
Psychometric Properties of Two Tasks in the Allen Cognitive Level Screen–Sixth Edition for Community-Dwelling People Living With Schizophrenia
Li-Yu Chiu; Shu-Chun Lee; En-Chi Chiu
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049133
Participation in Daily Activities Among Women 5 Years After Breast Cancer
Khawla Loubani; Naomi Schreuer; Rachel Kizony
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.048736
Establishing the Validity of the Internet-Based Bill-Paying Task to Assess Executive Function Deficits Among Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury
Yael Nadler Tzadok; Rotem Eliav; Sigal Portnoy; Debbie Rand
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.047266
Functional Performance and the Allen Cognitive Level Screen for Adults With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review
Kylie Stewart; Nicola Hancock; Christine Chapparo; Roger J. Stancliffe
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.045757
Baseline Global Cognitive Function Affects Cognitive and Functional Outcomes of Combined Physical and Cognitive Training Among Older Adults With Cognitive Decline
I-Ching Chuang; Wan-Wen Liao; Ching-Yi Wu; Ting-Ting Yeh; Chia-Ling Chen; Chung-Hao Lin; Tzu-Hsin Huang; Yu-Cheng Pei
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.042218
Screening Tools: They’re So Quick! What’s the Issue?
Anna E. Boone; Whitney L. Henderson; Winnie Dunn
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049331
Occupational Therapy and the IMPACT Act: Part 2. A Systematic Review of Evidence for Functional Status, Medication Reconciliation, and Skin Integrity Interventions
Diana R. Feldhacker; Whitney Lucas Molitor; Lou Jensen; Helene Lohman; Angela M. Lampe
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049324
Exploring Occupational Therapists' Experiences in U.S. Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study
Stephanie A. Rouch; Tara C. Klinedinst; Jennifer S. White; Natalie E. Leland
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.049001
High-Ecological Cognitive Intervention to Improve Cognitive Skills and Cognitive–Functional Performance for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Ling-Hui Chang; Po-Yen Chen; Jye Wang; Bin-Huei Shih; Yu-Hsuan Tseng; Hui-Fen Mao
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.041996
A Framework for Addressing Clients’ Functional Cognitive Deficits After COVID-19
Kelsey Watters; Timothy S. Marks; Dorothy F. Edwards; Elizabeth R. Skidmore; Gordon Muir Giles
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049308
Responding to COVID-19: Resilience in Occupational Therapy
Julie Malloy; Susan Cahill; Deborah Lieberman; Scott A. Trudeau; Neil Harvison
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049301
Inpatient Occupational Therapy Management for a Pediatric Patient With COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Case Report
Jordan C. Walter; Shelley D. Coleman Casto; Erin Gates
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049224
Occupational Therapy for the Long Haul of Post-COVID Syndrome: A Case Report
Jamie Wilcox; Emily Frank
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049223
The Promise of Interoperability
Joy Doll; Julie Malloy; Jaime Bland
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.049002
Interventions Within the Scope of Occupational Therapy to Improve Activities of Daily Living, Rest, and Sleep in People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review
Barbara M. Doucet; Ingrid Franc; Elizabeth G. Hunter
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.048314
Occupational Therapy Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Adults With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review
Erin R. Foster; Lisa G. Carson; Jamie Archer; Elizabeth G. Hunter
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.046581
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