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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.
Carolyn M. Baum; Stephen C. L. Lau; Allen W. Heinemann; Lisa Tabor Connor
Joint Attention–Based Occupational Therapy Intervention in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Esma Özkan; Sümeyye Belhan Çelik; Mahmut Yaran; Gonca Bumin
Identifying Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Care Hospital Setting: Finding an Appropriate Screening Tool
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Kelly Casey; Erin Sim; Annette Lavezza; Kristen Iannuzzi; Lisa Aronson Friedman; Erik H. Hoyer; Daniel L. Young
Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA): Validating a Measure of Functional Cognition for Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Orit Fisher; Itai Berger; Ephraim S. Grossman; Miri Tal-Saban; Adina Maeir
Psychometric Properties of Two Tasks in the Allen Cognitive Level Screen–Sixth Edition for Community-Dwelling People Living With Schizophrenia
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Li-Yu Chiu; Shu-Chun Lee; En-Chi Chiu
Participation in Daily Activities Among Women 5 Years After Breast Cancer
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Khawla Loubani; Naomi Schreuer; Rachel Kizony
Establishing the Validity of the Internet-Based Bill-Paying Task to Assess Executive Function Deficits Among Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Yael Nadler Tzadok; Rotem Eliav; Sigal Portnoy; Debbie Rand
Functional Performance and the Allen Cognitive Level Screen for Adults With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review
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Kylie Stewart; Nicola Hancock; Christine Chapparo; Roger J. Stancliffe
Baseline Global Cognitive Function Affects Cognitive and Functional Outcomes of Combined Physical and Cognitive Training Among Older Adults With Cognitive Decline
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I-Ching Chuang; Wan-Wen Liao; Ching-Yi Wu; Ting-Ting Yeh; Chia-Ling Chen; Chung-Hao Lin; Tzu-Hsin Huang; Yu-Cheng Pei
Anna E. Boone; Whitney L. Henderson; Winnie Dunn
Occupational Therapy and the IMPACT Act: Part 2. A Systematic Review of Evidence for Functional Status, Medication Reconciliation, and Skin Integrity Interventions
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Diana R. Feldhacker; Whitney Lucas Molitor; Lou Jensen; Helene Lohman; Angela M. Lampe
Exploring Occupational Therapists' Experiences in U.S. Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study
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Stephanie A. Rouch; Tara C. Klinedinst; Jennifer S. White; Natalie E. Leland
High-Ecological Cognitive Intervention to Improve Cognitive Skills and Cognitive–Functional Performance for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Ling-Hui Chang; Po-Yen Chen; Jye Wang; Bin-Huei Shih; Yu-Hsuan Tseng; Hui-Fen Mao
Kelsey Watters; Timothy S. Marks; Dorothy F. Edwards; Elizabeth R. Skidmore; Gordon Muir Giles
Julie Malloy; Susan Cahill; Deborah Lieberman; Scott A. Trudeau; Neil Harvison
Jordan C. Walter; Shelley D. Coleman Casto; Erin Gates
Jamie Wilcox; Emily Frank
Joy Doll; Julie Malloy; Jaime Bland
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
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Barbara M. Doucet; Ingrid Franc; Elizabeth G. Hunter
Erin R. Foster; Lisa G. Carson; Jamie Archer; Elizabeth G. Hunter