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The Department of Occupational Therapy at BU Sargent College is dedicated to promoting the health, well-being, and quality of life of persons experiencing disabilities. Our programs provide outstanding preparation for roles in both traditional settings and newly emerging areas of need. The programs’ distinctive evidence-based, occupation-focused, and client’ centered approach combines challenging coursework, diverse clinical placements, and the opportunity to collaborate with faculty who are leaders in their fields.
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Smartphone-based neuropsychological assessment in Parkinson's disease: feasibility, validity, and contextually driven variability in cognition
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2022-04)OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders demands methods of accessible assessment that reliably captures cognition in daily life contexts. We investigated the feasibility of smartphone cognitive assessment ... -
Introduction to the special issue on comfort: A review of 26 papers from the International Comfort Congress 2019
(IOS Press, 2021)Various aspects related to comfort are described in this special issue. Some papers are focused on the environment, like smell, temperature, light, acoustics, space and some on an artefact touching the human, like the floor ... -
Study protocol for the implementation of the Gabby Preconception Care System - an evidence-based, health information technology intervention for Black and African American women
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-12)BACKGROUND: Improving the health of women before pregnancy and throughout a woman’s lifespan could mitigate disparities and improve the health and wellbeing of women, infants and children. The preconception period is ... -
Using diffusion tensor imaging to identify corticospinal tract projection patterns in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.
(2017-01)AIM: To determine whether diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can be an independent assessment for identifying the corticospinal tract (CST) projecting from the more-affected motor cortex in children with unilateral spastic ... -
An interprofessional experience: home & community participation in Bogotá, Colombia
(2019-10-25)Background: To create and assess the effectiveness of Assistive Technology (AT) devices for mobility, information must be known about the user (client factors and AT preferences), contexts (physical, social, cultural, and ... -
Rasch analysis of the participation scale (P-scale): usefulness of the P-scale to a rehabilitation services network
(BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2017-12-08)BACKGROUND: A person’s participation is acknowledged as an important outcome of the rehabilitation process. The Participation Scale (P-Scale) is an instrument that was designed to assess the participation of individuals ... -
Social participation of families with children with autism spectrum disorder in a science museum
(Informa UK Limited, 2016-07-02)This article describes a qualitative research study undertaken as a collaboration between museum and occupational therapy (OT) researchers to better understand museum experiences for families with a child or children ... -
Adult siblings who have a brother or sister with autism: between-family and within-family variations in sibling relationships
(SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 2018-12-01)Prior research on the sibling relationship in the context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has included only one sibling per family. We used multi-level modeling to examine aspects of the sibling relationship in 207 adults ... -
Parents' future visions for their autistic transition-age youth: hopes and expectations
(2018-11-16)Researchers have documented that young adults with autism spectrum disorder have poor outcomes in employment, post-secondary education, social participation, independent living, and community participation. There is a need ...
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