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{"title":"Enhancing inclusive and visible consumer authorship: Recommendations for research and publishing practice","authors":"Louise Gustafsson, Ruth Cox, Elizabeth Miller","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12946","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12946","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As the research community increasingly partners with consumers and community in the design and conduct of research, there should be a corresponding increase in visibility of consumers as authors of published papers. Recent studies have explored the perceptions of Editor-in-Chiefs regarding the acceptability for consumer co-researchers to be authors on papers (Cobey et al., <span>2021</span>), the diversity in consumer authors (Woolley et al., <span>2023</span>), and the identification of consumer-authored papers (Arnstein et al., <span>2020</span>; Cox et al., <span>2021</span>; Oliver et al., <span>2022</span>). Although these studies suggest a changing direction in publishing, they also collectively highlight that continuing work is required to achieve inclusionary consumer authorship practices. With this editorial, we aim to synthesise the current recommendations for publishing with consumer authors while highlighting further considerations based on our experiences. We will use the following terms: consumer and community, as used within Australia, in lieu of patient and public involvement, and co-researcher in lieu of partner or collaborator.</p><p>Consistent with recommendations, it is important that we first identify ourselves and our respective positionality. Louise Gustafsson is Editor-in-Chief of the <i>Australian Occupational Therapy Journal</i> (AOTJ) and has a commitment to partnering with consumers in research. She has written this editorial from two perspectives, as editor of a journal with a commitment to partnership with consumers and as a researcher with experiences of publishing with consumer co-researchers. Ruth Cox is a Director of Occupational Therapy in a public health service and recently completed her PhD regarding consumer partnerships in quality improvement and research. Her passion for promoting and supporting consumer partnerships aligns with her personal and professional ethics. Elizabeth Miller was a co-researcher across Ruth's PhD and has collaborated on many other studies, co-authoring 13 papers. She has a degenerative health condition that affects her mobility and believes that when patients, caregivers, and researchers work together collaboratively, outcomes are greatly enhanced.</p><p>Guidelines for authorship were developed by the scientific community to ensure appropriate attribution for the work based on two common criteria ‘(1) substantial contribution to the work and (2) accountability for the work that was done and its presentation in a publication’ (COPE, <span>2019</span>). Our research and experiences have demonstrated that manuscript authorship inclusive of consumers is important not only as a means to ethically acknowledge the collaboration but as an essential element of consumer reward and recognition (Cox et al., <span>2023</span>). Hence, we must ensure that interpretation of authorship policies embraces the diversity of our consumer partners and supports people who have lower literacy levels, wh","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 2","pages":"209-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12946","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Occupations and occupational therapy practice with Chinese older adults living with life-limiting illnesses in Singapore: A focus group study","authors":"Geck Hoon Lim,&nbsp;Celine Yong,&nbsp;Lauren J. Breen,&nbsp;Sharon Keesing,&nbsp;Angus Buchanan","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12942","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12942","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While Singapore is rapidly ageing and the need for palliative care services is projected to rise, there has been limited exploration of the occupations of Chinese older adults with life-limiting conditions. This study is the third in a series of three studies aimed to address this issue. This study also sought to discuss future directions for occupational therapy practice with Chinese older adults living with life-limiting illnesses in Singapore.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study adopted a qualitative exploratory design using focus groups. Participants were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Inclusion criteria were occupational therapists who had attained full registration status with the Allied Health Professionals Council in Singapore, had two or more years of practice as an occupational therapist, and had a current or recent palliative care caseload.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three focus groups with 16 participants were conducted, and three themes were constructed from the data through reflexive thematic analysis. <i>Reflections on culture and occupations</i> is about the impact of a collectivist culture on occupations, such as tensions new caregivers experience between keeping clients safe and respecting clients' choices. It also highlights that there will always be individual differences within any cultural group. <i>Challenges of occupational therapy practice in palliative care</i> describe the need for therapists to be comfortable with rest and ethical tensions participants faced with billing for sessions that mainly involved time spent conversing with clients and when clients and caregivers' goals differed. Finally, <i>Moving forward</i> is about the importance of having mentors and the learning needs of occupational therapists in palliative care.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Occupational therapists experienced in providing services to palliative care clients in Singapore emphasised the collectivist nature of Singaporean Chinese families and contributed more information to its possible impact on occupations and occupational therapy practice and made suggestions for future practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"565-577"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12942","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of practice evidence by Australian occupational therapists: Perspectives and actions","authors":"Craig Greber,&nbsp;Stephen Isbel","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12941","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12941","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Evidence-based practice supports clinical decision-making by using multiple sources of evidence arising from research and practice. Research evidence develops through empirical study while practice evidence arises through clinical experience, client preferences, and the practice context. Although occupational therapists have embraced the paradigm of evidence-based practice, some studies have identified limits in the availability and use of research, which can lead to reliance on other forms of evidence. This study aimed to understand how Australian occupational therapists use practice evidence, manage potential bias, and enhance trustworthiness. Potential use of a critical appraisal tool for practice evidence was also explored.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A 42-item questionnaire was developed to address the study aims. It consisted of a 7-point Likert scale, ordinal and free text questions. Likert scales were collapsed into binary scales and analysed using SPSS. Ordinal data were graphed and free text responses were analysed using manifest content analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Most respondents (82%) indicated that practice evidence was an important informant of practice and is used alongside research evidence. Almost all respondents (98%) expressed confusion when reconciling discrepancies between research and practice evidence. There was general acknowledgement that practice evidence is prone to bias (82%), yet 92% were confident in trusting their own practice evidence. Most respondents (74.5%) undertook some measures to appraise practice evidence, and almost all respondents (90%) agreed they would refer to a critical appraisal tool that helped them evaluate practice evidence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Occupational therapists in this study routinely use practice evidence arising from their own experience, client perspectives, and their practice context to inform clinical decision-making. While they agreed that practice evidence was prone to bias and misinterpretation, they generally trusted their own practice evidence. Participants indicated they needed guidance to critically appraise their practice evidence and supported the development of a critical appraisal tool for this purpose.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"552-564"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12941","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140112302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring occupational therapy practice in Australian residential aged care facilities: A cross-sectional survey","authors":"Donna Rooney,&nbsp;Tammy Aplin,&nbsp;Sally Bennett,&nbsp;Dorcas Simin Gui,&nbsp;Theresa Scott","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12943","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12943","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Occupational therapy in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) can enhance residents' occupational engagement and wellbeing. However, industry reports suggest that occupational therapists in Australian RACFs have mostly provided physical therapies such as pain management via massage and not addressed residents' occupations. There is limited literature on what constitutes occupational therapists' practice in RACFs to inform policy and practice. The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to explore practice patterns of occupational therapists working in Australian RACFs and influences on their practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Occupational therapists working in Australian RACFs were invited from July 2019 to March 2020 to complete a self-report online questionnaire via email and advertisements on industry websites, newsletters, and social media. The questionnaire asked therapists about their caseload, referrals, assessments, and interventions. Data were analysed descriptively and presented as frequencies and percentages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 214 occupational therapists completed the survey. Occupational therapists' daily practice largely focussed on pain management; other areas of practice included falls prevention, pressure care, and mobility. The Aged Care Funding Instrument in place at the time of the survey was identified as the leading factor influencing therapists' choice of assessments and interventions. Organisational policies and procedures were also perceived as key factors influencing occupational therapy practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper highlights the influence of government funding and organisational policies in limiting occupational therapists' scope of practice and their ability to fully address the occupational needs of residents. Occupational therapists and the profession in general should be aware of factors in aged care funding models, and their application, that restrict occupational therapy practice and inhibit residents' function and advocate for change where needed. With the introduction of the Australian National Aged Care Classification funding model replacing Aged Care Funding Instrument, future research should explore potential changes to therapists practice following the implementation of the new funding model.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"578-592"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12943","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140068967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Being in a meaningful context. Nature and animal-assisted activities as perceived by adults with autism","authors":"A. Birgitta Gunnarsson,&nbsp;Ingrid Edvardsson Aurin,&nbsp;Sara Holmberg","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12940","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12940","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Animal-assisted and nature-based interventions in psychosocial treatment for various groups of clients have been studied internationally. However, there is little knowledge about how young adults with autism experience participation in such types of interventions. This clinical study aimed to describe the feasibility of animal-assisted and nature-based activities on a farm as a complementary intervention for young adults with autism and social withdrawal.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The participants were aged 18–30 years, diagnosed with autism and social withdrawal, with no organised occupation during the previous year. Eleven of 13 participants completed a 12-week intervention in small groups. They took part in interviews before and after, which focused on their current life situation and expectations about, and experiences of the intervention. The feasibility was described in terms of participants' characteristics, attendance, and their experiences of participating in the activity. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Consumer and community involvement</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The intervention was formed in collaboration with participating supervisors, ordinary clinical staff, and a young woman with a user perspective.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The level of feasibility was found to be high. The mean participation rate during the activity days was 75% and varied from 50 to 100%. The analysis of the participants' experiences from the activity generated three categories, “Being in a meaningful context”, “Creating a comfort zone” and “Developing structure in everyday life”, and each of these included sub-categories.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The main categories revealed a dynamic process based in meaningfulness, comfort and structure in everyday life. The positive experiences of undemanding activities, emotional relationships and non-verbal communication with the horses were prominent and might facilitate the development of social interaction. However, the intervention's timeframe of 12 weeks was experienced as too short for long-lasting change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"513-526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A scoping review into the service needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living with disability to engage in meaningful occupations","authors":"Natalie Chu,&nbsp;Jacqueline Pho,&nbsp;Leigha Dark,&nbsp;Aidan Tan,&nbsp;Stewart Alford,&nbsp;Clarice Y. Tang,&nbsp;Caroline Ellison,&nbsp;David Lim","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12938","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12938","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although there is a large proportion of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds within Australia, their rate of access to disability services is disproportionately low. This review aims to understand the service needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with disability to facilitate engagement in meaningful occupations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework was employed. Ten databases were searched for Australian studies. A deductive content analysis framework was applied in the synthesis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fourteen papers were included. Themes that emerged include language and cultural needs and considerations, which highlights the need for information sharing to take account of intergenerational, intercultural and sociolinguistic differences. It also identified the need for improved training and skills of existing interpreters. Culturally competent and responsive services was another theme identified, which emphasised the need to enhance the workforces' understanding of cultural practices. There is also a strong call for a more culturally diverse workforce to reduce the use of some interpreters and to build a more culturally competent workforce. The last theme was responsive service delivery, which requires the governance to support the development of a nurturing trusting therapeutic relationship.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Service providers should be trained on the inequities and intersectionality of this population. Further research is required to explore current disability policy in Australia with an intersectionality lens to ensure recommendations can be made to address barriers and ensure this population receives services in a manner that enhances their ability to engage in occupations meaningfully.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 3","pages":"408-422"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12938","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Student-led activities of daily living group program in a hospital inpatient rehabilitation setting","authors":"Dione Miller,&nbsp;Sarah Mugridge,&nbsp;Meagan Elder,&nbsp;Megan Holt,&nbsp;Karen P. Y. Liu","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12937","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12937","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Occupational therapists have vital roles in inpatient rehabilitation to focus on independence in activities of daily living. Occupational therapy interventions are uniquely designed to address goals of service users and can be delivered individually or in group formats. Group interventions promote service users' mutual support and enable therapists to increase frequency and intensity of service provision. Student-led programs have become an attractive model, benefiting students while providing positive treatment outcomes for service users. There is an emerging body of literature that explores service users' and students' satisfaction with student-led group models of practice within inpatient rehabilitation and occupational performance outcomes of service users participating in student-led programs. This study aimed to explore the satisfaction of service users and students in addition to the self-reported occupational performance outcomes of a student-led activities of daily living group program in inpatient rehabilitation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data from 33 service users and seven students were collected retrospectively. The intervention involved a student-led activities of daily living group program, consisting of three groups: breakfast, morning tea, and home readiness group. All service users and students completed unique satisfaction surveys at the conclusion of their participation in the student-led program. Service users completed a self-reported activities of daily living performance measure pre- and post-program. Findings were reported in descriptive statistics, and pre- and post-program data were compared with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>All students were satisfied with the student-led program. Majority of service users were satisfied with all components of the student-led program. Median scores for self-reported performance increased significantly following the student-led program (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.001).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study highlighted that service users and students were satisfied with the service delivery of a student-led activities of daily living group program. The program was effective in addressing self-reported performance for service users in inpatient rehabilitation. The findings from this study have potential to inform clinical practice on the implementation of student-led programs in occupational therapy settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"486-498"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12937","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139713406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A commitment to partnering with people with lived experience: Beginning conversations by exploring preferred language","authors":"Tammy Aplin,&nbsp;Mark Russi,&nbsp;Emma Bryant,&nbsp;Dennis Frost,&nbsp;Maureen Ah Sam,&nbsp;Charles Lund,&nbsp;Emily Ong,&nbsp;Laura Listopad,&nbsp;Jacki Liddle","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12934","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12934","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Reflecting the value of consumer leadership and participation in research, it is now expected practice in occupational therapy research to partner with people with lived experience. In line with the expectations of those we work with and the values of the profession, the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is committed to enhancing consumer engagement. The 2022 special issue ‘Partnering with consumers in care, research, and education’ which sought to spotlight co-designed research, practice, and education was an initial step in moving towards enhanced partnership. Following this, the journal's editorial board wanted to ensure future strategies to enhance consumer engagement were generated and decided by people with lived experience. The editorial board then partnered with a group of people with living/lived experience of disability, occupational therapy service use, health-care use and/or caring experience in a research project to develop and prioritise strategies the journal should enact. This research, which will be documented in a future paper, involved several rounds of discussion and a consensus technique with 10 consumer researchers resulting in four prioritised larger strategies and a number of smaller strategies, some of which have already been implemented in the journal. For example, the author guidelines now include the requirement that submitted articles' abstracts include a statement outlining how consumer and communities were partnered with or involved in the research, and plain English summaries will be introduced soon as a requirement of submission.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One key issue raised within these conversations illustrated the complexity of language in discussing these partnerships and engagement. Within occupational therapy research and dissemination, the language of lived experience is vital to reflect upon. Language is important because words have power—they reflect attitudes, express feelings, and influence societal perceptions, public policy, practice, and research (Ferrigon, &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;; Vivanti, &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). Critically, there is a not a single preferred term, and everyone involved in the conversations about language found the discussion and exploration interesting and helpful. This suggested we needed to begin enacting the journal's commitment and action to exploring language and preferred terms. Throughout this editorial, varying terms have been used to refer to people with whom occupational therapists work. These are reflective of the range of terms the consumer researchers identified as personally preferred. These terms included ‘person with lived experience’, ‘person with living experience’, ‘expert by experience’, ‘person living with impairment’, ‘consumer’, ‘health consumer’, ‘occupational therapy service user’, ‘service consumer’, ‘consumer or patient advocate’, ‘patient’, ‘client’, and ‘participant’. The term ‘living experience’ was preferred over ‘lived experience’ by one consumer researcher as lived expe","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12934","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139698978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Teacher–therapist collaboration in inclusive primary schools: A scoping review","authors":"Jill Jeremy,&nbsp;Ilektra Spandagou,&nbsp;Joanne Hinitt","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12931","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12931","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Inclusive school environments require collaboration between teachers and allied health professionals to promote student access and participation. Collaboration is a complex phenomenon with no universally accepted definition or measurement and with many challenges to effective practice. The purpose of this scoping review is to describe what is known about interprofessional collaboration between teachers and therapists in inclusive primary schools.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A scoping review of health and education literature was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Peer-reviewed articles reporting on empirical studies with a focus on collaboration between teachers and school-based occupational therapists or speech and language therapists in inclusive primary schools were included.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results summarise how collaboration is reported in the literature. Numerical and descriptive summaries describe how collaboration is defined and measured, the challenges to collaborative practice, the structures required to support effective practice, and the outcomes of such practice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Definitions vary between studies and disciplines but contain common elements. For effective practice, the purpose of the collaboration must be clear, and the intended outcomes of the collaboration are measured. Measurement of collaboration requires further research using tools developed from robust theoretical frameworks and validated within the educational context and with professionals of different disciplines. Consistent measurement tools would allow cross-study comparisons. Barriers to collaborative practice are well documented; thus, future research should be directed to examining effective practice, investigating how professionals circumvent obstacles.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"593-611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12931","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139698979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seeking consensus on a play-based intervention framework for promoting play of children with HIV/Aids in a low-resourced setting: A Delphi study","authors":"Nyaradzai Munambah,&nbsp;Elelwani L. Ramugondo,&nbsp;Tracy Collins,&nbsp;Reinie Cordier","doi":"10.1111/1440-1630.12936","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1630.12936","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Implementing occupation-based practice in low-resourced settings can be challenging especially when working with children with HIV/Aids whose daily occupation of play is often affected by their health condition and other contextual factors such as poverty or stigma.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this paper is to obtain consensus from experts on the content and application of a play-based intervention for children with HIV/Aids living in a low-resourced setting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A Delphi study involving two rounds using an online survey format was conducted with experts from the field of child development, play and/or HIV/Aids. Consensus agreement was reached when at least 70% of Delphi experts rated each item at 3 or higher on a 5-point Likert scale.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Consumer and Community Involvement</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper is part of a multi-stage study that involved input and feedback from families of children who were born HIV/Aids, occupational therapists working with families of children with HIV/Aids, and input from local and international experts working with people with HIV/Aids.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Thirty-seven experts completed the first round, and 35 completed the second round of the study. Consensus was achieved on the application of the Cooper's Model of Children's Play, techniques to be used and the structure of the intervention. Experts also agreed on the inclusion of a pre-intervention workshop as part of the play-based intervention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion and conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The consensus on the content and application of a play-based intervention framework through a process of gaining expert perspectives provides confidence that the intervention planned to promote play for children with HIV/Aids living in low-resourced settings is likely to be effective.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55418,"journal":{"name":"Australian Occupational Therapy Journal","volume":"71 4","pages":"627-639"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1630.12936","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}