Browsing Occupational Therapy Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Older men’s falls risk and confidence in completing activities of daily living: A retrospective cohort study
(2022-11-11)RESEARCH QUESTION Is there a relationship between the clinician-assessed falls risk for older men compared to their self-assessed confidence in completing activities of daily living without falling? BACKGROUND AND ... -
A scoping review of interventions used with individuals with dyslexia to improve their writing performance
(2023)Developmental dyslexia is the common term for the neurobiological disorder known as “Specific Learning Disorder in Reading” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5. It is believed that 14% of students in the United ... -
A scoping review: What is known about the reasoning behind using paper versus screen resources and its impact on engagement and comprehension?
(2022)This project identifies factors and examines the use of screens or paper to assist health professionals’ reasoning when developing and providing educational resources for clients who have had a concussion. Many educational ... -
A study of the experiences of new graduate occupational therapists employed in rural practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand
(2022)This study focused on "What are the experiences of new graduate occupational therapists working in rural practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand?" The research question was chosen to begin to address the lack of specific information ... -
Treating with Te Tiriti in mind: Exploring how kaiwhakaora ngangahau occupational therapists are working with tangata whenua Māori in practice
(2022)BACKGROUND Statistics have shown inequity in health outcomes for Māori. Māori are overrepresented with higher rates of hospitalisation and lower life expectancy than non-Māori (Brewer & Andrews, 2016), have higher rates ... -
Wairua: Te ātaahua kaiwhatu = The beautiful weaver: Incorporating wairua into tertiary education
(2022)RESEARCH AIMS AND QUESTION • To better understand wairua in the tertiary education context • To better understand what the outcomes for tauira are when wairua is incorporated • To explore and articulate ways in which ... -
What is known about the rehabilitation management of functional neurological disorder in the adult physical hospital setting: A scoping review.
(2022)Background: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), historically known as Conversion Disorder, is a condition that lies at the intersection of physical health, mental health, and neurology as the symptoms of this condition ... -
What matters to me? Photovoice with people living with severe mental illness
(2021)This research aimed to engage with long term services users with severe or serious mental illness whose voices have traditionally been silenced to add to the growing body of knowledge as to how these identified gaps can ...