Short-term changes in occupational therapy students' self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self

Introduction: Occupational balance is one of the concepts used by occupational therapists with no consensus on its definition. Literature demonstrates different perspectives when this concept is applied in practice and in its link to other concepts such as health and well-being. This study aims to explore how the concept of occupational balance is perceived and practised by occupational therapy practitioners. Method: A qualitative methodology was employed. Fourteen occupational therapists volunteered for the study. Nine occupational therapy practitioners were interviewed individually and five attended a focus group. Thematic analysis was applied to analyze the data. Results: Six themes were identified as follows: (1) occupational balance: what it is; (2) how occupational balance is formed; (3) occupational balance and well-being (4); subjective and objective representations of occupational balance (5); what disrupts/affects occupational balance; and (6) occupational balance/imbalance and occupational therapy practice. Conclusions: Both objective and subjective experiences of occupational balance need to be considered in order to make an informed decision in practice. The right occupational balance for each individual should be based on his/her values but with consideration of the principal of no harm to others

Brukermanual for kartlegging av ferdigheter i kommunikasjon og interaksjon

Brukermanual for kartlegging av ferdigheter i kommunikasjon og interaksjon. A user's guide to the assessment of communication and interaction skills (ACIS) by Kirsty Forsyth. Norsk oversettelse og bearbeiding ved Brian Ellingham, Ratna A. Hussain og Tore Bonsaksen. Utgivelsesdata Tittel: Brukermanual for kartlegging av ferdigheter i kommunikasjon og interaksjon Forfatter(e): Brian Ellingham, Ratna A. Hussain og Tore Bonsaksen Serie: HiOA tema utgivelser Issn: 1893-0425 Nr: 2014 nr 6 Utgiver: HiOA Avdeling/fakultet: HF Sider: 54 Pris: 135,– ISBN-print: 978-82-93208-78-

1580) Chemometrics; (170.1870) Dermatology; (170.1610) Clinical applications; (170.4580) Optical diagnostics for medicine; (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation

Abstract: Quantification of skin changes due to acanthosis nigricans (AN), a disorder common among insulin-resistant diabetic and obese individuals, was investigated using two optical techniques: diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and colorimetry. Measurements were obtained from AN lesions on the neck and two control sites of eight AN patients. A principal component/discriminant function analysis successfully differentiated between AN lesion and normal skin with 87.7% sensitivity and 94.8% specificity in DRS measurements and 97.2% sensitivity and 96.4% specificity in colorimetry measurements