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1دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Rhodus, Elizabeth K., Hunter, Elizabeth G., Rowles, Graham D., Bardach, Shoshana H., Parsons, Kelly, Barber, Justin, Thompson, MaryEllen, Jicha, Gregory A.
المساهمون: National Institutes on Health
المصدر: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine ; volume 8, page 233372142110682 ; ISSN 2333-7214 2333-7214
الوصف: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia often leads to behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Sensory processing abnormalities may be associated with BPSD. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among sensory processing, behavior, and environmental features within the homes of people with MCI or dementia. This project used mixed methods to assess participants’ sensory processing, care partner perspectives on behaviors, and in situ observations of the home environment. Nine participants with cognitive impairment (MCI n = 8, early dementia = 1) and their care partners were included. Seven participants with cognitive impairment were reported to have abnormal sensory processing. Findings suggest that unique environmental adaptations, tailored to personal and sensory preferences for each participant, were associated with a decreased level of behavioral disruption during the observation periods. Implementing sensory-based approaches to maximize environment adaptation may be beneficial in reducing disruptive behaviors for adults with cognitive impairment.
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2دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Rhodus, Elizabeth K, Barber, Justin M, Gibson, Allison, Thompson, MaryEllen, Shady, Kristine E, Jicha, Gregory A
المصدر: Alzheimer's & Dementia ; volume 17, issue S7 ; ISSN 1552-5260 1552-5279
الوصف: Background Recognition of the impact of primary sensory impairment on cognitive status and decline in the aging population has spurred research in this area. Most prior studies have focused on primary sensory function, with few studying the potential impact of central nervous system sensory processing and modulation in relation to cognitive status. Method This study sought to evaluate sensory processing abnormalities rather than primary sensory deficits in community‐residing older adults through administration of the Adult Sensory Profile (ASP), a 60‐item, norm‐referenced assessment evaluating central nervous system sensory processing. The ASP items assess six sensory modalities: taste/smell, movement, visual, touch, auditory, and activity level. Participants ranked items based on their likelihood to engage in activities within each group. Responses were tabulated into four processing categories (sensation avoiding, sensory sensitivity, sensation seeking, and low registration) and compared with age‐cohort normative data. Identification of more than one category outside of normative results was indicative of sensory processing abnormalities compared to same‐aged peers. Participants were categorized based on the ASP as normal (<2 categories outside of normal range) or abnormal (2‐4 categories outside of normal range). Chi‐square tests compared cognitively normal participants to those with cognitive impairment. Result Seventeen participants completed the ASP. Eight were cognitively normal at the time of completion and nine were diagnosed with cognitive impairment. Of those with normal cognition, two were considered to have abnormal sensory processing (25%). Of those with cognitive impairment, seven were considered abnormal (78%), indicating a significant difference in global sensory processing between groups (x 2 =4.73, p=0.029). Conclusion Global sensory processing abnormalities were more frequent in those diagnosed with cognitive impairment compared to those that remained cognitively intact. It is ...
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3دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Rhodus, Elizabeth K., Baum, Carolyn, Kryscio, Richard, Liu, Changrui, George, Rosmy, Thompson, MaryEllen, Lowry, Kimberly, Coy, Beth, Barber, Justin, Nichols, Heather, Curtis, Alexandra, Holloman, Angela, Jicha, Gregory A.
المصدر: Am J Occup Ther
مصطلحات موضوعية: Research Articles, psy, envir
الوصف: Importance: Supporting community residency of adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a critical public health initiative. Occupational therapy can contribute to this goal. Objective: To assess the feasibility of a novel telehealth intervention to support occupational engagement in community-residing people with AD. Design: Single-blind, three-arm, parallel, randomized controlled trial. Setting: Occupational therapy delivered through telehealth in participants’ homes. Participants: People with AD who reside in the community with behavioral symptoms and their care partners (dyads). Interventions: (1) HARMONY (Helping older Adults cReate & Manage OccupatioNs successfully), a telehealth intervention that applies principles of individualized guided discovery with environmental cueing for caregivers of persons with AD to promote activity participation and manage behavioral symptoms; (2) standardized training regarding the use of a sensory-based approach in dementia care; and (3) a control, including home safety education and weekly monitoring of behaviors. Outcomes and Measures: Feasibility was assessed as the primary outcome measured by completion of at least 75% of the telehealth sessions. Secondary outcomes included change in functional activity performance and neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms. Results: Twenty-eight dyads participated. The intervention was feasible, with high adherence to weekly visits (M number of visits = 5.4 for HARMONY, 4.9 for standardized training, and 4.6 for control), with high participant retention in the intervention arms. HARMONY demonstrated promise in improving patient performance and behavioral symptoms. Conclusions and Relevance: HARMONY is feasibly delivered through telehealth service and has a positive effect on occupational performance and behavioral symptoms of AD. Additional studies are needed to explore effectiveness in a broader population. What This Article Adds: Use of HARMONY for community-residing adults with AD is feasible and has promise for improving functional ...
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4دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Strom, Paris S., Thompson, MaryEllen, Strom, Robert D.
المصدر: Middle Grades Research Journal. 2013 8(3):83-97.
تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: Y
Page Count: 15
الواصفات: Classroom Techniques, Inclusion, Middle School Students, Teamwork, Student Evaluation, Cooperative Learning, Skill Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Outcome Measures, Peer Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Regular and Special Education Relationship, Statistical Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Psychometrics, Comparative Analysis
مستخلص: Teamwork skills are considered essential in a work environment characterized by diversity and interdependence. Consequently, middle grade teachers arrange cooperative learning so students can acquire experience with solving problems in groups. Teachers also acknowledge that they are frustrated because appropriate instruments are lacking to track student progress and detect learning needs within the social context. A resulting question is: How can teamwork skills and deficits of students be more accurately detected and fairly reported? This presentation describes an instrument to synchronize how teamwork is assessed in classrooms with the way teamwork is evaluated at the workplace. The Teamwork Skills Inventory relies on peer observation and self-evaluation to establish student accountability, acknowledge competencies, and identify learning needs of individuals, teams, and classes. Middle grade students (N = 297) including 39 in special education were administered the Teamwork Skills Inventory after 4 weeks of cooperation in inclusive teams. The peer and self-evaluation ratings of general education students and special education students were compared to determine teamwork skills and deficits for both groups. Results showed special education students rated themselves as demonstrating more teamwork skills than were observed by their general education teammates. Both groups rated the general education students as demonstrating the most teamwork skills. Considerations for improving teamwork skills are recommended to general education teachers, special education teachers, middle grade students, and parents.
Abstractor: As Provided
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المؤلفون: Rhodus, Elizabeth K., Hunter, Elizabeth G., Rowles, Graham D., Bardach, Shoshana H., Parsons, Kelly, Barber, Justin, Thompson, MaryEllen, Jicha, Gregory A.
مصطلحات موضوعية: FOS: Clinical medicine, 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
الوصف: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-ggm-10.1177_23337214211068290 for Sensory Processing Abnormalities in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Mixed Methods Study by Elizabeth K. Rhodus, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Graham D. Rowles, Shoshana H. Bardach, Kelly Parsons, Justin Barber, MaryEllen Thompson, and Gregory A. Jicha in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
الوصول الحر: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::fec2c87a1d47a0d0597caaa2dc06536cTest
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6دورية أكاديمية
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7دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Thompson, MaryEllen, Oelker, Abigail
المصدر: International Journal of Qualitative Methods ; volume 12, issue 1, page 624-637 ; ISSN 1609-4069 1609-4069
مصطلحات موضوعية: Education
الوصف: A small qualitative research study was chosen as a time efficient way to allow students to participate in and complete a research project during a 16-week long semester course. In the first year of the research contribution course, student researchers asked participants with diabetes to complete time use diaries as a part of their initial data collection. The time use diaries were found to be an ineffective way to collect data on self-management of diabetes and were not useful as a basis for subsequent interviews with the participants. A review of the literature suggested reasons for this lack of effectiveness; in particular, participants tend not to record frequently done daily activities. Further review of the literature pointed toward the use of participant-generated photography as an alternative. Subsequent participants were asked to take photographs of their daily self-management of their diabetes for initial data collection. These photographs provided a strong basis for subsequent interviews with the participants. A comparison of the data collected and the emergent themes from the two different methods of initial data collection demonstrated the improved ability to answer the original research question when using participant-generated photography as a basis for participant interviews. The student researchers found the use of participant-generated photographs to elicit interviews with participants in the context of a research contribution course to be effective and enjoyable.
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8دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Thompson, MaryEllen
المصدر: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy ; volume 73, issue 4_Supplement_1, page 7311515285p1-7311515285p1 ; ISSN 0272-9490 1943-7676
الوصف: Date Presented 04/05/19 This six-year qualitative study examines morning routines of persons with chronic disabilities. The focus of year six was on nighttime habits impacting morning routines. Semistructured interviews were conducted and analyzed using cross-case analysis and grounded theory. Results show night habits are used to manage pain, stiffness, or fatigue the next morning and to manage timeliness. It is critical for OTs to understand morning routines and how nighttime habits impact these routines. Primary Author and Speaker: MaryEllen Thompson
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73s1-po5064Test
https://research.aota.org/ajot/article-pdf/73/4_Supplement_1/7311515285p1/71835/po5064.pdfTest -
9دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Thompson, MaryEllen
المصدر: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy ; volume 71, issue 4_Supplement_1, page 7111505070p1-7111505070p1 ; ISSN 0272-9490 1943-7676
الوصف: Date Presented 3/31/2017 The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine morning routines of adults with chronic disabilities. The study revealed that morning routines show similarities regardless of disability. Those with disabilities may need more time and objects, and they experience the need to change routines over time. Primary Author and Speaker: MaryEllen Thompson
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71s1-rp204cTest
https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/71/4_Supplement_1/7111505070p1/7249/Morning-Routines-of-Adults-With-ChronicTest -
10دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Thompson, MaryEllen
المصدر: SSO:USA Annual Research Conference
الوصف: The purpose of this research was to examine morning routines of individual’s with chronic disabilities using participant-generated photography to guide semi-structured interviews for a qualitative study. The research was conducted over a two-year period. Year One: four adults with chronic disabilities were recruited by student researchers. Participants ranged in age from 50 to 73 years old and living with disability for six to 20 years. Interviews were transcribed and reviewed line-by-line to highlight important, key statements and included reflective remarks (or jottings) in the margins. Individual analysis of each interview was completed for initial coding followed by cross-case analysis for purposes of final coding. Codes were labeled using terminology from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. The following characteristics of morning routines were identified: Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), Objects (medical and typical), Context: Temporal, Context: Other than Temporal, and Values. Photographs were reviewed for confirmation of characteristics. Year Two: seven additional adults with chronic disabilities were recruited by a new group of student researchers. Participants ranged in age from 21 to 87 years old and living with disability for three to 34 years. Interviews were transcribed and reviewed for the previously identified characteristics (from Year One) and any additional themes were examined using cross-case analysis. Themes that emerged included: Importance of self-developed routines, Importance of object placement, Impact of chronic pain and fatigue, and Motivation to live a typical life. All analysis and results were completed under the supervision of an experienced researcher. Results were then compared to a previous study of the morning routines of typical individuals for similarities and differences. Overall, individuals with chronic disabilities reported using more objects (medical) and needing an apparently longer period of time to complete ...
