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Obesity and insulin resistance: Management in diabetes
(2013-09)Obesity today, is a major public health problem across the world. The rapid increase in the incidence of obesity and associated co-morbidities presents a major challenge to health care globally. Insulin resistance is ... -
Obesity: a diet that is acceptable is more likely to succeed.
(2007)Obesity is a serious and increasing public health problem in the UK. The author discusses current evidence which suggests that intervention with individual clients is worthwhile, and that the priorities for promoting a ... -
Obesity: A study to ascertain the relationship to musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limb
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Objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour: review with new data
(2008-07)Objective methods are being used increasingly for the quantification of the amount of physical activity, intensity of physical activity and amount of sedentary behaviour in children. The accelerometer is currently the ... -
Observational Assessments
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Observing the Relationship Between Attachment and Risk-Taking in Young Adults.
(Queen Margaret University, 2017)The adolescent period is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates, 2-3 times that of childhood. This is the result of increased risk-taking in health compromising activities that adolescents participate in, ... -
Obstetric Care in Scotland: the experience of women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)This study aimed to explore the experiences of obstetric care in Scotland among women who have undergone FGM. The study adopted a qualitative approach and data were collected using tape recording interviews. Interviews ... -
Obstruent voicing before sonorants. The case of West-Flemish.
(Springer, 2013-03-02)This article reports on an acoustic study of voicing in obstruents followed by a sonorant across a word boundary in two dialects of Dutch: East- and West- Flemish. In both varieties only gradient phonetic voicing was ... -
Occupation Engagement: How Clients Achieve Change
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Occupation in a Greek Town: Flowing, Emergent, Flexible across Time and Space
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Occupation to Maintain the Family as Ideology and Practice in a Greek Town
(2014-07)Discussions of the cultural relativity of occupation and the potential hegemony of Western conceptualisations have included increasing awareness of a dominant focus on the individual and individual agency. Recognition of ... -
Occupational deprivation and frailty: the experiences of housebound older people
(Queen Margaret University, 2016)Meaningful and purposeful occupation is central to occupational therapy practice. The person, their environment and their occupations are widely acknowledged as interdependent on each other to ensure meaningful occupation ... -
Occupational Performance
(Blackwell, 2002)This book has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. Two senior tutors in occupational therapy act as consultants on this new third edition. The early chapters ... -
Occupational therapists' perceptions of appropriate therapy aims for service users in mental health: a survey of therapists in the United Kingdom
(College of Occupational Therapists, 2014-07)Introduction: In England, the Payment by Results reimbursement system was introduced for mental health services. Occupational therapists developed the indicative care packages for identified clusters endorsed by the system. ... -
Occupational Therapists' Perceptions of Positive Risk Taking during the Discharge of Dementia Patients from Acute Care: A Qualitative Exploration
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)Aim: To Explore Occupational Therapists' Perceptions of Positive Risk Taking, during the Discharge of Dementia Patients from Acute Care. Purpose: In contemporary practice, improving the quality of acute dementia care ... -
Occupational Therapists' Perceptions Of Preterm Children's Academic Difficulties In The Early Years Of Mainstream Schooling
(Queen Margaret University, 2011)Preterm infants born before 37 weeks of gestation constitute up to 10% of all births, and can display development that, frequently, differs from those of full- term infants. Studies indicate that school children born preterm ... -
Occupational therapy and complexity: defining and describing practice
(Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 2018)In 2016, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (then the College of Occupational Therapists), the professional body for occupational therapists in the United Kingdom, commissioned a review of the document Occupational ... -
Occupational therapy and European social reform: Complacent or contributing?
(2015-09)This opinion piece presents an informed opinion on occupational therapy and social reform. It questions why only a few occupational therapists have responded to the social issues evident in Europe. It recognises that ...