Background: Profound changes in municipal health services, are calling for new models for community-based occupational therapy services. Objective: The aim of the study is to explore how Norwegian occupational therapists position themselves in relation to the tasks delivered. Method: Focus group interviews were conducted with ten community-based occupational therapists. Systematic text ...

Objective: To determine how health-related rehabilitation services have been described in recently pub-lished randomized clinical trials, using the International Classification System for Service Organization in Health-Related Rehabilitation (ICSO-R 2.0) as a framework.<p><p> Methods: Medline was searched for English--language randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published between 1 January 2018 and ...

<i>Objective:</i> To evaluate the effect of a dialogue-based intervention targeting psychosocial well-being at 12 months post-stroke.<p> <p><i>Design:</i> Multicenter, prospective, randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled trial with two parallel groups.<p> <p><i>Setting:</i> Community.<p> <p><i>Subjects:</i> Three-hundred and twenty-two adults (⩾18 years) with stroke within the last four ...

Community-based occupational therapy is an increasingly important domain of work for occupational therapists. In Norway, this has been emphasized by the Coordination reform (2012), which assigned municipalities increased responsibility to protect and promote the health of their inhabitants. However, even if approximately 400 positions have been established between 2012 and 2017, little is known ...

<p><i>Purpose - </i>Reforms in the health-care system may impact how health-care professionals perceive and enact their roles. This study aims to examine the way in which occupational therapists experience and describe their roles in municipalities after the implementation of a health reform (the Coordination Act) in Norway. <p><i>Design/methodology/approach - </i>This qualitative study was designed ...

A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted (n = 561). Almost half of the participants took part in research and development projects. Being involved in research and development was associated with lower age, having further education, and higher levels of work experience. The current and prioritized research topics were reablement and assistive technology. The study implies that community-working ...

<p><i>Aim</i>: This study aimed to assess the perceived influence that community-working occupational therapists in Norway have on the service goals of their respective organizations. In addition, we aimed to assess sociodemographic and work-related factors associated with the perceived level of influence.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to occupational therapists ...

<p><i>Background</i>: Stroke is a major public health threat globally. Psychosocial well-being may be affected following stroke. Depressive symptoms, anxiety, general psychological distress and social isolation are prevalent. Approximately one third report depressive symptoms and 20% report anxiety during the first months or years after the stroke. Psychosocial difficulties may impact significantly ...