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Background: Transforming occupational therapy (OT) practices and services to be more inclusive and political so that everyone has an opportunity to engage with meaningful occupations to advance their health and wellbeing is critical. An occupational justice framework locates occupations in a socio-cultural-historical context influencing the community or person's choice and participation. Communities marginalized due to socio-cultural-historical context struggle with participating in preferred occupations, which in turn affects their well-being and sense of self. Patriarchy, Gender binarism, Heteronormativity, Ableism, Casteism, and Classism are some dominant systems of oppression that affect how communities and people choose and participate in occupations. As occupational therapists and researchers, it becomes imperative to understand the experience of marginalized communities to contextualize interventions and evaluations to address the cultural practices of oppression. Objective: To understand how marginalized identity locations are represented in the Indian Journal of OT (IJOT). Study Design: A scoping review. Methods: Arksey and O'Malley's methodology was used to review research papers published in the IJOT from January 2012 to April 2022. Results: Disabled people have been the most represented in the last decade. Women's experiences are represented as lesser than that of men. Within studies focusing on disabilities, men's experiences are represented more than women's. There are two papers in the last decade that focus on Adivasi people. Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Bisexual, and Asexual + communities are absent from OT research in the IJOT. Dalits and Bahujans are also absent from research. Few studies use the person-centered model of intervention by partnering with clients, whereas most studies use a medical model where the therapist is the only expert. Conclusion: In this study, we derive three themes to explore possible explanations on why marginalized communities are underrepresented. These themes of "unconscious bias," "history repeats itself" and "medical model of research" help us understand factors we need to reflect on as OT researchers and therapists as we engage with communities and people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Medical record keeping is a systematic method of documentation of a single patient's medical history and treatment record over time). It is crucial from multiple perspectives: patients, health care providers, medical research, etc. Conventinally, these records have been made with pen and paper. However, recent advances have led to the development of e-health record systems (EHRS). Objective: The primary objective is to describe our experiences at NeuroGen, where we have used all methods of patient documentation including traditional paper-pen method, video documentation, and EHRS. The secondary objective is to present the advantages and limitations of the different record keeping methods. Study Design: This is an interview-based descriptive study. Methods: We designed and conducted a questionnaire to compare traditional methods versus EHRS that was administered to 40 of our health care providers to obtain their feedback. We hereby present the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and EHRS based on the questionnaire. Results: The poster highlights that the EHRS when combined with video recording, whcich we are currently using at NeuroGen, vary in benefits and limitations, benefits outweighing the limitations. Conclusion: We conclude that despite the limitations of EHRS, traditional methods will soon have to be replaced and therefore recommend adaptation to the electronic health record system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Stress can cause a significant impact on social and occupational participation to the extent that is significant clinically. This study thus aims to verify any correlation among self-reported mindfulness, perceived stress, and psychological well-being among individuals in intimacy versus isolation (19-40 years) and generativity versus stagnation (40-65 years) stage of Erick Erikson's classification of development. Objectives: (1) To measure psychological well-being, mindfulness, and perceived stress in people from the two developmental stages. (2) To study the correlation between psychological factors (the six dimensions of psychological well-being and mindfulness) with stress in each group. (3) To compare between these two developmental stages and the relationship between psychological factors and stress. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study. Methods: Males and females belonging to intimacy versus isolation (19-40 years) and generativity versus stagnation (40-65 years) stage of Erick Erikson's classification of development were included in the study. Paper-based version of perceived stress scale, mindful attention awareness scale (MAAS), and Ryff's psychological well-being scale were administered. The scores of perceived stress scale, MAAS, and Ryff's psychological well-being were compared. Results: individuals belonging to the intimacy versus isolation stage showed higher scores on stress and lower scores on mindfulness as compared to individuals in generativity versus stagnation (40-65 years) stage of development. Conclusions: Individuals who are more mindful experience less stress. Thus, practicing mindfulness can help deal with stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]