8 results on '"Brown, Cary A."'
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2. Psychological health and occupational therapists: Burnout, engagement and work addiction.
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Brown CA and Pashniak LM
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- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Burnout, Professional etiology, Burnout, Professional psychology, Canada, Female, Humans, Internet, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics instrumentation, Psychometrics methods, Surveys and Questionnaires, Workplace psychology, Workplace standards, Job Satisfaction, Occupational Therapists psychology, Work Engagement
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Background: Burnout, work engagement and work addiction are all considered components of psychological health in the workplace. Past research indicates that healthcare providers face significant challenges to their psychological wellbeing in the workplace., Objective: This study sought to determine the extent of these components in a sample of Canadian occupational therapists., Methods: An anonymous electronic survey including standardized measures of burnout, work engagement and work addiction., Results: Participants' scores at times differed from previous research on burnout in the occupational therapy profession in that they demonstrated higher depersonalization scores and lower emotional exhaustion scores. Relationships emerged among a number of elements within the various measures, and participants' age and years of experience. Scores indicating a risk of burnout and work addiction clustered at certain times across participants' years of experience, and scores for vigour were low in comparison to an international study of healthcare workers. However, scores in other elements were high (for example, dedication and personal accomplishment), which theorists propose may serve a protective role in mitigating high scores in negative elements., Conclusions: Findings demonstrate a risk for diminished work-related psychological health and point to key areas for further investigation around which targeted interventions could be organized for members of the occupational therapy profession.
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- 2018
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3. Occupational therapists' experience of workplace fatigue: Issues and action.
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Brown CA, Schell J, and Pashniak LM
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- Burnout, Professional, Health Personnel, Humans, Occupational Health, Risk Assessment methods, Fatigue, Occupational Therapists
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Background: Occupational therapists (OTs) work in all areas of health and wellbeing. The work is physically and psychologically demanding, but OTs are often not diligent about recognizing and attending to the workplace health and safety issue of fatigue in their own work settings., Objective: The purpose of this paper is to determine current issues and the evidence-base as presented in the literature so as to develop awareness and best practice interventions for fatigue reduction and management in occupational therapists' workplace., Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was carried out by the medical librarian on the study team and themes were extracted from the relevant literature by the study team., Results: The literature revealed little research directly addressing occupational therapy workplace fatigue and we expanded our review of the evidence-base across all healthcare workers to identify publications of particular relevance to occupational therapists., Conclusion: This background paper is an important first step to raising awareness among OTs, guide key stakeholders regarding contributing factors to, and consequences of, OTs' workplace fatigue, and set research direction. Knowing which factors influencing workplace fatigue are shared across healthcare professionals and which are unique to OTs can also help organizations develop more tailored workplace fatigue risk reduction programs. This review concludes with a list of existing guidelines and tools for developing workplace fatigue risk assessment and management programs relevant to occupational therapists.
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- 2017
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4. Occupational therapists' pain knowledge: a national survey.
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Reyes AN and Brown CA
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- Adult, Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel, Canada, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Needs Assessment, Pain Measurement methods, Self Report, Surveys and Questionnaires, Translational Research, Biomedical methods, Occupational Therapists education, Occupational Therapists standards, Occupational Therapy methods, Pain classification, Pain diagnosis, Pain rehabilitation, Pain Management methods
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Purpose: This study surveyed Canadian occupational therapists to identify whether their pain knowledge is current or if the gaps identified in past studies have remained the same. The findings will provide information to guide the development of targeted pain knowledge translation strategies for occupational therapists., Method: A self-report survey, including demographic questions and part of the City of Boston's Rehabilitation Professionals' Knowledge and Attitude Survey (COBS), was disseminated electronically to all members of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists., Results: A total of 354 therapists, most came from Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia and working in the community, acute care and private practice, participated. Over 50% had 10 years or less of experience. Deficit knowledge areas were identified in pediatric pain, chronic versus acute pain, pain assessment and medications. These findings are largely consistent with deficits identified in pre-2000 studies., Conclusions: Pain knowledge gaps persist among Canadian occupational therapists and this can, and should, be addressed within the occupational therapist (OT) curriculum and in professional development initiatives. It is concerning that this study identified similar knowledge gaps as those identified in previous studies of OT students and clinicians. Pain is a growing and complex issue with negative impact on occupational performance across the lifespan. Knowledge dissemination of occupational therapy pain assessment and management approaches should be a priority for the profession., Implications for Rehabilitation: Pain is a prevalent condition in all age groups of occupational therapists' clients. There appear to be gaps in occupational therapists' evidence-based knowledge of aspects of pain. Occupational therapy training programs and occupational therapy associations should provide education with a particular focus on identified pain knowledge gaps.
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- 2016
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5. The experience of occupational therapists and physiotherapists using a prototype, evidence-informed online knowledge translation resource to learn about patient-defined, personally-meaningful chronic pain rehabilitation.
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Liddiard, Katrina J, Raynor, Annette J, and Brown, Cary A
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CHRONIC pain ,RESEARCH funding ,QUALITATIVE research ,FOCUS groups ,OCCUPATIONAL therapists ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,INTERVIEWING ,JUDGMENT sampling ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PROFESSIONS ,THEMATIC analysis ,ONLINE education ,RESEARCH methodology ,THEORY of knowledge ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,PHYSICAL therapists - Abstract
Purpose: Chronic pain is a complex biopsychosocial experience, and rehabilitation helps people to manage pain, and restore valued life roles. Evidence suggests that more positive outcomes occur when clients perceive their rehabilitation to be meaningful. People with chronic pain describe rehabilitation as personally-meaningful when they develop a genuine connection with a credible therapist who they see as a guiding partner, and when rehabilitation holds personal value, is self-defined, and relevant to their sense of self-identity. This paper presents a qualitative study of therapists' experience using an e-learning package on patient-defined, personally-meaningful rehabilitation. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used to explore rehabilitation therapists' experience of a prototype evidence-informed, online resource developed on the basis of eLearning and web-design principles. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of occupational therapists and physiotherapists, and inductive coding and thematic analysis of transcripts was completed. Findings: Twenty-four therapists (12 occupational therapists, 12 physiotherapists) participated, representing a mix of gender and experience (early career; experienced; and specialist). Four themes and 12 sub-themes emerged from the analysis. The resource delivered a positive user experience, which added (translational) value to enhance learning, and participants were highly positive about the future potential of the resource to translate chronic pain rehabilitation research for early career, experienced, and specialist rehabilitation therapists. Conclusion: Results suggest that the disparate learning needs of rehabilitation therapists from diverse professional backgrounds and experience, may be addressed through the one resource. Participant feedback provides evidence that the resource fits with current models of learning and behaviour change. This study demonstrates the importance of basing online resources on eLearning and web-design principles to translate complex biopsychosocial chronic pain rehabilitation research for rehabilitation therapists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. A critical review of interventions addressing ageist attitudes in healthcare professional education.
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Brown, Cary A., Kother, Diane J., and Wielandt, Trish M.
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AGING ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,ATTITUDE testing ,CINAHL database ,ERIC (Information retrieval system) ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDLINE ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy services ,ONLINE information services ,RESEARCH funding ,STUDENT attitudes ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy education ,OCCUPATIONAL therapists - Abstract
Copyright of Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2011
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7. Treatments for patients with chronic pain: therapists' beliefs.
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Brown, Cary A.
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CHRONIC pain treatment , *OCCUPATIONAL therapists , *PHYSICAL therapists - Abstract
Presents the result of a survey regarding the attitudes and beliefs that occupational and physical therapists hold in relation to chronic pain treatments. List of chronic pain treatment components; Patterns of treatment endorsement and pain beliefs among the therapists; Need for therapists working in a multidisciplinary teams to understand each other's differences and beliefs.
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- 2003
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8. CAOT Professional Issue Forum: Pain management and occupational therapy.
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Brown, Cary, Chakavarti, Anita, Gupta, Anshu, Klassen, Bonnie, Kennedy, Lorian, and Craik, Janet
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OCCUPATIONAL therapists ,PAIN management ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy ,STAKEHOLDERS ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Professional Issues Forums (PIFs) are held annually at the CAOT National Conference and can contribute to the development of CAOT Position Statements on the topic. PIFs address priority health and social issues and emerging practice areas in occupational therapy. For 2011, CAOT identified pain management and cancer survivorship as strategic areas for expansion of occupational therapy practices. PIFs involve presentations from a panel of experts in the field as well as client and national stakeholder perspectives. The PIF facilitator leads the participants through interactive exercises and a plenary discussion. The discussion leads to strategies and recommendations for action for CAOT, individual occupational therapists and stakeholders to advance occupational therapy's presence in these practice areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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