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University of Sydney
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Care for Disabled | Public Health and Health Services | Health and Community Services
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1071/SR14307
Abstract: Digital soil models and maps have been developed for pre-European (pre-clearing) levels of soil organic carbon (SOC) over New South Wales, Australia. These provide a useful first estimate of natural, unaltered soil conditions before agricultural development, which are potentially important for many carbon-accounting schemes such as those prescribed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, carbon-turnover models such as RothC, and soil-condition monitoring programs. The modelling approach adopted included multiple linear regression and Cubist piecewise linear decision trees. It used 1690 soil profiles from undisturbed or only lightly disturbed native vegetation sites across all of eastern Australia, together with a range of covariates representing key soil-forming factors. The digital soil maps of pre-clearing SOC (% and mass) over New South Wales provide a more sophisticated alternative to currently available, equivalent maps. Independent validation of the SOC mass predictions over the top 30 cm revealed a concordance correlation coefficient of 0.76, which was 13% higher than the currently used map. Total pre-clearing SOC stocks amount to 4.21 Gt in the top 30 cm, which compared with a current stock estimate of 3.68 Gt, suggesting a total SOC loss of ~0.53 Gt over the entire state. The extent of SOC decline in both absolute and relative terms was found to be highly dependent on the climate, parent material and land use regime, reaching a maximum decline of 44.3 t/ha or 50.0% relative loss in cooler (moist) conditions over mafic parent materials under regular cropping use. The models also provide valuable pedological insights into the factors controlling SOC levels under natural conditions.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 16-12-2020
Abstract: Children with disabilities often experience unsupportive environments that restrict their play opportunities and inclusion on the school playground. This exclusion can perpetuate inequities for children with disabilities, with lifelong implications. The Sydney Playground Project uses a simple, innovative intervention consisting of placing recycled materials on the playground and engaging parents and educators in risk reframing sessions to create increased playground choice, control, independence and inclusion for all children. The purpose of this study was to learn from participants about the utility of the intervention for promoting choice and control among children with disability on the school playground. Data included evaluative interviews with 27 school staff (teaching assistants, teachers, therapists, school leadership) across five participating schools after completing of the intervention. Analysis was thematic and explored prominent ideas first within schools, and then between schools. Prior to the intervention, participating school staff focused on active supervision to support play and student needs. During the intervention, school staff experienced role shift and confusion as they allowed the children increased independence while using the recycled materials and learned to navigate how much independence to give the children. Children engaged in increased imaginative and social play, and school staff adopted higher expectations of children's capabilities. Interventions such as the Sydney Playground Project that collaboratively shift adult perceptions to focus on the capabilities of children with disabilities and increase the supportiveness of the physical environment have great promise in increasing play choice and inclusion on the school playground.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-11-2015
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 23-03-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-03-2018
DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2018.1447010
Abstract: Despite indisputable developmental benefits of outdoor play, children with disabilities can experience play inequity. Play decisions are multifactorial influenced by children's skills and their familial and community environments. Government agencies have responsibilities for equity and inclusion of people with disabilities including in play. This multiple-perspective case study aimed to understand outdoor play decision-making for children with disabilities from the perspectives and interactions of: local government and families of primary school-aged children with disabilities. Five mothers, four local government employees, and two not-for-profit organization representatives participated in semi-structured interviews. Inductive and iterative analyzes involved first understanding perspectives of in iduals, then stakeholders (local government and families), and finally similarities and differences through cross-case analysis. Local government focused more on physical access, than social inclusion. Local government met only minimal requirements and had little engagement with families. This resulted in poor understanding and action around family needs and preferences when designing public outdoor play spaces. To increase meaningful choice and participation in outdoor play, government understanding of family values and agency around engagement with local government needs to improve. Supporting familial collective capabilities requires understanding interactions between in iduals, play, disability, and outdoor play environments.
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Date: 03-02-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-12-2022
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1864668
Abstract: Promoting well-being is a key aim of rehabilitation. The intentional design of interventions to address well-being requires an understanding of the factors that affect this complex phenomenon. A growing body of qualitative literature has identified determinants that people with SCI report affect their well-being. It is unclear whether or how rehabilitation interventions can influence these well-being determinants. This study sought to explore the experience and perspective of people with SCI about interventions that target their well-being. Systematic search of seven databases. Deductive analysis to categorize findings related to well-being determinants, and further inductive coding to identify sub-themes, relationships and additional findings. Twenty studies were selected, involving a wide range of interventions. Each intervention influenced a number of well-being determinants, which were inter-related. People with SCI reported improvements in both subjective and psychological well-being. However, well-being was not always well defined in the studies and people with SCI reported lack of priority for, and opportunity to engage in, well-being interventions in the current rehabilitation system. Rehabilitation interventions can influence well-being determinants. These determinants form a useful framework for the intentional design of well-being interventions, which should be informed by a broad understanding of well-being.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONWell-being can be influenced by rehabilitation interventions, and a more explicit focus on well-being in intervention design and evaluation is recommended.Conceptual frameworks used to define and measure well-being should adopt a broad understanding of well-being.Well-being interventions should address the determinants identified by people with SCI (engaging in occupation, responsibility, values and perspectives, self-worth, self-continuity, relationships and the environment).People with SCI want a greater priority placed on well-being interventions, and more opportunities to engage in these interventions, especially in the community.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2012
Abstract: School-based occupational therapy (SBOT) practice takes place within a complex system that includes service recipients, service providers, and program decision makers across health and education sectors. Despite the promotion of collaborative consultation at a policy level, there is little practical guidance about how to coordinate multi-agency service and interprofessional collaboration among these stakeholders. This paper reports on a process used to engage program administrators in an examination of SBOT collaborative consultation practice in one region of Ontario to provide an evidence-informed foundation for decision making about implementation of these services. Within an appreciative inquiry framework (Cooperrider, Whitney, & Stavros, 2008), Developmental Work Research methods (Engeström, 2000) were used to facilitate shared learning for improved SBOT collaborative consultation. Program administrators participated alongside program providers and service recipients in a series of facilitated workshops to develop principles that will guide future planning and decision making about the delivery of SBOT services. Facilitated discussion among stakeholders led to the articulation of 12 principles for effective collaborative practice. Program administrators used their shared understanding to propose a new model for delivering SBOT services. Horizontal and vertical learning across agency and professional boundaries led to the development of powerful solutions for program improvement.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-07-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-09-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 02-2009
DOI: 10.1177/000841740907600110
Abstract: Background. Student selection for health science programs is a complex process designed to identify in iduals who are most likely to succeed academically and professionally. There is limited evidence supporting specific admission criteria beyond the pre-admission GPA, and no strong evidence substantiating the need for specific academic prerequisites. Purpose. This study examined the predictive value of selected pre-admissions criteria relative to student outcomes in a master of occupational therapy program. Methods. The study involved analysis of data for 129 students admitted to a new master in occupational therapy program. Findings. Results show strong support for the pre-admission academic average as a selection criterion and limited support for referee ratings. No evidence was found linking pre-admission coursework to subsequent performance in courses of similar content. Implications. Results provide evidence upon which to ground admissions decisions, and point to the need for further examination of the value of extensive pre-admission course requirements.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2023
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1071/SR13306
Abstract: To help meet the increasing need for knowledge and data on the spatial distribution of soils, readily applied multiple linear regression models were developed for key soil properties over eastern Australia. Selected covariates were used to represent the key soil-forming factors of climate (annual precipitation and maximum temperature), parent material (a lithological silica index) topography (new topo-slope and aspect indices) and biota (a modified land disturbance index). The models are presented at three depth intervals (0–10, 10–30 and 30–100 cm) and are of variable but generally moderate statistical strength, with concordance correlation coefficients in the order of 0.7 for organic carbon (OC) upper depth, pHca, sum of bases, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and sand, but somewhat lower (0.4–0.6) for OC lower depths, total phosphorous, clay and silt. The pragmatic models facilitate soil property predictions at in idual sites using only climate and field-collected data. They were also moderately effective for deriving digital soil maps over the state of New South Wales and a regional catchment. The models and derived maps compared well in predictive ability to those derived from more sophisticated techniques involving Cubist decision trees with remotely sensed covariates. The readily understood and interpreted nature of these products means they may provide a useful introduction to the more advanced digital soil modelling and mapping techniques. The models provide useful information and broader insights into the factors controlling soil distribution in eastern Australia and beyond, including the change in a soil property with a given unit change in a covariate.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-10-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-01-2015
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2014.996674
Abstract: A systematic review of stroke self-management programs was conducted to: (i) identify how many and what self-management support strategies were included in stroke self-management interventions and (ii) describe whether self-management programs effectively improved outcomes, focusing specifically on function and participation outcomes. Twelve databases were searched for the years 1986-2012 to identify self-management programs for stroke survivors. Pre-post, quasi-experimental and randomized controlled trial study designs were included. Descriptive information about the intervention was scrutinized to identify what self-management support strategies were present in the intervention and comparisons were made between programs using a group versus a one-to-one format. All outcomes were included and categorized. The most prominent strategies identified in our review were goal setting and follow-up, and an in idualized approach using structured information and professional support. There are indications that self-management programs can significantly increase participation and functional ability. However, the high level of clinical heterogeneity in program delivery, outcomes and level of stroke severity made it impossible to conduct a meta-analysis. Further examination of in idual self-management support strategies, such as linking rehabilitation goal setting to post-acute self-management programs, the inclusion of family members and the contribution of peer-support is warranted. Self-management programs for stroke survivors. Linking post-acute self-management programs to rehabilitation goal setting could improve outcomes. Involving family members in self-management programs may benefit stroke survivors.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-04-2019
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 23-01-2021
Abstract: Risky play is challenging, exciting play with the possibility of physical, social, or emotional harm. Through risky play, children learn, develop, and experience wellbeing. Children with disabilities have fewer opportunities than their typically developing peers to engage in this beneficial type of play. Our team designed a novel, school-based intervention to address this disparity however, our intervention yielded unexpected quantitative results. In the present study, we qualitatively examined ergent results at two of the five schools that participated in the intervention. Specifically, we aimed to explore how staff culture (i.e., shared beliefs, values, and practices) influenced the intervention. To explore this relationship, we employed a retrospective, qualitative, multiple case study. We used thematic analysis of evaluative interviews with staff members to elucidate the cultures at each school. Then, we used cross-case analysis to understand the relationships between aspects of staff culture and the intervention’s implementation and results. We found that staff cultures around play, risk, disability influenced the way, and the extent to which, staff were willing to let go and allowed children to engage in risky play. Adults’ beliefs about the purpose of play and recess, as well as their expectations for children with disabilities, particularly influenced the intervention. Furthermore, when the assumptions of the intervention and the staff culture did not align, the intervention could not succeed. The results of this study highlight the importance of (1) evaluating each schools’ unique staff culture before implementing play-focused interventions and (2) tailoring interventions to meet the needs of in idual schools.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 17-08-2016
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-04-2015
DOI: 10.1111/JPPI.12114
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 29-10-2018
DOI: 10.3390/GERIATRICS3040075
Abstract: Despite obstacles, many rural-dwelling older adults report that positive aspects of rural residence, such as attachment to community, social participation, and familiarity, create a sense of belonging that far outweighs the negative. By being part of a community where they are known and they know people, rural elders continue to find meaning, the key to achieving successful aging in this last stage of life. This scoping review explored factors influencing social participation and, through it, successful aging among rural-dwelling older adults. We sought to answer the question: what factors enhance or detract from the ability of rural-dwelling older adults to engage in social participation in rural communities? The scoping review resulted in 19 articles that highlight the importance of supports to enable older people to spend time with others, including their pets, engage in volunteer and community activities, and help maintain their home and care for their pets. Overall, the lack of services, including local health care facilities, was less important than the attachment to place and social capital associated with aging in place.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-11-2020
Publisher: SCI AND TECH UNIVERSAL INC
Date: 03-05-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-02-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-05-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-10-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 21-03-2013
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 13-10-2016
Start Date: 2021
End Date: 2022
Funder: Country Fire Authority
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2021
End Date: 2022
Funder: Gladstone Regional Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2021
End Date: 2023
Funder: Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2019
End Date: 2021
Funder: Queensland Government
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2019
End Date: 2021
Funder: University of Minnesota
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2020
End Date: 2022
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2008
End Date: 2008
Funder: Queen's University
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2009
End Date: 2014
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2008
End Date: 2010
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 06-2020
End Date: 12-2023
Amount: $408,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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