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Research and Reality

by Sarah Cavallaro & Mim Rodda

Reading, critiquing and applying research can be both time consuming for clinicians and daunting. This podcast will make access, analysis and application of evidence base practice easily available. Every fortnight, we aim to choose, critique and apply a research article and let you know how you can put it into practice.

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Episodes

  1. B6 sneak peak - Interview with Charmaine Bernie

    This is a sneak peak at our Patreon only bonus episode where we interview Series 6's guest. Charmaine is the co-author of one of the articles we chose "A scoping review of coaching in occupational therapy: Mapping methods, populations and outcomes." See episode 20 for a full review of that…

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  2. 23 - Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Development: Cognitive, Language, Physical, and Social and Emotional Domains

    Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Development: Cognitive, Language, Physical, and Social and EmotionalDomains Multimodal technologies and Interaction, May 2023Vaishnavi N. Panjeti-Madan and Prakash Ranganathan How you can get involved: 1. Become ⁠⁠a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon supporter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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  3. 22 - Healthy mothers healthy families, health promoting activity coaching for mothers of children with a disability: Exploring mother's perspectives of programme feasibility

    22 - Healthy mothers healthy families, health promoting activity coaching for mothers of children with a disability: Exploring mother's perspectives of programme feasibility. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Received March 2022, accepted May 2022. Authors: Vanessa Harris, Helen M...

  4. 21 - Randomised control trial of occupation performance coaching for families of children with autism spectrum disorder by means of telerehabilitation

    Randomised control trial of occupation performance coaching for families of children with autism spectrum disorder by means of telerehabilitation British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021 Vol 0 (0) Authors: Ali Reza Jamali, Mehdi Alizadeh Zarei, Mohammad Ali Sanjari, Malahat AkbarFahimi…

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  5. 20 - A scoping review of coaching in occupational therapy: Mapping methods, populations and outcomes.

    A scoping review of coaching in occupational therapy: Mapping methods, populations and outcomes.Australian Occupational Therapy Journal July 2024Fiona Graham, Dorothy Kessler, Melissa Nott, Charmaine Bernie, Parimala Kanagasabai, Christine A. Barthow How you can get involved: 1. Become ⁠⁠a...

  6. 19 - Instructions for Administering the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure with Children Themselves

    Instructions for Administering the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure with Children Themselves. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 2023, VOL. 43, NO. 1, 58–73 Gijs Verkerka (apparently pronounced Hedj) , Lisanne van der Molen-Meulmeester, Margo van Hartingsveldt , and Mattijs...

  7. 18 - Therapist perceptions of barriers to telehealth uptake in children’s occupational therapy

    Therapist perceptions of barriers to telehealth uptake in children’s occupational therapy Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. April 2023. Caroline Mills, Kirralee Hazeltine, Annette Zucco, Tracy Phan, Elise Baker How you can get involved: 1. Become ⁠⁠a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon supporter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - For...

  8. 17 - Parent perspectives of an occupational therapy telehealth intervention

    Parent perspectives of an occupational therapy telehealth intervention. International Journal of Telerehabilitation Vol. 11, No. 1 Spring 2019 Anna Wallisch, Lauren Little, Ellen Pope, Winnie Dunn How you can get involved: 1. Become ⁠⁠a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon supporter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - For just $10AUD/month you…

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  9. 16 - Telehealth in paediatric occupational therapy: a scoping review

    Telehealth in paediatric occupational therapy: a scoping review. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation Feb 2021 Gözde Önal, Güleser Güney, Fatma Gün, Meral Huri How you can get involved: 1. Become ⁠⁠a ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon supporter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - For just $10AUD/month you get a copy of the blank...

  10. B4.2 Interview with Ellen Smith

    Why B4.2 (where did B4.1 go I hear you say). We have 3 bonus episodes for our neurodiversity affirming practice series. To honour our Patreon supporters, the other two bonus episodes (B4.1 Kate Kleinau & B4.3 Sue Fletcher-Watson) are only available to our Patreon supporters. See link below for...

  11. 15b - Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices are a Moral Imperative for Occupational Therapy

    The second half of our discussion on this article. Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices are a Moral Imperative for Occupational Therapy The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy April 2022 Aaron R. Dallman, Kathryn L. Williams, Lauren Villa How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and…

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  12. 15a - Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices are a Moral Imperative for Occupational Therapy

    We had so much to discuss from this article that we split it into two episodes so you wouldn't have to listen for too long in one go. Enjoy this one and then look out soon for the next half. Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices are a Moral Imperative for Occupational Therapy The Open Journal of...

  13. 14 - Autistic peer to peer information transfer is highly effective.

    Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism 2020, Vol. 24 Catherine J Crompton1, Danielle Ropar, Claire VM Evans-Williams, Emma G Flynn, Sue Fletcher-Watson How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and colleagues about us. We are aimed at OTs but some of our…

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  14. 13 - Autism and empathy: What are the real links?

    Autism and empathy: What are the real links? Sue Fletcher-Watson and Geoffrey Bird Autism (this is the title of the journal) Vol 24, 2020 How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and colleagues about us. We are aimed at OTs but some of our topics are certainly relevant for other…

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  15. 12 - Controlled choice, not choice and control: Families' reflections after one year using the National Disability Insurance Scheme

    Controlled choice, not choice and control: Families' reflections after one year using the National Disability Insurance Scheme Gabrielle Smethurst, Helen M Bourke-Taylor, Claire Cotter, Fiona Beauchamp Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy Accepted for publication December 2020 This is our...

  16. B3 - Handwriting bonus episode - Interview with Melissa Savonoff

    This is our bonus episode where we interview Term 1, 2023's guest, and touch base on why she chose the article "Effect of pencil grasp on the speed and legibility of handwriting after a 10-minute copy task in Grade 4 children." (See episode 11 for a full review of that article). We also ask her...

  17. 11 - Effect of pencil grasp on the speed and legibility of handwriting after a 10-minute copy task in Grade 4 children.

    11 - Effect of pencil grasp on the speed and legibility of handwriting after a 10-minute copy task in Grade 4 children Heidi Schwellnus, Heather Carnahan, Azadeh Kushki, Helene Polatajko, Cheryl Missiuna and Tom Chau Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy Accepted for publication March 2012...

  18. 10 - Handwriting and typing: Occupational therapy practice when supporting adolescents with handwriting difficulties

    Handwriting and typing: Occupational therapy practice when supporting adolescents with handwriting difficulties. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 2022, Vol 85 (11) 891 - 899 Ruth Nightingale, Emma Sumner, Melissa Prunty, Anna L Barnett The Canchild MATCH resource we mention in the episode:...

  19. 9 - A systematic review of occupational therapy intervention for handwriting skills in 4-6 year old children

    A systematic review of occupational therapy intervention for handwriting skills in 4-6 year old children Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy Accepted 5 November 2019 Authors: Masne Kadar, Farahiyah Wan Yunus, Eileen Tan, Siaw Chui Chai, Nor Afifi Razaob, Durratul Husna Mohamat Kasim How…

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  20. B2 - ADHD Bonus episode - Interview with Kate Horstmann

    Thank you to all our listeners for your patience. I enjoyed my holidays far too much and so I'm only publishing this interview now!! This is our second bonus episode where we interview Term 4, 2022's guest, and touch base on why she chose the article "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder…

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  21. 8 - The Engaged Child in Occupational Therapy

    The Engaged Child in Occupational Therapy Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2020, Vol. 87(2) 127-136 Authors: Rachel G. D’Arrigo , Jodie A. Copley, Anne A. Poulsen, and Jenny Ziviani This is our 'now for something completely different' article that does not correspond to our ADHD theme but...

  22. 7 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Emotion Regulation Over the Life Span

    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Emotion Regulation Over the Life Span Hanna Christiansen & Oliver Hirsch & Björn Albrecht & Mira-Lynn Chavanon Current Psychiatry Reports (2019) 21:17 Impact factor 8.081 This is our article from our guest speaker who we will be holding a…

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  23. 6 - Experiencing success: an occupational therapy partnership programme. Gymnastics for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

    Experiencing success: an occupational therapy partnership programme. Gymnastics for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Helen Ambrose Irish Journal of OT. Accepted for publishing 23 September 2021 How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and colleagues about us. We are...

  24. 5 - Evaluating the pragmatic language skills of children with ADHD and typically developing playmates following a pilot parent-delivered play-based intervention.

    Review of the article - Evaluating the pragmatic language skills of children with ADHD and typically developing playmates following a pilot parent-delivered play-based intervention. Reinie Cordier, Natalie Munro, Sarah Wilkes-Gillan, Lydia Ling, Kimberley Docking and Wendy Pearce Australian…

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  25. B1 - Feeding bonus episode - Interview with Pippa van Wijk on the OT role in feeding therapy

    Our first bonus episode where we interview our term's guest, and touch on why she chose the article "Relation of sensory processing and stomatognical system of oral respiratory children." (See episode 3 for full review of that article).Pippa van Wijk, BOccThy MOccThy, graduated from the…

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  26. 4 - Systematic review of determinants influencing knowledge implementation in occupational therapy

    Our 'Now for something completely different' article. We pick one article each term NOT related to that term's topic. We try to pick a more general article relevant across all Paediatric OT (and sometimes relevant across all OT practice). Systematic review of determinants influencing knowledge...

  27. 3 - Relation of sensory processing and stomatognical system of oral respiratory children.

    Relation of sensory processing and stomatognical system of oral respiratory children. Ana Carollyne Dantas De Lima; Raquel Costa Albuquerque; Daniele Andrade de Cunha; Camilla Albertrina Dantas de Lima; Sandro Junior Henrique LIma; Hilton Justino da Silva. CODAS 2022; 34 (2) Accepted March 18…

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  28. 2 - Mealtime behaviours of young children with sensory food aversions: An observational study

    Mealtime behaviours of young children with sensory food aversions: An observational study. Angela R. Caldwell & Elise K. Krause Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy April 2021 How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and colleagues about us. We are aimed at OTs but some of our topics...

  29. 1 - Occupational Therapy Interventions to Support Feeding and Toileting in Children From Birth to Age 5 Years

    Review of the article "Occupational Therapy Interventions to Support Feeding and Toileting in Children From Birth to Age 5 Years" Meredith P Gronski American Journal of Occupational Therapy August 2021 How you can get involved: 1. Tell your friends and colleagues about us. We are aimed at OTs but...

  30. 0 - Introduction

    Listen to this if you want to find out who we are, what we're doing & why we're doing it. Otherwise go straight to episode 1. We are Sarah Cavallaro & Mim Rodda - 2 Paeds OTs from Australia. Things we reference this episode: * Sarah's private practice https://www.exceptional-kids.net/ * Sarah...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Reading, critiquing and applying research can be both time consuming for clinicians and daunting. This podcast will make access, analysis and application of evidence base practice easily available. Every fortnight, we aim to choose, critique and apply a research article and let you know how you can put it into practice.

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