Search Results - "Polatajko, H J"

Enabling children with Developmental Coordination Disorder to self-regulate through the use of Dynamic Performance Analysis: Evidence from the CO-OP approach by Hyland, M., Polatajko, H.J.

“…Anecdotal evidence suggests that Dynamic Performance Analysis (DPA) is learned by children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) during Cognitive…”
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Rites of passage: Understanding participation of children with developmental coordination disorder by Mandich, A.D., Polatajko, H.J., Rodger, S.

“…Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience difficulty participating in the typical activities of childhood and are known to have a more…”
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Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism, and Occupational Therapy: A Search for Understanding by Welch, Christie D, Polatajko, H J

“…Occupational therapists strive to be mindful, competent practitioners and continuously look for ways to improve practice. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has…”
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A pilot trial of a cognitive treatment for children with developmental coordination disorder by Miller, L.T, Polatajko, H.J, Missiuna, C, Mandich, A.D, Macnab, J.J

“…This pilot study compared a new treatment approach, the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) to the Contemporary Treatment Approach…”
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Chronic Pain in the Elderly: Occupational Adaptation as a Means of Coping with Osteoarthritis of the Hip and/or Knee by Klinger, Lisa, Spaulding, Sandi J, Polatajko, Helene J, MacKinnon, Joyce R, Miller, Linda

“…OBJECTIVE:To determine whether elderly individuals with chronic pain as a result of osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee would report adaptations to their…”
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Motor problems in children with developmental coordination disorder: review of the literature by Willoughby, C, Polatajko, H J

“…Occupational therapists frequently work with children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in hopes of enhancing their occupational performance…”
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Dreams, dilemmas, and decisions for occupational therapy practice in a new millennium: a Canadian perspective by Polatajko, H J

“…This article presents the hope that, in the 21st century and the millennium it ushers in, the world will eliminate the concept of handicap by creating an…”
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Measuring perceived self-efficacy in occupational therapy by Gage, M, Noh, S, Polatajko, H J, Kaspar, V

“…Occupational therapists sometimes observe an alarming discrepancy between the occupational performance skills developed in the clinical setting and the degree…”
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Use of the Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency in occupational therapy by Wilson, B N, Polatajko, H J, Kaplan, B J, Faris, P

“…In addition to the need for good measurement tools in occupational therapy, there is a need for the tools to be used knowledgeably. The purpose of this article…”
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Reexamination of Sensory Integration Treatment: A Combination of Two Efficacy Studies by Kaplan, Bonnie J

“…This study analyzed the efficacy of sensory integration treatment by combining data from a study of 96 Canadian children (29 from Alberta and 67 from Ontario…”
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Visual-ocular control of normal and learning-disabled children by Polatajko, H J

“…Much of the data typically presented to support the vestibular dysfunction hypothesis among learning-disabled children is based on a measure of vestibular…”
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The search for subtypes of DCD: Is cluster analysis the answer? by Macnab, Jennifer J, Miller, Linda T, Polatajko, Helene J

“…Studies using cluster analysis as a method to identify distinct subtypes of developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) have been inconclusive leading some…”
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Dynamic performance analysis: a framework for understanding occupational performance by Polatajko, H J, Mandich, A, Martini, R

“…Occupational therapy is now consistently described as a profession concerned with enabling occupation. A crucial step in enabling occupation is understanding…”
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A clinical trial of the process-oriented treatment approach for children with developmental co-ordination disorder by Polatajko, H J, Macnab, J J, Anstett, B, Malloy-Miller, T, Murphy, K, Noh, S

“…The process-oriented treatment (POR chi) approach is a time-limited programme aimed at increasing the kinaesthetic performance of children with mild motor…”
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A critical look at vestibular dysfunction in learning-disabled children by Polatajko, H J

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the vestibular dysfunction hypothesis in learning disabilities. The data indicated that there was no significant…”
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A Descriptive Study of Adults with Suspected Learning Disabilities by Malcolm, Christine B

“…A self-referred and agency-referred sample of 80 adults from London, Ontario, considered to have learning disabilities, completed the Intake Questionnaire…”
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Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP): Part II The Evidence by Polatajko, Helene J., Mandich, Angela D., Miller, Linda T., Macnab, Jennifer J.

“…CO-OP is a child-centred, cognitive based intervention, focused on enabling children to achieve their functional goals. It has been developed over the last…”
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Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP): Part I -Theoretical Foundations by Missiuna, Cheryl, Mandich, Angela D., Polatajko, Helene J., Malloy-Miller, Theresa

“…This paper is the first in a series of three papers that present the systematic development and evaluation of Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational…”
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Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance(CO-OP): Part III - The Protocol in Brief by Polatajko, Helene J., Mandich, Angela D., Missiuna, Cheryl, Miller, Linda T., Macnab, Jennifer J., Malloy-Miller, Theresa, Kinsella, Elizabeth A.

“…Parts I and II of this series introduced the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP), a new approach to intervention that is based on…”
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Treatment of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: What Is the Evidence? by Mandich, Angela D., Polatajko, Helene J., Macnab, Jennifer J., Miller, Linda T.

“…Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience significant difficulty performing everyday tasks and management of these children is a great…”
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