Recently added articles from The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy:

Origins of recent submissions and progress towards the CJOT vision

Jun 01, 2008; Finlayson, Marcia ... Marcia Finlayson PhD, OT (C), OTR/L cjoteditor@caot.ca In several ofmy past editorials, I have referred to themission of theCanadian Journal of Occupational Therapy which is "to advance excellence in occupational therapy research that informs education, policy and ...

Occupational integrity: Another perspective on "life balance"

Jun 01, 2008; Pentland, Wendy; McColl, Mary Ann ... Key words * Life balance * Values * Lifestyle * Occupation * Spirituality Mots clés * Équilibre de vie * Valeurs * Style de vie * Occupation * Spiritualité Abstract Background. An underlying premise of occupational science and occupational therapy is that ...

Cultural and gender effects on Israeli children's preferences for activities

Jun 01, 2008; Engel-Yeger, Batya; Jarus, Tal ... Key words * Participation * Culture * Children Mots clés * Participation * Culture * Enfants Abstract Background. Knowledge about factors that affect participation, as preference of activities, has major intervention implications. Purpose. To evaluate ...

Living with parental multiple sclerosis: Children's experiences and clinical implications

Jun 01, 2008; Turpin, Merrill; Leech, Christine; Hackenberg, Louisa ... Key words * Multiple sclerosis * Children's experiences * Parental illness * Qualitative studies Mots clés * Sclérose en plaques * Expériences des enfants * Maladie parentale * Études qualitatives Abstract Background. Health professionals need to ...

Life experiences of young adults who have coordination difficulties

Jun 01, 2008; Missiuna, Cheryl; Moll, Sandra; King, Gillian; Stewart, Debra; Macdonald, Kathryn ... Key words * Developmental coordination disorder * Resilience * Participation * Adolescence Mots clés * Trouble du développement de la coordination * Résilience * Participation * Adolescence Abstract Background. Little is known about the impact of ...

The wheelchair procurement process: Perspectives of clients and prescribers

Jun 01, 2008; Mortenson, W Ben; Miller, William C ... Key words * Assistive technology * Client-centred practice * Mobility assessment Mots clés * Technologie d'assistance * Pratique centrée sur le client * Évaluation de la mobilité Abstract Background. Increasing choices in assistive technology have made the ...

Through the eyes of students: Ethical tensions in occupational therapy practice

Jun 01, 2008; Kinsella, Elizabeth Anne; Park, Anna Ji-Sun; Appiagyei, Josephine; Chang, Emmeline; Chow, Donald ... Key words * Ethics * Ethical tensions * Professional practice * Professional education * Policy Mots clés * Éthique * Tensions d'ordre éthique * Pratique professionnelle * Formation professionnelle * Politique Abstract Background. Many researchers have ...

Occupational well-being: Rethinking occupational therapy outcomes

Jun 01, 2008; Doble, Susan E; Santha, Josiane Caron ... Key words * Well-being * Occupational performance * Occupational needs * Occupational well-being * Meaning Mots clés * Bien-être * Rendement occupationnel * Besoins occupationnels * Bien-être occupationnel * Sens Abstract Background. Outcomes in ...

Letter to the Editor * Lettre à la rédaction

Jun 01, 2008; Bufka, Lynn F; Stewart, Debra; Stark, Susy ... Dear Editor, As you know the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is emerging as the principal framework for the description of health and health related status (WHO, 2001). The ICF, with a focus on human functioning, provides a system to enable ...

Letter to the Editor * Lettre à la rédaction/Response from the authors/Response from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Jun 01, 2008; Brunelle, Louise; Egan, Mary; Dubouloz, Claire-Jehanne; Vallerand, Josée; Robichaud, Line; Zweck, Claudia von ... The following letter was received in March 2008 in response to a study examining impact of the new translation process for the CAOT certification examination (Egan, Dubouloz, Vallerand, & Robichaud, 2007), which was published in the December 2007 issue of the journal. Given the importance of ...