CHCS Perspectives Summer/Fall 2013

PERSPECTIVES • SUMMER-FALL 2013 – Page 27 PI: Rebecca I. Estes, Ph.D., OTR/L, CAPS, Associate Professor Award: December 2012 – November 2013 Funded by: College of Health Care Sciences and College of Nursing 2013 President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant Title: “Characteristics of Older Adults Facilitating Aging in Place” This study will investigate characteristics that best support aging in place. The aims are to: (1) characterize community dwelling adults 65 and older according to (1a) person and occupation and (1b) environment; and (2) explore the relationships between resiliency and creativity factors and longevity in the home, occupational performance, and environmental adaptations. The design is cross-sectional mixed methods. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA and logistic regression analyses, and phenomenological qualitative methods will be used. The impact is a contribution to the occupational therapy and aging in place literature that will in turn assist the growing population of older adults who desire to age in place. PI: Nicole Quint, Dr.OT, OTR/L, Assistant Professor Co-Is: Kristi Ricks, M.O.T., OTR/L, and Dale Miller, Ed.D., M.S.Ed Award: December 2012 – November 2013 Funded by: College of Health Care Sciences and College of Nursing 2013 President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant Title: “STOMP-POWER! An Occupational Therapy Program for the University School SASS Department” This study will test the effectiveness of the STOMP-POWER! Occupational Therapy Program in the University School’s Student Academic Support Services (SASS) Program for 100 lower-, middle-, and upper-school students. The Self-Regulation Techniques for Occupational Mastery and Performance (STOMP) – Plan, Organize, Work, Evaluate, Reward, (POWER) Program uses evidence-based strategies to promote self-regulation, learning, and academic performance. Phase one uses a retrospective design. Phase two uses a prospective design. Non- parametric repeated measures will be used to determine significance of change in self-regulation and executive functions following the STOMP-POWER! intervention. The impact is to heighten the educational success of students with difficulty with self-regulation. PIs: Rachelle Dorne, Ed.D., OTR/L, Associate Professor, and Max Ito, Ph.D., OTR/L, Associate Professor Co-I: Diane Whitehead, Ed.D., R.N., ANEF, Associate Dean Award: December 2012 – November 2013 Funded by: College of Health Care Sciences and College of Nursing 2013 President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant Title: “South Florida Home Health Professionals Hoarding Encounter Study” This study will identify: (1) licensed health care professionals who visit and encounter hoarders through Medicare-certified home health agencies; (2) services provided to hoarders by these home health professionals; (3) agencies or professions that hoarders are referred to by home health professionals; (4) frequency of hoarding encounters by home health professionals; and (5) perceived need of hoarding-related services, resources, and programs to better serve our community. An online survey of 650 Medicare-certified home health care agencies in Broward and Miami-Dade counties will be conducted using a Web-based questionnaire. The results will inform the Broward County Hoarding Task Force in the development of educational resources and a system for assisting care and service providers to better assist hoarders in South Florida. PI: Adrienne Lauer, Ed.D, OTR/L, Assistant Professor Co-Is: Rebecca I. Estes, Ph.D., OTR/L, CAPS, Associate Professor, Kris Winston, Ph.D., OTR/L, Assistant Professor, and Sonia Kay, Ph.D., OTR/L, Assistant Professor Award: April 2013 – April 2014 Funded by: Health Professions Division Educational Research Grant Title: “iPad Use as a Facilitator of Student Engagement in the Clinical Decision- Making Process” This study will: (1) explore whether use of an iPad increases the engagement of students in their development of intervention strategies in pediatric and adult OT cases; (2) determine whether access to the iPad alters the reasoning process and/or improves the quality of the intervention developed by student participants; and (3) explore students’ perceptions of the use of the iPad during intervention strategy development. Students will design intervention strategies with and without use of the iPad. A triangulation, convergence model mixed-methods design will be used. Qualitative data (engagement, reasoning process, and perceptions) will be obtained through focus groups and analyzed according to phenomenological qualitative methods. The quantitative data (quality of intervention) will use repeated measure analyses. The impact of this study is to improve the active inquiry of students planning health-related interventions by utilizing iPad technology. PI: Sandra Winkler, Ph.D, OTR/L, Assistant Professor Co-Is: Robin Cooper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Steve Terrell, Ph.D., Professor, and John Kairalla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (University of Florida) Award: April 2013 – March 2016 Funded by: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Grant #1R24HS022021-01 Title: “ Dissemination of Amputation and Prosthetic Evidence-Based Medicine (DAP-EM)” This study will develop an evidence-based self-management intervention for upper- and lower-limb amputees and then compare two options for dissemination: (1) virtual-world environment ( Health Adventure @ NOVA ) and (2) DVD. Aim 1 develops one upper limb and one lower limb self-management intervention using amputee actors; Aim 2 uses focus groups to evaluate the usability of the interventions; Aim 3 conducts a randomized clinical trial to compare individual- amputee outcomes of amputees to complete the intervention using the DVD format versus the virtual world environment; Aim 4 evaluates user satisfaction with the virtual world dissemination strategy. A mixed-methods design is used. Aim 1 is development. Aims 2 and 4 will use qualitative methods based on Grounded and Interpretative Phenomenological Approaches. Aim 3 uses a quantitative randomized control design and generalized linear models for analyses. The impact is to improve the health and quality of life of amputees while decreasing the burden of a chronic disease on society. Faculty Research Awards Faculty members in the Fort Lauderdale Occupational Therapy departments have been in active pursuit of funding to support their research activities and have been successful on many fronts. The following faculty members have been awarded research grants in the hopes of expanding knowledge and influencing services to individuals and organizations. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Fort Lauderdale