Background Although it has been possible for many people to make a gradual transition to normal life or routine activities, the same seems far off for healthcare professionals. The current study examines in depth how the occupational balance of healthcare professionals has changed in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods The current study has a mixed design, which involves collecting both qualitative and quantitative data. In the first stage of the study, which is the quantitative one, Turkish Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11‐T) was used to collect data, whereas the second stage of the study, which is the qualitative one, was designed to explore occupational balance and the related issues via using semi‐structured interviews. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare parameters between the groups (working in active–passive contact with COVID patients). On the other hand, qualitative data were evaluated via consensual qualitative data analysis. Results The level of occupational balance of healthcare professionals included in the study group was found to be significantly lower than the level of occupational balance of healthcare professionals included in the control group (P = .005). Although there was no clear problem in self‐care activities of healthcare professionals, the balance between productivity and leisure time activities was disrupted. Conclusions Occupational balance and leisure time use of healthcare professionals, especially those who have active contact with COVID patients, have been affected. A further investigation can be carried out according to gender, age, and other demographic qualities.

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Several studies have shown that caregivers of children (COC) with special needs have their occupational balance (OB) or quality of life (QOL) worsening. However, the OB and QOL of COC with visual impairment are not adequately investigated. Fifty-nine participants who were the primary COC who were diagnosed with either low vision (LV) or blindness completed the study. Occupational Balance Questionerrie Turkish version and the WHO Quality of Life Scale-Short Form Turkish version were applied. The correlation analysis was used to test the correlation between the OB and QOL scores. The Mann-Whitney U used for comparing OB and QOL scores between the COC with LV and blindness. There was a positive correlation between caregivers' OB and QOL (r=0.600; p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between OB and QOL of the two groups of caregivers (p>0.05). There are many issues that occupational therapists should support and investigate about this family.

Optic disc hypoplasia (ODH) is a non-progressive condition that can develop unilaterally or bilaterally, with decreased retinal nerve fiber count and normally developing retinal tissue. Decreased vision, visual field changes and defects in color vision mau be seen in individuals with ODH. A 3-year-old male pediatric case with ODH in the right eye was included in the study. The Canadian Model of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used for the holistic evaluation of the individual, environmental and ocupational factors of the case, and the Visual Perception Reference Frame was used for the intervention application. The problem areas within the scope of CMOP were determined as difficulty in holding cutlery and therefore eating by spilling food, inability to distinguish small pictures on paper, weakness in perception of color and figure-ground, and weakness in gross motor skills (standing on one leg, jumping in place). The short-term goals in the 8-week intervention plan, development of visual discrimination (recognition, matching, classification) skills, development of color perception and figure perception, increasing the level of independence in eating with the help of auxiliary equipment (thickened cutlery); the long-term goals were determined as the development of figure-ground perception, the development of visual attention and the development of visual motor integration. With the target spesicif occupational therapy intervention program, the case was able to eat independently with the help of thickened cutlery, to be able to combine simple figures, large pieces and brightly colored puzzle pieces, to increase the time to stand on one leg, and to jump on two legs. There is a need for more evidence-based occupational therapy studies including visual perception studies in diagnoses affecting the visual field such as ODH.

Sleep is an important need for the maintenance of activities of daily living. With the development of technology, different types of technology addiction have emerged and it has been seen that these addictions affect sleep negatively. Nomophobia, which can negatively affect sleep, is one of these types of technology addiction and is often observed in university students. The study was planned to compare sleepiness and sleep quality in university students with different types of nomophobia. A total of 215 participants aged 18-25 enrolled to the study. Participants divided into three-groups mild nomophobia (n=67), moderate nomophobia (n=105) and severe nomophobia (n=43) according to Nomophobia Questionnaire results. Nomophobia Questionnaire, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used the study. A significant difference was determined between the severe nomophobic participants and the moderate and mild nomophobic participants in terms of sleepiness level and sleep duration (p<0.05). While sleep quality scores indicate possible sleep problems for all university students, no statistically significant difference was found in terms of different level of nomophobia groups (p˃0.05). This study has shown nomophobia is quite common among university students, and sleepiness and sleep quality are negatively influenced by different levels of university students with nomophobia. Sleepiness is affected more negatively in university students with severely nomophobia compared to other groups. The health care providers should consider nomophobia level of university students as a confounding factor for sleepiness of university students.