Experience of Bangladeshi occupational therapists with “Rana Plaza Tragedy” survivors: recovery and rehabilitation phases of disaster management

Hossain, Md. Iqbal; Nahar, Nazmun; Nayan, Julker; Ema, Arifa Jahan; Alve, Md. Yeasir Arafat

doi:10.1179/otb.2013.68.1.006

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“…A multidisciplinary team consists of a number of health care professionals from different fields working together to provide specific services to a patient (Firth-Cozens, 2001). When a patient has PTSD, the multidisciplinary team may include an occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreational therapist, registered nurse, physician, counsellor, social worker, and a psychiatrist (see Bontempo et al, 2008; Cowls & Galloway, 2009; Hossain, Nahar, Nayan, Jahan Ema, & Arafat Alve, 2013; Precin, 2011c). The use of a multidisciplinary team enables early identification of issues related to PTSD and allows for a more comprehensive, multidimensional treatment plan to address those issues (Browne et al, 2013; Davis, 1999).…”

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Occupational therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder: A scoping review

Edgelow¹,

MacPherson²,

Arnaly³

et al. 2019

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. People who are diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can experience disruptions in their daily occupations. Occupational therapists may assist clients with PTSD to reengage in meaningful occupations. Purpose. This scoping review aims to identify and describe the ways occupational therapy addresses PTSD in clinical practice. Method. Scholarly databases were searched for documents relating to occupational therapy and PTSD. Two reviewers independently applied selection criteria and systematically extracted information. Data were extracted and synthesized in a narrative format. Findings. Fifty sources met inclusion criteria and three major themes were identified: recognizing trauma within specific populations, PTSD's impact on a range of occupations, and occupational therapy's response to PTSD. Implications. Occupational therapists are working in multidisciplinary teams to reduce the impact of PTSD on the daily occupations of their clients. More effectiveness studies are required to understand the outcomes of occupational therapy interventions for clients with PTSD. Abré gé Description. Les personnes ayant un diagnostic de trouble de stress post-traumatique (TSPT) peuvent vivre une perturbation de leurs occupations quotidiennes. Les ergothérapeutes peuvent aider les clients ayant un TSPT à recommencer à participer à des occupations signifiantes. But. Cet examen de la portée vise à identifier et décrire les façons dont l'ergothérapie aborde le TSPT en pratique clinique. Mé thodologie. Une recension des bases de données de la documentation en ergothérapie a été effectuée pour repérer des documents concernant l'ergothérapie et le TSPT. Deux évaluateurs ont appliqué les critères de sélection de manière indépendante et ont systématiquement extrait de l'information. Les données ont été extraites et synthétisées sous une forme narrative. Ré sultats. Cinquante sources répondaient aux critères de sélection et trois principaux thèmes ont été identifiés: reconnaître le traumatisme au sein de populations spécifiques; le TSPT a un impact sur un éventail d'occupations; et les interventions proposées en ergothérapie pour le TSPT. Consé quences. Les ergothérapeutes travaillent dans des équipes multidisciplinaires pour réduire l'impact des TSPT sur les occupations quotidiennes de leurs clients. D'autres études de l'efficacité sont requises pour mieux comprendre les résultats des interventions ergothérapiques pour les clients ayant un TSPT.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder: A scoping review

Edgelow¹,

MacPherson²,

Arnaly³

et al. 2019

Can J Occup Ther

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“…There were seven descriptive studies, two qualitative studies, two observational studies and one retrospective review, explorative study, cohort study and case study designs. Eight of these studies were conducted in Bangladesh 26,[28][29][30][47][48][49][50] , two in Haiti 27, 51 and one each in Indonesia 52 , Sri Lanka 53 , Papua New Guinea 54 , the Philippines 55 and Nepal 56 (Table 3). Common mechanisms of injury identified in these studies were natural disasters (earthquakes), accidents (road crashes and falling buildings), falls from trees and burns.…”

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“…Occupational therapists were predominantly focused on enhancing quality of life after injury to ensure that people have as much independence as possible within their daily lives [26][27][28][29][30][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] . These roles encompass remediation (range of motion exercises, upper limb exercises, splinting), compensatory actions (assistive equipment prescription, home modifications) and return-to-work programs (vocational trainings) [26][27][28][29][30][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] . Occupational therapists also undertook educational roles including capacity-building training 26,27,30,52 .…”

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Unintentional injury prevention and the role of occupational therapy in the Solomon Islands: an integrative review

Daufanamae

Franklin

Eagers

2016

RRH

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Introduction: Unintentional injuries (injuries for which there is no evidence of a predetermined intent) are one of the leading causes of death worldwide, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although evidence demonstrates unintentional injuries are preventable it is a public health challenge for many LMICs such as the Solomon Islands. Occupational therapists are well placed to contribute to injury prevention, as they have specialised skills to analyse the accessibility and safety of the environments within which people conduct their daily occupations. While the role of occupational therapy in unintentional injury prevention is well known in high-income countries, it is unfamiliar in LMICs, especially in the Solomon Islands. This integrative review aimed to explore the incidence of common unintentional injuries, and the burden in the Solomon Islands; and explore the potential role of occupational therapy in unintentional injury prevention in the Solomon Islands, based on current activities in LMICs. Method: Articles were reviewed from six databases (Medline, CINAHL, OTDBase, OT Seeker, Scopus and PsychInfo). Five articles met the inclusion criteria for the first objective and 15 articles met the inclusion criteria for the second objective. These articles were thematically analysed where themes and codes associated with the research objectives were extracted and analysed. Results: Unintentional injuries in the Solomon Islands reported in the literature included ocular trauma, falls from fruit trees and coconut palms, and road traffic crashes. Burden of injury reported was mostly associated with loss of productivity. Occupational therapists undertook rehabilitative, biomechanical, neurodevelopmental and educational roles in LMIC, focusing on tertiary and secondary injury prevention.Conclusions: This integrative review suggests that there is limited information regarding injury in the Solomon Islands. However, evidence is available in LMICs to suggest that occupational therapy services can play a potential significant role in unintentional injury prevention, demonstrating a need for establishing injury prevention within the occupational therapy role in the Solomon Islands.

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“…Therefore, primary care therapists had little guidance for role adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic, a setting in which usual roles of therapists are not yet clearly defined. While addressing musculoskeletal injuries and mental health care are important, this limited understanding of primary care therapist potential roles creates underutilization of these professions to meet population health needs [ 18 – 21 ].…”

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Primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy role adaptation in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Brown,

Chartrand,

Vollebregt

et al. 2024

BMC Prim. Care

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Background Occupational, physical and respiratory therapists are relatively new to primary care settings, and thus their roles are still emerging. The COVID-19 pandemic was a time of abrupt changes in professional roles. Professional role adaptations are integral to the ability of health care teams to respond to day-to-day care delivery challenges, such as the current physician and nurse shortage, as well as disaster situations. This study explored the role adaptation of occupational, physical, and respiratory therapists in Canadian primary care settings throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as barriers and facilitators to adaptation. Methods This longitudinal interpretative descriptive study purposively sampled primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapists from two Canadian provinces (Manitoba and Ontario). We asked participants to prepare at least 10 semi-structured audio-diary entries during a 12-week period (April – Oct 2020), followed by two semi-structured interviews (Dec 2020, Apr 2021). Questions focused on changes happening in their practice over time. Analysis was iterative, including developing a individual summaries and coding data using both inductive and pre-determined codes. We then entered an immersion/crystallization process to develop key themes related to role adaptation. Results We represent our findings with the metaphor of the game of Role Adaptation Snakes and Ladders (aka Chutes and Ladders). The pandemic was certainly not a game, but this metaphor represents the tension of being a pawn to circumstance while also being expected to take control of one’s professional and personal life during a disaster. The object of the game is to move through three phases of role adaptation, from Disorienting, through Coping and Waiting, to Adapting. In the Adapting phase, the therapists creatively found ways to provide vital services for the pandemic response. The therapists were influenced both negatively and positively (snakes and ladders) by their personal circumstances, and professional meso and macro contexts. Each therapist moved across the board in a unique trajectory and timeline based on these contexts. Conclusions Rehabilitation professionals, with adequate meso and macro system supports, can maximize their role on primary care teams by adapting their services to work to their full scope of practice.

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Experience of Bangladeshi occupational therapists with “Rana Plaza Tragedy” survivors: recovery and rehabilitation phases of disaster management

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Occupational therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder: A scoping review

Occupational therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder: A scoping review

Unintentional injury prevention and the role of occupational therapy in the Solomon Islands: an integrative review

Primary care occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy role adaptation in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

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