neurological disorders

European Cooperation in Occupational Therapy Research (OTR) and Occupational Science (OS)

ECOTROS Researchersin the field of Neurological Disorders

European occupational therapists interested in research cooperation

September 2010

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In this ECOTROS-Information, you will find information about occupational therapists involved and interested in occupational therapy research (OTR) and occupational science (OS) in Europe in the field of neurological dis-orders. Please note that for spam-protection, we replaced the @ by §. Please replace it again for using the e-mail-address.

ECOTROS list of researchers in the field of neurological disordersArranged by surname

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Katja AngleitnerAcademic level BachelorE-mail address katja.angleitner§kclj.siCountry SloveniaInstitution (name, address, website)

Medical Centre, Department of Neurology

Cooperation interest - keywordsCooperation interest - free summary (< 200 words)

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Older people. Falls. Equipment for disabilityResponsible person (name, address, website)

Dr Claire Ballinger, London South Bank University (www.lsbu.ac.uk), Centre for Research in the Allied Health Professions

Academic level PhDE-mail address ballinc§lsbu.ac.ukCountry UKDescription by keywords OT Interventions – Physical environment & assistive technology – Musculoskeletal disorders

– Neurological disorders – Older peopleSummary (< 500 words)

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Younger people with Parkinson’s Disease and EmploymentResponsible person (name, address, website)

Angela Birleson, South Tees Hospitals Trust, Middlesbrough

Academic level PhD student registered at Northumbria universityE-mail address angela.birleson§stees.nhs.ukCountry UKDescription by keywords Work based – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Funded by Academic Bursary, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust and Parkinson’s Disease

Society. Supervised by Dr Anna Jones, Physiotherapist

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Jurgen BroerenAcademic level PhD studentE-mail address jurgen.broeren§mednet.gu.seCountry SwedenInstitution (name, address, website)

Mednet - Medical Informatics & Computer Assisted Education The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, SWEDEN Box 420, SE405 30 GÖTEBORG (SWEDEN) URL: http://www.mednet.gu.se

Cooperation interest - keywords

Community based – Assessment – Physical environment & assistive technology – Musculo-skeletal disorders – Neurological disorders

Cooperation interest - free summary (< 200 words)

Design, development and evaluation of VR systems targeting the assessment and re-habilitation of cognitive and motor functions

Rehabilitation, Virtual Reality, Haptics?, Home rehabilitation

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Educators perceptions of an Occupational therapy training package for children with Devel-

opmental co-ordination Disorder

http://www.mednet.gu.se/

mailto:[email protected]



http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/



Responsible person (name, address, website)

Britt Burstein, Islington Paediatric OT department (London)

Academic level MSc StudentE-mail address Britt.Burstein§nhs.net Country UKDescription by keywords School based – OT Interventions – Social environment – Children – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Self-funded and by NHS

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title “How occupational performance and participation in everyday activities are influenced by ex-

ecutive dysfunction in elderly person after stroke"Responsible person (name, address, website)

Marie Cederfeldt, Institution of neuroscience and physiology/ occupational therapy and physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University

Academic level PhD studentE-mail address Marie.Cederfeldt§fhs.gu.se Country SwedenDescription by keywords Assessment – Social environment – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by PhD (OT). Funded by the Vårdal Institute, Sweden

Date of entrance/update 2010-May-19Name Lisbeth ClaessonAcademic level PhD E-mail address lisbeth.claesson§neuro.gu.se Country SwedenInstitution (name, address, website)

Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska AcademyInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Occupational TherapyArvid Wallgrens Backe, P.O. Box 455, SE405 30 Göteborgs, Swedenhttp://www.sahlgrenska.gu.se/utbildning/program/arbetsterapeut


Work based – Health Promotion – OT Interventions – Outcome measures – Neurological dis-orders


Stroke rehabilitation

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Susan CorrAcademic level PhDE-mail address susan.corr§northampton.ac.ukCountry UKInstitution (name, address, website)

School of Health, The University of Northampton.


OT Interventions – OT/OS theory & philosophy – Professional development – Neurological disorders


Service evaluation stroke rehabilitation occupational science

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Diane CoxAcademic level PhDE-mail address d.cox§ucsm.ac.ukCountry UKInstitution (name, address, website)

Rehab and public health, St Martin’s University College


Health Promotion – OT Interventions – Neurological disorders


Chronic fatigue syndrome, health research, effectiveness studies, neurology

Date of entrance/update 2010-Sep-1Name Edith CupAcademic level PhD student E-mail address e.cup§reval.umcn.nl




http://www.sahlgrenska.gu.se/utbildning/program/arbetsterapeut





Country The NetherlandsInstitution (name, address, website)

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Dept of Rehabilitation-Occupational Therapy 897, P.O.Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands


Assessment – Carers - OT Interventions – Outcome measures – Neurological disorders


Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Jumana DaibesAcademic level Bachelor studentE-mail address jdaibes§aauj.eduCountry PalestineInstitution (name, address, website)

Arab American University of Jenin


Professional development – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disorders


Physical Dysfunction Rehabilitation, Evidence Based Practice

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Functioning of older adults with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentResponsible person (name, address, website)

Patricia de Vriendt, Arteveldehogeschool, Gent, www.arteveldehs.be, Free University Brussels, Gerontology (Fac. Medicine), www.vub.be

Academic level PhD studentE-mail address patricia.devriendt§arteveldehs.beCountry BelgiumDescription by keywords Community based – Health Promotion – Neurological disorders – Older peopleSummary (< 500 words) also research projects on OT in community care (Qualitative Research, survey and RCT, lec-

ture in Sydney) and little projects (in general preventive OT: physical activity, the Enothe pro-ject on preventive OT, ...)

Date of entrance/update 2009-August-18Name Carola M.E. DöppAcademic level M.Sc. in OT (currently PhD student)E-mail address c.dopp§iq.umcn.nl or cme_dopp§hotmail.com Country NetherlandsInstitution (name, address, website)

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical CentreScientific Institute for Quality of Care Research &Nijmegen Alzheimer Centre (NAC)IQ healthcare, 114Postbus 9101, 6500 HB NijmegenWebsite IQ Healthcare: http://www.wokresearch.nl/ContentFront/DefaultStart.aspxWebsite NAC: http://www.alzheimercentrumnijmegen.nl/english.php


Community based – Professional development – Mental health problems – Neurological dis-orders – Older people


My cooperation interests go beyond the keywords described previously. I am interested in cooperating with other researchers and / or OTs with regards to the development and evalu-ation of OT interventions (primarily related to older adults), the development and evaluation of OT education and increasing the use of evidence in practice (EBP). In addition, I am in fa-vor of creating a European Occupational Therapy Association and would like to have con-tact / discussions with researchers from different European countries on how this association can be established.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Outcome measures in OT Community practice. Physical disability. Pressure mapping.Responsible person (name, address, website)

Professor Pamela Eakin, London South Bank University (www.lsbu.ac.uk), Centre for Re-search in the Allied Health Professions

Academic level D.PhilE-mail address eakinpa§lsbu.ac.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Community based (including home) – Outcome measures – Professional development –


http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/

http://www.alzheimercentrumnijmegen.nl/english.php

http://www.wokresearch.nl/ContentFront/DefaultStart.aspx




http://www.vub.be/

http://www.arteveldehs.be/



Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by PhD (OT). funded by Lund University and Local health care board

Date of entrance/update 2009-April-2Name Irene Ebhardt, MScAcademic level Master of Science (Neurorehabilitation)E-mail address irene.ebhardt§donau-uni.ac.atCountry AustriaInstitution (name, address, website)

Department of Clinical Medicine and Preventive Medicine / Danube University Krems; Austria


Community based - Health Promotion - Outcome measures - Neurological disorders


Early Supported Discharge Service in stroke patients Role of OT in diabetes prevention

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Evaluation of a virtual environment for stroke rehabilitationResponsible person (name, address, website)

Dr Judi Edmans, Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, Medical School, University of Notting-ham

Academic level PhDE-mail address Judi.edmans§nottingham.ac.ukCountry UKDescription by keywords OT Interventions – Physical environment & assistive technology –Social environment – Neur-

ological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Funded by Stroke Association

Date of entrance/update 2009-July-14Name Philipp EschenbeckAcademic level PhD student, Master of medical Sciences in OTE-mail address p.eschenbeck§googlemail.comCountry GermanyInstitution (name, address, website)

Cognitive NeurologyInstitute of Neuroscience & MedicineResearch Centre JuelichGermany


Assessment – OT Interventions – OT/OS theory & philosophy – Outcome measures – Neur-ological disorders


Process of awareness and adaptation (with patients with TBI or other brain injuries) Awareness of Disability Rehabilitation of neglect after stroke or acquired brain injury Occupational Adaptation

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Sensory Modulation in Young Autistic ChildrenResponsible person (name, address, website)

Tina Gericke, Winchester & Eastleigh Primary Health Trust

Academic level PhD studentE-mail address Christina.Gericke§nhs.netCountry UKDescription by keywords Children – Neurological disorders Summary (< 500 words) Supervised by Occupational Therapist

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Consequences of elderly person’s situation after stroke, focus on everyday life, assistive

technology, health-related quality of life and formal/informal care.Development of a client-oriented intervention programme for elderly female caregivers to stroke survivors living at home.

Responsible person (name, address, website)

Gunilla Gosman-Hedström, Institute of Neuroscience and physiology/ Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and Vårdal Institute, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University.

Academic level PhDE-mail address gunilla.gosman-hedstrom§fhs.gu.se







Country SwedenDescription by keywords Community based – Carers – Physical environment & assistive technology – Neurological

disordersSummary (< 500 words) Funded by the the Vårdal Institute and different neurological foundations

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Gun-Marie HarizAcademic level PhDE-mail address gun-marie.hariz§neuro.umu.seCountry SwedenInstitution (name, address, website)

Community Medicine & rehabilitation


Outcome measures – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disorders


Movement disorders, Parkinson disease, interested in gender related aspects of medi-cine

Evaluation of surgery for movement disorders with focus on ADL and HRQoL, gender in medicine, long time follow up of patients with parkinson’s disease

Date of entrance/update 2006-12-27Name Jutta Hoernle and Claudia TrickesAcademic level Bachelor studentsE-mail address Acs_van_duitse_Studentes§hotmail.comCountry GermanyInstitution (name, address, website)

Hogeschool Zuyd Heerlen, Netherlands


Assessments – Neurology – Elderly people


Our aim is to modify the Activity Card Sort assessment (developed by C. Baum, USA) ac-cording to the needs of people in the German-speaking area of Europe (Germany, Switzer-land and Austria). Our cooperation interest is the exchange of experiences of occupational therapists and all sorts of information concerning the ACS. In addition, we are still seeking after participants for our study in terms of our bachelor thesis.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Jelka JansaAcademic level MasterE-mail address jelka.jansa§kclj.siCountry SloveniaInstitution (name, address, website)

Medical Centre, dep. of neurology


Assessment – Neurological disorders


OT assessment, both qualitative and quantitative OT assessment applied in neurological conditions

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Upper Limb recovery following StrokeResponsible person (name, address, website)

Kathryn Jarvis, University of Liverpool, www.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences

Academic level MScE-mail address k.jarvis§liv.ac.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Neurological disorders Summary (< 500 words) Supervised by N/A, funded by University of Liverpool (Pump-Priming Fund)

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Hans JonssonAcademic level PhD, Associated ProfessorE-mail address Hans.Jonsson§ki.seCountry SwedenInstitution Karolinska Institutet, Division of Occupational Therapy Stockholm,







(name, address, website) http://www.nvs.ki.se/occther/about_us/hansj.htm Cooperation interest - keywords

OT/OS theory & philosophy – Professional development – Professional education –Neurolo-gical disorders


Occupational Transitions with a focus on developing experienced-based taxonomies re-garding Occupation.

Occupational Balance analysing data from Flow-theory studies. Developing occupation based interventions in stroke rehabilitation in Teheran, Iran. I am

main-supervisor for a PhD-project there. The use of narrative theory and methodology to understand human occupation.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Daphne KosAcademic level PhD studentE-mail address d.kos§telenet.beCountry BelgiumInstitution (name, address, website)

Free University Brussels/ Naitonal MS Centre Melsb


Assessment – OT Interventions – Neurological disorders


Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: assessment and (multidisciplinary)management

Date of entrance/update 2007-Jan-17Name Beate KriegerAcademic level Master studentE-mail address bekrieger§bluewin.chCountry SwitzerlandInstitution (name, address, website)

Independent OTKindertherapie Stäfa, Spittelstrasse 23 , CH 8719 Stäfa Krieger§kindertherapie.ch


Community based – Assessment – OT Interventions – Children – Neurological disorders


My master thesis is about narratives of adult persons with Asperger syndrome and how they see biographical contextual influences that helped them to keep competitive work. So here you see some of my interests as well as everything in connection with children and profes-sional education.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Chris KuiperAcademic level ProfessorE-mail address c.h.z.kuiper§hro.nlCountry NetherlandsInstitution (name, address, website)

Centre of Excellence Occupation and Health


Work based – OT/OS theory & philosophy – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological dis-orders – Pain


Changes in sensation and sensibility patterns by clients with sympathetic reflex dys-trophy and other sympathetic maintained pain syndromes and effectiveness of group education on pain and stress

Occupation and health; decision making by professionals in reintegration towards work

Date of entrance/update 2007-May-25Name Danièle Kupper Academic level BachelorE-mail address Daniele.Kupper§hcuge.chCountry SwitzerlandInstitution (name, address, website)

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève


Hospital based – Assessment – OT Interventions – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disorders


Assessment and evidence based interventions in stroke rehabilitation and back pain





http://www.nvs.ki.se/occther/about_us/hansj.htm


Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Primary care, stroke, fallers, randomised controlled trialsResponsible person (name, address, website)

Pip Logan, University of Nottingham

Academic level PhDE-mail address pip.logan§nottingham.ac.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Community based (including home) – OT Interventions – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neuro-

logical disorders – Older peopleSummary (< 500 words) Funded by Department of Health

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Development of systems and resource information to enable the delivery of an Enhanced

Service to people with multiple sclerosis within GP practices in a primary care trustResponsible person (name, address, website)

Anne Longmore, York St John University, www.yorksj.ac.uk, Selby and York Primary Care Trust

Academic level Postgrad OT DipE-mail address a.longmore§yorksj.ac.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Community based – Assessment Outcome measures – Physical environment & assistive

technology – Neurological disorders Summary (< 500 words) funded by MS Society, Great Britain

Date of entrance/update 2010-Aug-17Name Anne LundAcademic level PhD studentE-mail address Anne.Lund§hf.hio.no Country NorwayInstitution (name, address, website)

Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal and Oslo University College


Community based – OT Interventions – OT/OS theory & philosophy – Neurological disorders – Older people


Background: Stroke is a common disease among older people. In Norway, 60-70,000 people live with consequences after stroke, of which 20 to 60 percent are estimated to suffer from depressive symptoms, anxiety and social isolation. Little is known about effective inter-ventions for stroke patients with mild neurological symptoms who perceive social isolation, depression and reduced satisfaction in their daily lives. Method: In an ongoing multicentre randomized controlled trial, we evaluate the effect on well-being, activity and social participation of a lifestyle programme for community dwelling older adults with mild stroke or TIA. 204 participants are included in the study. Participants are recruited from six hospitals. The intervention is carried out at five senior centres. All parti-cipants receive physical activity at the senior centre once a week. In addition the intervention group participates in the Lifestyle programme, once a week for nine months. The group inter-vention will be finalized in November 2010 and the analysis will be presented in 2011.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Isabel Margot-CattinAcademic level MasterE-mail address imargot§eesp.chCountry SwitzerlandInstitution (name, address, website)

Puzzle Consulting Sarl, Occupational Therapy


Work based – OT Interventions – Physical environment & assistive technology – Social en-vironment – Neurological disorders


The current project is about vocational rehabilitation for Brain Injury and the implication of OT in the process

The impact of the environment on occupation

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title to identify the preferred method of review for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are

wheelchair users, and require regular contact with their local wheelchair and seating serviceResponsible person (name, address, website)

Valerie Marshall, Wheelchair service Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

Academic level MSc student




http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/



E-mail address Valerie.Marshall§ncumbria-acute.nhs.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Assessment – Physical environment & assistive technology – Neurological disorders Summary (< 500 words) Funded by COT Awards

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Theoretical investigation into apraxiaResponsible person (name, address, website)

Lisa McEvoy, Trafford General Hospital, Davyhulme, Manchester M41 5SL

Academic level MSc studentE-mail address lisa_mcevoy§hotmail.com Country UKDescription by keywords OT/OS theory & philosophy – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Self funded

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, Sensory Processing DisorderResponsible person (name, address, website)

Vicky McQuillan, University of Liverpool, www.liv.ac.uk/healthsciences

Academic level MEdE-mail address vickym§liv.ac.uk Country UKDescription by keywords Children – Neurological disorders Summary (< 500 words) Supervised by N/A, funded by University of Liverpool (Pump-Priming Fund)

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Asa Lundgren-NilssonAcademic level PhDE-mail address Asa.Lundgren-Nilsson§neuro.gu.seCountry SwedenInstitution (name, address, website)

Clinical Neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine


Assessment – OT Interventions – Outcome measures – Neurological disorders


Work with rehabilitation and outcome / measurement, both in OT as well as in clinical neuroscience. Also in instument development. Both in multicentre studies and smaller studies

Outcome and measurement, also interested in research in neuroscience, rehabilitation and OT

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title "Reducing falls in old people with recurrent stroke-a randomized controlled study"Responsible person (name, address, website)

Eva Olsson, Umeå University, Section for Physiotherapy

Academic level PhD studentE-mail address Eva.Olsson§physiother.umu.seCountry SwedenDescription by keywords Assessment – Neurological disorders – Older people Summary (< 500 words) Supervised by PhD (OT). Funded by the Vårdal Institute, Sweden

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Driving assessments after stroke. Development and evaluation of driving assessment and

assessment of awareness.Responsible person (name, address, website)

Ann-Helen Patomella, Karolinska Institutet, division of occupational therapy

Academic level MScE-mail address Ann-helen.patomella§ki.se Country SwedenDescription by keywords Assessment – Outcome measures – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Funded by the State, supervised by Occupational Therapist

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title "Occupational performance and participation in children born with spina bifida" Responsible person Marie Peny-Dahlstrand, Institution of neuroscience and physiology/ occupational therapy and








(name, address, website) physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg UniversityAcademic level PhD studentE-mail address marie.peny-dahlstrand§neuro.gu.seCountry SwedenDescription by keywords Assessment – Children – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by PhD (OT). Funded by different foundations

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Nick PollardAcademic level MasterE-mail address N.Pollard§shu.ac.ukCountry UKInstitution (name, address, website)

Sheffield Hallam University, Fac. Health & Wellbeing


Community based – Professional development – Mental health problems – Neurological dis-orders – Older people


Produced papers and book chapters on creative writing, community publishing and mental health, community approaches to dementia care, politics and OT

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Collaborative community based fatigue management for people with Multiple Sclerosis & The

discursive construction of hand injuryResponsible person (name, address, website)

Katie Robinson, University of Limerick, www.ul.ie

Academic level MScE-mail address katie.robinson§ul. ie Country IrelandDescription by keywords Community based – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by OT, Funded by N/A

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Ellen RomeinAcademic level MasterE-mail address ellenromein§orange.frCountry GermanyInstitution (name, address, website)

BHZ Vogtaruth Neuropadiatrie


Assessment – Professional development – Children – Neurological disorders


Development of OT-assessments, remission of children after severe TBI, ICF

Date of entrance/update 2008-July-15Name Sybille RoschkaAcademic level Master StudentE-mail address Sybille.Roschka§gmx.deCountry GermanyInstitution (name, address, website)

NRZ Greifswald


Assessment – Professional development – Neurological disorders


ICF OT-assessments Neurological disorders Evidence based practice

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Katja RottmannAcademic level Bachelor studentE-mail address katja.rottmann§gmx.deCountry GermanyInstitution





http://www.ul.ie/




(name, address, website)Cooperation interest - keywords

Professional development – Neurological disorders


Writing bachelor thesis about experiences of German OTs having conversation with stroke clients

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Claudia RudheAcademic level MasterE-mail address Claudia.Rudhe§balgrist.chCountry SwitzerlandInstitution (name, address, website)

University Hospital Balgrist, Zurich


Assessment – OT Interventions – Outcome measures – Neurological disorders


Validation of hand function assessment (=my project); involved in European multi-centre study to develop outcome measures and standard procedures in treatment of spinal cord injured patients

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Jette SchjerningAcademic level MasterE-mail address schjerning§get2net.dkCountry DenmarkInstitution (name, address, website)

Neurology and Rehabilitation


Professional development – Neurological disorders


Rehabilitation of younger persons with brain injury or stroke Rehabilitation across sector lines

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Zorana SicherlAcademic level PractitionerE-mail address zorana.sicherl§kclj.siCountry SloveniaInstitution (name, address, website)

Medical Centre, Ljubljana


Neurological disorders


Special interest: stroke, MS

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Vocational assessment and Ergonomics in pain and brain damage disabilitiesResponsible person (name, address, website)

Ingrid Söderback. Dept. of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala I am University Lecture Emeritus and only working on consulting basis for everyone who wants research advises.

Academic level Associate Professor, Dr.Med.SciE-mail address Ingrid_Soderback§hotmail.comCountry SwedenDescription by keywords Assessment – Neurological disorders – Pain Summary (< 500 words) No found at present

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Eric SoritaAcademic level BachelorE-mail address eric.sorita§infonie.frCountry FranceInstitution (name, address, website)

Centre hospitalier pellegrin








Community based – Carers – OT Interventions – Social environment – Neurological dis-orders


ecological evaluation and training for outpatients (post acute) with cerebral diseases es-pecially with traumatic brain injury

family impact of disease and its influence on family functioning Consequences of neuropsychological problems on daily functioning and occupations Family impact of cerebral disease

Date of entrance/update 2009-Jan-16Name Ingrid SturkenboomAcademic level Master (medical anthropology) PhD student (OT)E-mail address i.sturkenboom§pmd.umcn.nl Country NetherlandsInstitution (name, address, website)

UMC St Radboud, Afdeling Revalidatie, Postbus 9101, 6500HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands


OT Interventions – Outcome measures - Carers - Neurological disorders


I have just started a Phd Trajectory researching effectiveness (community based) OT in Parkinson’s Disease.

Interested in qualitative and quantitative research methods. Selecting outcome measures for OT research

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Use of ICF in MDT working- stroke rehabResponsible person (name, address, website)

Stephanie Tempest, Brunel University

Academic level MScE-mail addressCountry UKDescription by keywords Work based – Assessment – Professional development – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by Priscilla Harries (OT)

Name Turton, Ailie Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Academic level PhDE-mail address ailie.turton§bristol.ac.ukCountry UKInstitution (name, address, website)

University of Bristol Dep., Experimental Psychology, Bristol


OT Interventions – Musculoskeletal disorders – Neurological disorders


Stroke rehabilitation, motor recovery, motor learning, perception and action, unilateral neglect

RCT to evaluate the effect of prism adaptation on independence in self care in patients with unilateral neglect after stroke

RCT to evaluate extra practice in sit to stand in stroke inpatients

Date of entrance/update 2008-September-30Name Marie-Antoinette van Kuyk-MinisAcademic level MSc OT (C), PhD student E-mail address marieantoinette.vankuyk§han.nlCountry NetherlandsInstitution (name, address, website)

HAN University (Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen)Occupational Therapy Programme (Ergotherapie opleiding) PO Box 6960, 6503 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands Phone: +31.243531153, WW.HAN.NL


Work based - OT Interventions – OT/OS theory & philosophy – Social environment - Neuro-logical disorders


PhD study: Labour participation of clients with Neuromuscular DiseasesBeneficial factors and obstacles influencing paid employment in clients with NeuromuscularDiseases and the role occupational therapists can play in the reintegration process.

Interest in exchange of work programmes to reinforce employment in NMD clients. Need





mentoring of PhD process.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Project title Work after strokeResponsible person (name, address, website)

Monika Vestling. Division of OT, Dept of health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.www.arb.lu.se

Academic level Med LicE-mail address Monika.vestling§med.lu.se Country SwedenDescription by keywords Work based – Neurological disordersSummary (< 500 words) Supervised by Professor (OT), funded by different sources

Date of entrance/update 20. august 2007Name Eva Ejlersen WæhrensAcademic level Master, PhD studentE-mail address Eva.Wahrens§frh.regionh.dkCountry DenmarkInstitution (name, address, website)

The Parker Institutet, Frederiksberg Hospital, Ndr. Fasanvej 57, 2000 Frederiksberg Cwww.parkerinst.dk


Assessment – Outcome measures – Musculoskeletal disorders – neurological disorders – Chronic Pain


Development of occupation based assessments for the purpose of measuring ability to per-form everyday life tasks and outcome of intervention. Actual focus is on AMPS, ADL Taxonomy, HAQ, WOMAC and FIQ and the use of item-re-sponse theory (Rasch models). Data collections on persons with TBI, stroke, Fibromyalgia, RA and OA.

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Marion WalkerAcademic level PhDE-mail address marion.walker§nottingham.ac.ukCountry UKInstitution (name, address, website)

Division of Rehab and AgeingUniversity of Nottingham


Community based – OT Interventions – Neurological disorders


I am president of Society for research in rehabilitation Member of international committee for rehab research Areas: community stroke rehab evaluation of complex interventions, pharmacology

and rehab

Date of entrance/update 2006-May-9Name Bettina WeberAcademic level MasterE-mail address b.weber§hszuyd.nlCountry GermanyInstitution (name, address, website)Cooperation interest - keywords

Assessment – OT Interventions – Professional development – Professional education – Neurological disorders


Working with students, guiding them to bachelor degree. Interested in practical re-search, research with OT-models, OT assessments and their application, the evidence and effectiveness of OT

Interested in OT and neurological research, research with OT assessments and their usefulness, occupational science and all kinds of practical research

Date of entrance/update 2010-Aug-30Name Helen WilbyAcademic level PhD studentE-mail address helen.wilby§cumbria.ac.uk Country UKInstitution (name, University of Cumbria




http://www.parkerinst.dk/



http://www.arb.lu.se/


address, website)Cooperation interest - keywords

Assessment – Neurological disorders – Older people – Hospital based


neurological disorders

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