COPTOEX, 15 años contribuyendo a la historia de la terapia ocupacional y la investigación / COPTOEX, 15 years contributing to the history of occupational therapy and research

Introducción: el Colegio Profesional de Terapeutas Ocupacionales de Extremadura (COPTOEX) conmemora 15 años de su creación. Durante estos años COPTOEX ha tenido un papel relevante a nivel nacional tanto en el ámbito de las organizaciones como en la investigación. Método: se realiza una descripción narrativa de la participación de COPTOEX en el conjunto de las organizaciones nacionales, así como su vinculación a la investigación en España desde diferentes ópticas. Resultados: la trayectoria de COPTOEX está estrechamente vinculada a las instituciones nacionales de terapia ocupacional. Paralelamente han desarrollado líneas de trabajo entorno al proceso científico y desarrollo de la investigación en terapia ocupacional mediante la convocatoria de ayudas a la investigación y divulgación científica. Conclusión: COPTOEX ha mantenido 15 años de actividad colegial que le han permitido formar parte activa del crecimiento e identidad profesional en el ámbito de las instituciones y del conocimiento científico. (AU)

Introduction: The Professional Association of Occupational Therapists of Extremadura (COPTOEX) commemorates 15 years of its creation. During these years, COPTOEX has played a relevant role at a national level, both in organizations and in research. Method: A narrative description of the participation of COPTOEX in the full range of national organizations, as well as its connection with research in Spain from different points of view. Results: COPTOEX's track record is closely linked to national occupational therapy institutions. At the same time, they have developed lines of work around the scientific process and development of occupational therapy research through research grants and scientific dissemination. Conclusion: COPTOEX has maintained 15 years of collegiate activity that has allowed it to be an active part of professional growth and identity in institutions and scientific knowledge. (AU)

Factors Associated with the Acceptance of New Technologies for Ageing in Place by People over 64 Years of Age.

BACKGROUND: In the context of growing population ageing, technologies aimed at helping people age in place play a fundamental role. Acceptance of the implementation of technological solutions can be defined as the intention to use a technology or the effective use of it. Approaches based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) have been shown to have good predictive power for pre-implementation attitudes towards new technologies. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the degree of acceptability of the use of new technologies for ageing in place and the factors associated with greater acceptance in people older than 64 years. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. Sociodemographic, clinical and environmental variables, architectural barriers, social risk and quality of life, degree of autonomy, morbidity, and risk of falls were collected in a population sample over 64 years of age in a large region of western Spain. The degree of acceptance of the use of technologies was measured through a scale based on the TAM. RESULTS: Of the 293 people included in the study, 36.2% exhibited a high acceptability of new technologies, 28.3% exhibited a medium acceptability, and 35.5% exhibited a low acceptability. Of all the factors, age, education level, and living alone were significantly associated with high acceptance in the adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Younger age, a higher education level, and living alone are factors associated with a greater degree of acceptance of the use of technologies for ageing in place.

Lessons Learned: Occupational Therapy in Nursing Homes during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Spain.

This research aims to explore the perception that occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities have about the measures implemented against the COVID-19 pandemic in their resources, and the impact that these measures have had on occupational therapy in these facilities. An interpretive paradigm was selected, using a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. Sixteen occupational therapists working in elderly care facilities in two Spanish regions were included. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A discourse analysis of the narrative information was carried out using open, axial, and selective coding processes and the constant comparison method. Four themes were extracted from the analysis results: The initial chaos in senior centers; The blurring of occupational therapists' roles; The emergence of technology; and organizational and therapeutic proposals for future pandemics. The pandemic had a significant impact on the care and therapeutic processes in elderly care facilities. Occupational therapists had to stop performing their functions to dedicate themselves to other support, auxiliary or communication tasks between the center and the families. Similarly, it is worth noting the emergence of low-cost technology to facilitate communication and to carry out some therapeutic interventions.

Effect of a brief motivational intervention in the immediate postpartum period on breastfeeding self-efficacy: Randomized controlled trial.

Brief motivational intervention (bMI) is a therapeutic approach that encourages self-efficacy and may have a positive effect on breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE). The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of a bMI in increasing BSE in women who started breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period and to explore the roles of general self-efficacy and other baseline variables in this relationship. A randomized, parallel-group clinical trial was carried out. A bMI was compared with an educational session on breastfeeding. Changes in BSE and its dimensions and the interaction and mediation/moderation of general self-efficacy and other variables were analyzed. BSE increased in the bMI group from a mean baseline score of 59.14 (±9.35) to 64.62 (±7.91) at 1st month (p < 0.001). An interaction was found in that only women with higher education had an improvement in BSE during the follow-up period that was attributable to the bMI (mean difference between the bMI and the attention control group: 18.25 (95% confidence interval: 5.86-30.19; p = 0.006). This interaction was not found for the changes produced in the intrapersonal thoughts dimension of BSE, whose scores were higher in the bMI group at 3 and 6 months. General self-efficacy exerted a moderating effect on the association of bMI with BSE change. The effect of bMI was no longer significant when the general self-efficacy score was above 84. Thus, bMI is effective in increasing BSE. This effectiveness was limited by the mother's educational level and moderated by baseline general self-efficacy.