Occupational therapy assessments and interventions for patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a scoping review protocol.

OBJECTIVE: The proposed scoping review aims to explore the literature on the occupational therapy (OT) scope of practice for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), including assessment methods and intervention approaches used by OT practitioners, areas of impairment addressed, and practice settings where OT practitioners provide services. INTRODUCTION: AS is a type of spondyloarthritis primarily involving inflammation of the spine. Studies have begun to examine the role of OT in addressing pain, function, and disability among AS patients. Given the increased recognition of OT services for this population, a comprehensive understanding of the assessment methods and intervention approaches used by OT practitioners when working with AS would benefit clinicians, providers, and patients and support future research efforts. INCLUSION CRITERIA: The review will consider studies that include participants of any age diagnosed with AS and any form of OT assessment and intervention. All relevant published and unpublished studies will be considered, without date or language limitations, including all primary studies, gray literature, text and opinion papers, and clinical guidelines. METHODS: The review will follow the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus (EBSCOhost), PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, SportDiscus (EBSCOhost), OTDBase, OTSeeker, and Google Scholar. Two independent reviewers will extract data from selected papers using a standardized tool modified for the review. The results will be presented using frequency tables and will be accompanied by a narrative summary. DETAILS OF THE REVIEW PROTOCOL CAN BE FOUND IN OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VPY56.

Occupational therapy treatment of complex regional pain syndrome in children and adolescents: a scoping review protocol.

OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will explore the literature related to occupational therapy interventions and delivery methods for pediatric complex regional pain syndrome. INTRODUCTION: Complex regional pain syndrome is a debilitating pain condition that is becoming increasingly diagnosed within the pediatric population. Untreated, it can negatively impact a child's occupational engagement and participation, social functioning, and family dynamics. A multidisciplinary treatment approach is typically recommended, with occupational therapy as an essential component. Occupational therapy interventions for pediatric complex regional pain syndrome usually promote a child's ability to participate in daily activities to prevent further impairment and disability. Despite evidence that occupational therapy practitioners treat this population, no review has been conducted of the available literature on occupational therapy interventions for pediatric complex regional pain syndrome. INCLUSION CRITERIA: This review will consider studies that include any form of occupational therapy interventions for participants with complex regional pain syndrome who are 18 years or younger. Quantitative, qualitative, and observational studies, and text and opinion papers will be considered. METHODS: The JBI methodology will be used to conduct this scoping review. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, OTDBASE, OT Search (AOTA), OTseeker, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global will be searched for studies in English, with no limit on publication date. Two independent reviewers will screen the titles, abstracts, and full texts of the selected studies. Data collection will be performed using a tool developed by the researchers based on the standardized JBI tool. Data will be presented in a comprehensive narrative summary.

Supporting the Spectrum Scholarship Program: perspectives from the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group.

The immediate past presidents and current president of the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group write to raise awareness of the American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship Program, share their approach to supporting Scholars in their region, and encourage Medical Library Association (MLA) chapters and MLA at large to build stronger infrastructures to support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color librarians who are in school and recently graduated.

Causality dilemma: creating a twenty-first century university archive.

For its fifteenth anniversary, the Jay Sexter Library at Touro University Nevada (TUN) sought ways to capture its institutional history by founding an archive. Among many challenges, the library struggled to convince the administration of the importance of an archive. To generate interest in TUN's history, a task force comprising library, executive administration, and advancement staff hosted and recorded a panel event with some of the university's original faculty, staff, and administration. By having this event, new TUN employees were able to experience the shared knowledge of TUN's early days, and the library was able to create and preserve its own institutional history.