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E Marshall

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PubMed1991

A survey of occupational therapy curricula.

Cross-sectional surveys were conducted of occupational therapy professional and technical programs. Part 1 describes general studies and prerequisite requirements for an entry-level baccalaureate degree in occupational therapy. Part 2 presents general studies, prerequisites, and technical curriculum of the occupational therapy assistant programs. Program directors design and manage professional programs based on their knowledge of academia, higher education, accreditation essentials, and consumer needs. Descriptive data of educational prerequisites and curriculum content are used in program evaluation and planning for accreditation, institutional strategic planning, marketing, projection of future needs, and facilitation of communication between curricula.

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PubMed1991

Adolescents' problems and their relationship to self-esteem.

The Mooney Problem Check List and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale were administered to 201 adolescents, ages 14 to 16 years. Sex differences in the number and nature of problems reported, and their relationship to self-esteem, were examined. Results indicated that, overall, girls reported significantly more problems and lower levels of self-esteem than did boys. Girls had more problems with interpersonal relationships, personal adjustment, health, and family issues. There were no significant differences between girls and boys in the areas of educational and vocational future. Surprisingly, neither boys nor girls were particularly concerned about their vocational/educational future. Relative to other areas, adjustment to schoolwork was identified as being of considerable concern for both sexes. There was a significant relationship between self-esteem and reported problems, and different problem areas were related to self-esteem for girls and boys. The findings of this study support previous research and provide further information concerning relationships between self-esteem and problems.

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PubMed1991

Academic performance of mature-age and other students in a physiotherapy program.

Students enrolled in the physiotherapy undergraduate program of the University of Sydney comprise school leavers (students who have completed secondary school-category A) and non-school leavers (category B), including mature-age students (23 years and older). Student selection is based upon academic performance (categories A and B) and personal interview (category B only). Statistical evaluations of the academic performance of 799 students who commenced the undergraduate course between 1982 and 1986 revealed a) no significant difference between the time taken to complete the undergraduate program; b) in 26 of 31 compulsory subjects, category A and category B students performed equally well; in one subject category, B students performed significantly better; in three subjects, the mature-age students performed significantly better; and only in one subject did mature-age students perform less well; c) no difference in the academic performance of male and female students; d) the Higher School Certificate aggregate provided a poor to moderate indicator of academic performance. The results justify both the reservation of places offered to nonschool leavers and the system used for their selection.

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PubMed1991

Nerve cell loss in the thalamus in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Serial sections through the thalamus from the fixed right cerebral hemispheres of 15 cases (5 Parkinson's disease, 5 Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 5 controls) were used to obtain quantitative estimates of neuronal loss, neurofibrillary tangle formation and Lewy body inclusions within individual thalamic nuclei. Severe neuronal loss and tangle formation were evident in the anterodorsal nucleus from the AD cases. Nerve cell damage was also present in the centromedian nucleus but was not associated with tangle formation and occurred in all but 2 of the brains examined. It is likely that the anterodorsal neurons are damaged locally by the Alzheimer's disease process whereas the changes in the centromedian nucleus may be related to ageing.

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