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| Occupational Therapy and Women's Health: A Practitioner Guide |
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ISBN: 978-1-03-287252-0,
430 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-03-287252-7 |
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| Copyright: |
2025 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Author: |
Khan, Sabina |
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Specialties:
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Occupational Therapy
, Occupational and Environmental Medicine
, Maternal/Child |
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| Publisher: |
Routledge |
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| List Price: |
$71.99 |
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At A Glance
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This innovative and comprehensive textbook provides a detailed exploration of the role of occupational therapy in addressing the unique needs of women across the lifespan. Structured into 14 parts, the book begins with the foundations of women?s health, delving into its historical evolution, the significance of gender equality in medical research, the implications of employment on women's well-being, intricate sociocultural influences, and the intersection of women and occupation from an occupational therapy perspective. Following this foundational context, the book journeys through diverse areas such as gynecological and obstetric health management, endocrine health, autoimmune conditions, non-cisgender health in the context of women?s health, mental health and biopsychosocial aspects, cardiovascular health, sleep, weight, and lifestyle factors, oncology, neurological health, women's health across the lifespan, inter-partner violence and trauma-informed care, and special topics in women's health. Women?s health is a universal concern that transcends geographical boundaries, cultural differences, and socioeconomic disparities, and this important book will be key reading for both students and practitioners of occupational therapy.
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Reviewer:
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Mara Podvey,
Ph.D., OTR, PMH-C?, FAOTA
(Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education)
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Range
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Score
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Are the author's objectives met? |
8 |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
8 |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
4 |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
5 |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
5 |
| 1-5 |
Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. |
5 |
| 1-5 |
Rate the print quality of the illustrations. |
4 |
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Are there sufficient references? |
5 |
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Rate the currency of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
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Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
5 |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
10 |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
N/A |
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Reviewer:
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Mara Podvey,
Ph.D., OTR, PMH-C?, FAOTA
(Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education)
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Description
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| This first edition book uses a medical framework to provide a comprehensive guide for occupational therapy (OT) practitioners to address women's health (WH) across the lifespan and cultural contexts. It provides background information, identifies occupation-specific concerns, and indicates evidence-based strategies to address women's needs across occupational areas. |
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Purpose
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| The book's purpose is to provide a comprehensive resource for OT and OTA students and practitioners to use in supporting the unique needs of women. The book examines relevant occupational areas uniquely impacting women. It provides an innovative, forward-thinking approach for OT practitioners to address women's needs. |
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Audience
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| This book is geared toward an audience with an understanding of the domain and process of OT. It is designed to be read as an entire volume or as individual chapters. There is some content repetition, but this makes sense as chapters can stand alone. The sole author is a well-known expert in WH OT, with a strong scholarly record in the field. The knowledge she shares is comprehensive yet easy to understand. |
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Features
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| The book presents contains fourteen chapters, including chapters with exclusively female content, such as obstetric and gynecological health management, and more universal topics that examine the unique needs of women, such as endocrine health, autoimmune conditions, cardiovascular health, oncology, neurological health, and lifestyle-related factors. The book includes more complex topics including non-cisgender health, trauma-informed care, and inter-partner violence. Chapters thoroughly explore background, potential OT application, and impact on women's daily lives. Short sections, bullet points, and key words improve readability. Tables and illustrations provide additional background and details of concepts. Individually, each figure provides a stand-alone resource on a topic. The index is useful for discovering multiple chapters with related information. The book's scope is thorough and comprehensive. Future editions would benefit from an introduction to map out the author's intention for the book as well as each individual chapter. References to other chapters when discussing a topic that appears multiple times would likewise be helpful. Additionally, sharing practice settings (e.g., outpatient, community-based) where OT services are recommended would be useful. |
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Assessment
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| This book significantly contributes to WH OT as the sole resource of its kind available to OT and OTA students, new practitioners, and seasoned practitioners. It provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field while offering practical information that can be immediately applied. While it does not differentiate between entry-level and more advanced skills of OT practitioners, this book provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary best practices. |
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