Browsing by Subject "social environment"

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    Recognizing and Modifying Environmental Factors to Support Gifted Students’ Sensory Processing in the School Environment
    (2024) Banks, Riley; Nguyen, Elizabeth; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; Fritz, Tiffany
    Gifted students have a higher prevalence of emotional sensitivities that may be related to sensory processing difficulties. Thus, ensuring sensory inclusivity in a school environment for exclusively gifted students is essential to supporting socio-emotional and learning outcomes. Within a local school for gifted students, many environmental barriers and sensory processing vulnerabilities were identified. The purpose of this doctoral capstone project was to identify specific sensory needs of the population and make social and physical environmental accommodations accordingly. Results of the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM-2) for 30 participating students indicated a high prevalence of sensory difficulties among the student population. The teachers and teacher aides participated in weekly discussions with the doctoral capstone student to discuss findings of students’ sensory processing patterns, available accommodations through occupational therapy (OT), and opportunities for implementation of sensory resources and interventions in the classrooms. The doctoral capstone student also modified the physical environment of their clinic rooms to reduce visual stimulation. Preliminary results from interviews with teachers indicated increased knowledge and awareness of sensory processing patterns and opportunities for social and physical environmental modifications. The doctoral capstone student recommended that the site reduce physical environmental stimuli and increase opportunities for sensory experiences throughout the school day to support sustainability of OT services provided through a community based approach.
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    Relationship Between Hispanic Nativity, Residential Environment, and Productive Activity Among Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: A TBI Model Systems Study
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2019-01) Lequerica, Anthony H.; Botticello, Amanda; O'Neill, John; Lengenfelder, Jean; Krch, Denise; Chiaravalloti, Nancy D.; Sander, Angelle M.; Bushnik, Tamara; Ketchum, Jessica M.; Hammond, Flora M.; Dams-O’Connor, Kristen; Felix, Elizabeth; Johnson-Greene, Doug; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine
    Objective: To examine the influence of nativity and residential characteristics on productive activity among Hispanics at 1 year after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Setting: Acute rehabilitation facilities and community follow-up. Participants: A total of 706 Hispanic individuals in the TBI Model Systems National Database. Design: Secondary data analysis from a multicenter longitudinal cohort study. Main Measures: Nativity (foreign born or US native), productive activity derived from interview questions regarding employment status, and other demographic information. Census data were extracted by zip code to represent residential characteristics of aggregate household income and proportion of foreign language speakers (FLS). Results: Among foreign-born individuals with TBI, those living in an area with a higher proportion of FLS were 2.8 times more likely to be productive than those living in areas with a lower proportion of FLS. Among individuals living in an area with a lower proportion of FLS, US-born Hispanics were 2.7 times more likely to be productive compared with Hispanic immigrants. Conclusion: The relationship between nativity and productive activity at 1 year post-TBI was moderated by the residential proportion of FLS. Findings underscore the importance of considering environmental factors when designing vocational rehabilitation interventions for Hispanics after TBI.