MGH Institute of Health Professions

Studying the effectiveness of the integration of artificial intelligence into Occupational Therapy education through intentional use of case studies.

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Margaret Maynard, margaret.maynard@med.uvm.edu

Ethics Curriculum in Occupational Therapy Education: Perceptions of Novice Practitioners Regarding Knowledge Translation from Classroom to Clinic

Date presented: April 23, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Elizabeth Scharer, elizabethford126@gmail.com

Test–Retest Reliability of Core Lexicon Analysis

Purpose: We examined the test-retest reliability of core lexicon analysis for healthy control participants (HCP) and individuals with aphasia (IWA) to facilitate research and clinical implementation of discourse analysis.Methods: Transcripts from 50 HCP and 61 IWA [from the Aphas...

Divergent Patterns of Speaker-Intention Discrimination and Emotional Valence Ratings in Self-Reported Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults

Autistic adults often interpret verbal and non-verbal cues underlying non-literal language differently compared to non-autistic people, reflecting differences in communicative style and shared context. Research on non-literal language in autism in controlled settings has typicall...

A community-engaged cultural adaptation of the ADVANCED-Comfort 6M care planning tool for Chinese American families in nursing homes

Chinese American families of nursing home residents with advanced dementia often encounter cultural and structural barriers to comfort-focused, person-centered care. Culturally responsive interventions are needed to address disparities in communication and care planning. This pap...

Weigh-In to Fight Night: Dietary Strategies of Professional MMA Fighters

Background/Objectives: Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes routinely partake in practices to elicit rapid weight loss before official weigh-in, followed by aggressive rehydration and nutritional recovery before competition. Although weight-cutting strategies have been...

GenAI in Occupational Therapy: A Survey of Adoption, Ethical Concerns, and Training Needs

Importance Occupational therapy practitioners are rapidly adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in clinical settings, yet little is known about current usage patterns, ethical concerns, or training needs specific to the profession. Objective To examine how occ...

Exercise and Brain Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Review of Cognitive Benefits, Mechanisms, and Neurodegeneration Prevention

Menopause represents a major neuroendocrine transition characterized by substantial hormonal, metabolic, vascular, and inflammatory changes that may increase vulnerability to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease. Declining estrogen levels during the menopausal transiti...

Psychoactive Medication Prescribing After Critical Illness in American Adults Not Justified by a Documented Supporting Diagnosis

Objectives: To describe psychoactive medication (PM) prescribing in the 30 days after an ICU admission requiring mechanical ventilation not supported by a documented diagnosis in American adults not prescribed a PM before ICU admission. This nondiagnostically supported PM prescri...

Enabling Functional Independence: A Scoping Review of Upper Extremity Assistive Devices for Adults With Progressive Neuromuscular Diseases

BACKGROUND: Assistive technology offers an important means of compensating for lost upper extremity function in adults with progressive neuromuscular diseases (NMD), enabling participation in daily activities, supporting independence, and promoting quality of life. However, the r...