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A scoping review exploring adoption of digital stress management resources for long-term health conditions – just useful for respiratory conditions? (2023)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., Gebreheat, G., MacLean, F., Connolly, F., Breen, C., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023). A scoping review exploring adoption of digital stress management resources for long-term health conditions – just useful for respiratory conditions?. Thorax, 78(Suppl 4), Article A265. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-btsabstracts.400

Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol (2020)
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Maclean, F., Dewing, J., Kantartzis, S., Breckenridge, J. P., & McCormack, B. (2022). Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol. Ageing and society, 42(3), 521-538. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x20000951

Older people now currently drink alcohol more frequently than previous generations, indicating a need to understand how this influences health and wellbeing in older adults. However, knowledge and awareness of the changing role alcohol plays in the l... Read More about Can we talk about it? A qualitative study exploring occupational therapists’ decision making in judging when to ask an older person about drinking alcohol.

A modified gap analysis designed to generate research priorities in occupational therapy (2019)
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Maclean, F., Kantartzis, S., McCormack, B., & Pentland, D. (2019). A modified gap analysis designed to generate research priorities in occupational therapy. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(2), 9-15

Where a limited body of evidence exists the traditional mechanisms of a literature or systematic review, which are often used to establish research gaps and priorities, can be problematic. This is especially the case in occupational therapy where evi... Read More about A modified gap analysis designed to generate research priorities in occupational therapy.

Use of occupation-focused language by occupational therapists in physical health care settings when considering older people and alcohol use (2015)
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Maclean, F., & Breckenridge, J. (2015). Use of occupation-focused language by occupational therapists in physical health care settings when considering older people and alcohol use. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(11), 713-717. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615580326

Statement of context There is ongoing debate about therapists’ use of occupation-focused language in practice. Through practice language analysis we explored how conceptual models influence therapists’ word choice by re-analysing qualitative data fr... Read More about Use of occupation-focused language by occupational therapists in physical health care settings when considering older people and alcohol use.

Alcohol use amongst older adults: Knowledge and beliefs of occupational therapists working in physical health care settings (2015)
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Maclean, F., Gill, J., O’May, F., & Breckenridge, J. (2015). Alcohol use amongst older adults: Knowledge and beliefs of occupational therapists working in physical health care settings. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78(5), 320-330. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022614562790

Introduction There is little discussion in the United Kingdom occupational therapy literature surrounding the topic of older people and alcohol, despite the growing prevalence of alcohol-related health problems in older adults resulting from an agein... Read More about Alcohol use amongst older adults: Knowledge and beliefs of occupational therapists working in physical health care settings.

The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula (2014)
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Maclean, F., O'May, F., & Gill, J. S. (2014). The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(4), 205-213. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X13968769798872

Purpose: Scotland has witnessed a large rise in all types of alcohol-related illnesses and death, with societal costs associated with drinking estimated to be 3.6 billion pounds per annum. Despite this escalating problem, previous research in Scotlan... Read More about The Topic of Alcohol within the Scottish Occupational Therapy Curricula.

Understanding Twitter (2013)
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Maclean, F., Jones, D., Carin-Levy, G., & Hunter, H. (2013). Understanding Twitter. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(6), 295-298. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802213x13706169933021

This opinion piece introduces, defines and considers the application of Twitter within occupational therapy research and education. It defines the social networking tool and then examines its potential for use in occupational therapy education, by st... Read More about Understanding Twitter.

The Usefulness of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model in an Acute Physical Health Care Setting (2012)
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Maclean, F., Carin-Levy, G., Hunter, H., Malcolmson, L., & Locke, E. (2012). The Usefulness of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model in an Acute Physical Health Care Setting. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(12), 555-562. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802212x13548955545530

Background: Limited evidence is available to illustrate the use of theory to underpin occupational therapy practice in acute physical health care settings in the United Kingdom. Method: A generic qualitative method investigated the views, knowledg... Read More about The Usefulness of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model in an Acute Physical Health Care Setting.

Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse (2011)
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Gill, J. S., MacLean, F., Renton, L., & O'May, F. (2011). Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802211X13021048723174

Purpose: Within Scotland, health policy changes are being considered to address the misuse of alcohol. Concurrently, a shifting of professional roles within the National Health Service is under way. The purpose of the study was to investigate persona... Read More about Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse.

RCTs: need for wider debate (2002)
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Maclean, F., & Jones, D. (2002). RCTs: need for wider debate. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(6),

An interrater reliability study of the Revised Elderly Persons’ Disability Scale (REPDS) (1994)
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Maclean, F., & Nicol, M. (1994). An interrater reliability study of the Revised Elderly Persons’ Disability Scale (REPDS). Occupational Therapy International, 1(4), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1002/oti.6150010404

The aim of this study was to investigate the interrater reliability of the Revised Elderly Persons' Disability Scale (REPDS). In a correlational design four raters assessed 15 subjects all over the age of 65, and diagnosed as having dementia of varyi... Read More about An interrater reliability study of the Revised Elderly Persons’ Disability Scale (REPDS).