04 - Functional cog, incentive spirometer, sleep apnea + dysphagia, attn task, time pressure mgmt
Description
The Therapy Insights Resource Roadmap Show is a monthly talk show all about the new content we release every month- from therapy materials to eval tools to patient education handouts and more. Join us as we discuss how to use these resources and we discuss various approaches to clinical cases.
00:00 - WelcomeWelcome to episode 04 of the Resource Roadmap Show!
01:40 - Incentive SpirometerThis resource provides basic education about incentive spirometry, including who should use an incentive spirometer, its benefits of use, how to use it, and normative values.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/incentive-spirometer
11:17 - Organizing and Planning a Calendar: Volunteering and Family VacationThis scheduling task requires a person to use various executive function skills, including good initiation, visual scanning, divided visual attention, planning/organization, reading comprehension, written expression, and problem solving/reasoning.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/organizing-and-planning-a-calendar-volunteering-and-family-vacation
16:18 - Identifying Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information: An Attention ActivityThis therapy activity challenges an individual to determine what information is relevant or irrelevant to the passage’s main idea. https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/identifying-relevant-vs-irrelevant-information-an-attention-activity
21:16 - The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Swallowing FunctionThis resource explains how repeated episodes of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can affect a person’s swallow function.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/the-effect-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-on-swallowing-function
24:42 - Effects of Comprehensive Swallowing Intervention on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Dysphagia After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2022)https://therapyinsights.com/article-snapshots/effects-of-comprehensive-swallowing-intervention-on-obstructive-sleep-apnea-and-dysphagia-after-stroke-a-randomized-controlled-trial-2022
29:38 - Time Pressure Management for the Treatment of Information Processing SpeedThis resource provides education on the hierarchy of decision-making for the successful use of time pressure management (TPM) and how to train patients to use TPM to compensate for slowed information processing speed.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/time-pressure-management-for-the-treatment-of-information-processing-speed
39:30 - INCOG 2.0 Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part III: Executive Functions (2023)https://therapyinsights.com/article-snapshots/incog-2-0-guidelines-for-cognitive-rehabilitation-following-traumatic-brain-injury-part-iii-executive-functions-2023
45:30 - Case StudyJackie, a 32 year-old female s/p craniotomy for benign brain tumor. Works as a 2nd grade teacher. Her partner has noticed a change in her personality and behavior, stating that he has “lost her filter.” Speech is loquacious, with few conversational turns and limited topic maintenance. Impaired short-term memory, resulting in fragmented conversation and poor follow-through on immediate tasks at hand. She is physically able to walk and complete all ADLs and plans to return home in three days. She also plans to return to work next week.
50:13 - Strategies for Executive Function DysfunctionThis handout provides ten compensatory strategies to help support executive function skills after a brain injury.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/strategies-for-executive-function-dysfunction/
52:05 - Self-AwarenessThis handout describes the foundations of self-awareness as related to brain injury. This information breaks down intellectual awareness, emergent awareness, and anticipatory awareness and describes treatment processes in rehabilitation therapy that can improve self-awareness.https://therapyinsights.com/clinical-resources/self-awareness/
56:22 - Changes to Behavior and Personality After Brain InjuryMany patients