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Background: The risk of unemployment amongst breast cancer survivors is at a much higher incidence level than the healthy population, yet the health related benefits of employment include physical and social functioning, ...

Background: The impacts that a positive volunteering experience can have on youth have been known for some time. The growing evidence of the physical and mental health benefits of volunteering for youth and communities/societies ...

The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of children who have specialised wheelchair and seating needs from a family perspective with a view to facilitating family-centred practice in wheelchair and ...

Background: The study is part of a wider project researching the history of occupational therapy in Ireland at the University of Limerick, Clinical Therapies Department. As there is limited literature available on the ...

Background This study will focus on wheelchair and seating provision for people with Progressive Neurological Disorders (PNDs). It forms part of a larger collection of research being carried out on wheelchair provision ...

Background: Depression is the second highest cause of disability worldwide. People who experience depression also experience stigma. Depression is a gendered diagnosis, and adds another layer of stigma for men who suffer ...

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive illness which can be variable in its course but debilitating in many domains of an individual’s life. The unpredictable clinical progression coupled with the psychological ...

Background: Attitudes in Ireland towards people with disabilities are hardening. Through meaningful relationships individuals experience support, well-being, connectedness and belonging. These are experienced differently ...

Introduction: The experience of stigma is a significant societal barrier faced by many people with a disability; it is not well known how people navigate stigma in order to establish and maintain friendships. Social ...