PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE "FATIGUE AND ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN WORK” (FAME-W) INTERVENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS

BackgroundA Fatigue and Activity Management Education in Work (FAME-W) programme was developed for individuals with inflammatory arthritis to manage fatigue in work (McCormick, 2018). FAME-W was designed as an in-person programme;however, due to COVID-19 pandemic it was modified to be an online group-based self-management intervention.ObjectivesThis study tested the effectiveness of an online format of FAME-W for future use by occupational therapist to help individuals with inflammatory arthritis to stay in work.MethodsParticipants were randomly allocated to intervention or control groups. Participants in the intervention group received the online four-week FAME-W and the control group participants received a FAME-W handbook. Participants in the intervention group attended a focus group immediately after the completion of the online FAME-W programme. A qualitative descriptive design was used with semi-structured focus groups. Data were analysed by thematic analysis (Braun and Clark, 2021).ResultsTwenty-six individuals took part in five separate focus groups. The average number of participants per group was 5 individuals with the largest group having 8 and smallest having 3 participants. The majority of participants were female, working full time and had Rheumatoid Arthritis. The four themes emerging from the focus groups were: "content and delivery of the programme” where participants discussed the relevance of the content to their symptoms and the online delivery format of FAME-W. In the second theme, participants discussed "understanding the effects of symptoms on their own and combined” and how symptoms effect mood, work, cognitive and physical abilities. In the third theme, "implementing the knowledge gained from the programme” through goal setting and practicality of the self-management strategies provided were discussed. Final theme "impact of the FAME-W on symptoms and work” including reassurance of normalising symptoms, change in mindset and approach to their condition were discussed.Table 1.ThemesQuotesContent and delivery of the programme"Each of the four sections were all very relevant” "I am quite happy that it is online because face to face would depend on location if I had the choice”Understanding the effects of symptoms on their own and combined"Now I know that I can sleep better when I manage my pain, and I can manage my pain by managing fatigue” "When you have a long-term illness, you don't look at the symptoms individually, you need to break it and look at it individually to know how to manage it”Implementing the knowledge gained from the programme"I'm in a different place today than I was four weeks ago. I am doing well now. So, for me the goal setting is excellent” "Helps you implement the knowledge into your regular routine and check in with yourself”Impact of the FAME-W on symptoms and work"Just a lightbulb moment to say, great, this is not my fault, because you can blame yourself for all the symptoms”ConclusionPreliminary results show that participants found the online FAME-W to be effective, relevant, reassuring, and helpful. These results suggest that work-related self-management skills are essential in assisting participants with symptom management in the workplace. Furthermore, these preliminary results suggest that the online format of FAME-W may be helpful for individuals with inflammatory arthritis to stay in work and it may become a standard part of clinical care for occupational therapists.References[1] McCormack, RC, O'Shea, F, Doran, M, Connolly, D. Impact of a fatigue management in work programme on meeting work demands of individuals with rheumatic diseases: A pilot study. Musculoskeletal Care. 2018;16: 398– 404.[2] Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2021). Thematic analysis: A practical guide. SAGE.Acknowledgements:NIL.Disclosure of InterestsNone Declared.

The rising environmentalists: Fostering environmental goal attainment through volunteer tourism

This study attends to Generation Zers' volunteer tourism. It draws on self-determination and goal-setting theories to synthesize a model delineating how the interplay of internal and external environmental motivational factors reshapes green volunteering involvement amid the pandemic, leading to environmental goal attainment and persistent endeavors. The inquiry adopted an online survey-based design with data collected from 340 rising environmentalists. Results first suggest that environmental self-efficacy and social climate are positively related to green volunteering involvement, with environmental self-efficacy exhibiting a more profound effect. These relationships are also moderated by eudaimonic environmental pursuits in that the relationships remain stronger when volunteers pursue eudaimonia to a high degree. Furthermore, involvement is evident in fostering environmental goal attainment, leading to pro-environmental behaviors and advocacy. With the above findings taken together, this investigation sheds light on environmental goal attainment through volunteer tourism amid the COVID-19 turbulence. It brings to light a motivation–goal attainment–behavior model that deserves investigating.

Achieving positive outcomes from online training: Goal setting and achievement goal orientation

PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsThe positive impact of training can be enhanced if learners set appropriate goals at the outset. By opting to pursue a mastery goal, learners are likely to engage more with the deep learning strategies that are associated with a broader range of desirable outcomes for both learners and their organization.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Daily Self-Leadership and Playful Work Design: Proactive Approaches of Work in Times of Crisis

This study investigates how employees may use proactive work strategies to satisfy their basic psychological needs during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We use self-determination theory to hypothesize that daily self-leadership (e.g., goal setting, constructive cognition) and playful work design (PWD;redesigning work to be more fun/challenging) satisfy basic psychological needs and facilitate job performance. We also predict that the use of these proactive strategies is particularly important when individuals ruminate a lot about the COVID-19 crisis. Daily diary data collected among a heterogeneous group of employees largely confirm these theoretical predictions. For organizational practitioners, this study thus suggests that it is important to encourage employees to be proactive. Although this may be challenging during crises, leaders could provide autonomy and feedback to foster self-leadership and PWD. In addition, organizations may offer training interventions so that employees learn to apply these proactive work strategies. AD -, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;, Johannesburg, South Africa ;, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ;, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;, Johannesburg, South Africa

Physical Activity Solutions to Decrease Occupational Stress

Occupational stress impacts employees, organizations, and potential customers. Physical activity as a coping mechanism can help to mitigate the adverse outcomes of occupational stress. Physical activity solutions for employees allow employees to initiate and maintain a physically active lifestyle, potentially mitigating the adverse outcomes of occupational stress. Apply It!: After reading this article, fitness professionals will be able to: • Understand the impact of occupational stress on employees. • Understand how physical activity impacts occupational stress. • Implement suggestions for on-site physical activity solutions and off-site physical activity promotion to impact occupational stress.

The Goal Setting Challenge App: Promoting Self-Determination Through Technology

Promoting student self-determination is recognized as the best practice in secondary transition planning. Few self-determination interventions have utilized technology to provide individualized learning opportunities. The Goal Setting Challenge (GSC) App was developed to provide a technology-based instructional approach to support developing self-determination. The purpose of this single-case study was to evaluate the impact of the GSC App on self-determination knowledge outcomes for students with disabilities and explore the feasibility of students' use of the App in transition planning over an academic semester. Results were significantly impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic;however, this created opportunities to explore feasibility during in-person instruction and the unprecedented shift to remote learning. Findings suggest mixed results related to outcomes for student use and feasibility but suggest the possibility of the App providing a student-friendly means for engaging in self-determination instruction during in-person and remote instruction. Limitations and implications for future research and practice are discussed. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Remedial & Special Education is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Public management strategies for improving satisfaction with pandemic-induced telework among public employees

PurposeThe author examined the association between public employees' satisfaction with pandemic-induced telework satisfaction and job autonomy, organizational goal clarity, organizational justice, and performance-based culture. In addition, the author analyzed the moderating effects of generation and gender on the relationships between job autonomy, organizational goal clarity, organizational justice, performance-based culture, and pandemic-induced telework satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThis study used survey data collected from 4,339 Korean public employees, comprising 1,983 central government officials and 2,356 metropolitan government officials, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study conducted a structural equation model to test hypotheses.FindingsThe author found that job autonomy, organizational goal clarity, organizational justice, and performance-based culture were positively associated with pandemic-induced telework satisfaction. In addition, this research found the moderating effects of generation and gender on the relationships between job autonomy, organizational goal clarity, organizational justice, performance-based culture, and pandemic-induced telework satisfaction.Originality/valueThis study's results can guide public organizations in developing public management strategies to improve pandemic-induced telework satisfaction. In particular, public organizations need to cope effectively with the broad prevalence of telework triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing high job autonomy, a performance-oriented culture, a fair evaluation system, and clear and measurable performance goals and adjusting telework according to the generational and gender characteristics.

Adopting a Global AMR Target within the Pandemic Instrument Will Act as a Catalyst for Action.

Ensuring that life-saving antimicrobials remain available as effective treatment options in the face of rapidly rising levels of antimicrobial resistance will require a massive and coordinated global effort. Setting a collective direction for progress is the first step towards aligning global efforts on AMR. This process would be greatly accelerated by adopting a unifying global target - a well-defined global target that unites all countries and sectors. The proposed pandemic instrument - with its focus on prevention, preparedness and response - represents an ideal opportunity to develop and adopt a unifying global target that catalyzes global action on AMR. We propose three key characteristics of a unifying global target for AMR that - if embedded within the pandemic preparedness instrument - could rally public support, funding, and political commitment commensurate with the scale of the AMR challenge.

Feasibility study of brief Group Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioural Treatment delivered via Zoom for anxiety and depression in primary care

Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (TCBT) (targeting depression and a range of anxiety disorders) is an effective treatment that targets the common factors and processes underlying anxiety and depressive symptoms.68 Previous trials evaluating TCBT have been internet-based or face-to-face in individual or group form.9 Treatment lengths have typically been 10-18 sessions,912 although a large TCBT study evaluated brief (seven session) group TCBT for emotional disorders in primary care.13 This study reported sustained improvements for anxiety, depression, somatisation and reliable recovery for those receiving TCBT compared to treatment with general practitioners (GPs), but the treatment intervention was longer than is typically provided in the New Zealand context and the study did not include an active therapy control. Exclusion criteria Patients not eligible included those for whom alcohol and drugs were identified as the main clinical issue, those for whom a referral to specialty services was required to manage moderate-severe illness or high levels of risk and those with significant cognitive problems or language barriers that meant psychological interventions and completion of rating scales was not possible unless in modified form. Group content included the following: socialisation to the group, goal setting and motivation, introduction to the TCBT model, understanding the function of emotion, emotion-driven behaviours and the role of avoidance, behavioural activation, learning to observe emotions and thoughts (mindfulness exercises), thinking biases and thought restructuring, behavioural experiments, awareness of and tolerating physiological sensations (including interoceptive exposures) and relapse prevention. Reliable recovery was measured by scoring above clinical cut-off for PHQ-9 (>10) and GAD-7 (>8) at baseline assessment, scoring below clinical cut-off for PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at the follow-up time point and showing reliable improvement over treatment (pre-post change in PHQ-9>5.2 and GAD-7>3.53).19 The PHQ-9 is a reliable, valid self-administered measure of depression20 and the GAD-7 is a valid and efficient self-report measure for the assessment of generalised anxiety disorder.21 Secondary outcome measures were: 1.

The development of a behavioural competency framework for school principals

Orientation: More than two and a half decades into South Africa's democracy, the majority of the country's learners receive low-quality school education, adversely affecting upward social mobility. Ensuring quality education for all South Africans requires a combined approach of equitable resource allocation and effective school leadership that transforms resources into educational outcomes. Research purpose: The objective of the study was to develop a behavioural competency framework for school principals. Motivation for the study: While past studies highlight school leadership and management to be pivotal in the establishment and maintenance of well-performing schools, less is known about the behavioural competencies required by school principals. Research approach and method: Guided by a synthesis of literature on school management, critical incident interviews were conducted with a sample of 10 school principals with good track records. The salience of the literature-derived competencies was established, and the content supplemented by contextualising the competencies with specific behavioural denotations from the interviews. Main findings: Eleven key competencies emerged from the data: creating a school vision and setting strategic direction, setting goals and expectations, developing school staff, influencing and communicating, resourcing strategically, leading with compassion, maintaining a student-centred learning environment, making decisions, managing self, managing teaching and learning, and leading across school boundaries. Managerial implications: The competencies identified provide a blueprint to guide human resource management interventions aimed at establishing effective school leadership. Contribution: The study provides a rich source of information about critical school principal behaviours, explored from an integrated perspective that acknowledges the school context.

Benefits of individual preparation for team success: planning for virtual team communication, conflict resolution and belonging

PurposeTeam-based projects are being used at work in various industries and in education. This paper aims to share a training strategy that integrates training with casual games to effectively prepare individuals to perform better in team-based settings due to their acquisition of team skills combined with their knowledge of tools including a team charter, communication plan and conflict resolution plan.Design/methodology/approachA training module was developed, deployed and tested in a virtual classroom of an upper-level undergraduate business class to emulate real-world team experiences. In the study, 342 of the 631 participants enrolled chose to complete the optional training module, which included pre- and posttests followed by a perception survey. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the impact of the training upon team skills including communication, conflict resolution and feelings of belonging.FindingsThe pre- and posttest results for trainees indicated a significant increase in team process and development knowledge, which included concepts such as communication, conflict resolution methods, roles, goal-setting and expectation-setting. Survey results indicated a correlation between completing the team training module and improved communication within teams, particularly for teams developing a communication plan in addition to a team charter and conflict resolution strategies.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the literature on preparing individuals for success in teams through training and education using interactive games, while equipping them with tools to contribute to favorable team dynamics and outcomes. The results are applicable to business, organizations and training settings that incorporate team-based projects in online, hybrid and face-to-face settings.

The Goal Setting Challenge App: Impact on Transition Goal Attainment Outcomes of Students With Disabilities

Promoting self-determination is essential to effective transition services and supports. The Goal Setting Challenge App (GSC App) was developed to deliver self-determination instruction via technology, building on the evidence-based Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI). This article presents data on goal attainment outcomes for students with disabilities who participated in a small, cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) of the GSC App during the 2020 to 2021 academic year and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Findings suggest it is highly probable the GSC App enhances student transition goal attainment outcomes after one semester, with students three times more likely to attain their self-identified transition goals in the GSC App than in the business-as-usual condition. The impact of COVID-19 on implementation and sample loss is described, as are implications for research and practice.

The impact of working alliance in managing youth anxiety and depression: a scoping review

A working alliance (WA) is a multidimensional construct signifying a collaborative relationship between a client and a therapist. Systematic reviews of therapies to treat depression and anxiety, almost exclusively in adults, show WA is essential across psychotherapies. However, there are critical gaps in our understanding of the importance of WA in low-intensity therapies for young people with depression and anxiety. Here, we describe an initiative to explore the effect of WA on anxiety and depression outcomes in youth aged 14–24 years through a scoping review and stakeholders' consultations (N = 32). We analysed 27 studies;most were done in high-income countries and evaluated one-on-one in-person therapies (18/27). The review shows that optimal WA is associated with improvements in: relationships, self-esteem, positive coping strategies, optimism, treatment adherence, and emotional regulation. Young people with lived experience expressed that: a favourable therapy environment, regular meetings, collaborative goal setting and confidentiality were vital in forming and maintaining a functional WA. For a clinician, setting boundaries, maintaining confidentiality, excellent communication skills, being non-judgmental, and empathy were considered essential for facilitating a functional WA. Overall, a functional WA was recognised as an active ingredient in psychotherapies targeting anxiety and depression in young people aged 14–24. Although more research is needed to understand WA's influence in managing anxiety and depression in young people, we recommend routine evaluation of WA. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to identify strategies that promote WA in psychotherapies to optimise the treatment of anxiety and depression in young people.

Digital Peer-Supported Self-Management Intervention Codesigned by People With Long COVID: Mixed Methods Proof-of-Concept Study.

BACKGROUND: There are around 1.3 million people in the United Kingdom with the devastating psychological, physical, and cognitive consequences of long COVID (LC). UK guidelines recommend that LC symptoms be managed pragmatically with holistic support for patients' biopsychosocial needs, including psychological, emotional, and physical health. Self-management strategies, such as pacing, prioritization, and goal setting, are vital for the self-management of many LC symptoms. OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the codevelopment and initial testing of a digital intervention combining peer support with positive psychology approaches for self-managing the physical, emotional, psychological, and cognitive challenges associated with LC. The objectives of this study were to (1) codesign an intervention with and for people with LC; (2) test the intervention and study methods; (3) measure changes in participant well-being, self-efficacy, fatigue, and loneliness; and (4) understand the types of self-management goals and strategies used by people with LC. METHODS: The study used a pre-post, mixed methods, pragmatic, uncontrolled design. Digital intervention content was codeveloped with a lived-experience group to meet the needs uncovered during the intervention development and logic mapping phase. The resulting 8-week digital intervention, Hope Programme for Long COVID, was attended by 47 participants, who completed pre- and postprogram measures of well-being, self-efficacy, fatigue, and loneliness. Goal-setting data were extracted from the digital platform at the end of the intervention. RESULTS: The recruitment rate (n=47, 83.9%) and follow-up rate (n=28, 59.6%) were encouraging. Positive mental well-being (mean difference 6.5, P<.001) and self-efficacy (mean difference 1.1, P=.009) improved from baseline to postcourse. All goals set by participants mapped onto the 5 goal-oriented domains in the taxonomy of everyday self-management strategies (TEDSS). The most frequent type of goals was related to activity strategies, followed by health behavior and internal strategies. CONCLUSIONS: The bespoke self-management intervention, Hope Programme for Long COVID, was well attended, and follow-up was encouraging. The sample characteristics largely mirrored those of the wider UK population with LC. Although not powered to detect statistically significant changes, the preliminary data show improvements in self-efficacy and positive mental well-being. Our next trial (ISRCTN: 11868601) will use a nonrandomized waitlist control design to further examine intervention efficacy.

Creating a bridge between communities and hospice services: development of a new way of working to replace traditional day care

BackgroundLike many hospices throughout the UK (Swann, Easton, McGuinness et al., 2021. BMJ Support Palliat Care. Apr.29), our day service was forced to close due to COVID-19. We have developed a new way of working – ‘Live Your Life’. This is developing and evolving with ongoing evaluation.AimWe aimed to:Put people at the heart of decisions and involvement in their care.Pilot a combination of Goal-Setting and Action-Planning (G-AP PC) (Boa, [PhD thesis], 2014) and Assets Based Community Development (ABCD) (Russell, 2022) alongside palliative support to enable people with life-limiting conditions to live well.Untether the service from our building, and open access, enabling more people to engage with support, including carers.MethodsWe designed a model of working between hospice services and communities, in co-production with existing service users. Data collection includes:Referral routes.Outcome measures - Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs) (Enderby, John & Petheram, 2013) and the Australia - modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) (Abernethy, Shelby-James, Fazekas, et al., 2005. BMC Palliat Care. 4:1).Anticipatory care planning.Goal achievement.Feedback from people and their families.ResultsFrom 01/08/21- 19/04/22, 88 referrals were received from:Hospice CNS = 78%Other hospice professionals = 4%External professionals = 12%Self-referrals = 6%15 carers and 88 people received support through a combination of phone, face-to-face and virtual connection, engaging in goal-setting conversations and connection with communities. Results so far show an average increase in participation, wellbeing, performance and anticipatory care planning conversations (before referral 65%, after referral 88%).ConclusionInitial findings suggest that this way of working enables support for people in the way that suits them best, without them having to come into the building. Self-referral enables a shift in power from professional to person. Hospice services and communities are creating bridges, working together to empower people to drive care to meet their needs. Continued evaluation and data collection will provide further insight into this innovative and new way of working.

Patient autonomy in cardiac inpatient rehabilitation-A COVID-19-specific exploratory trend study.

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has changed nearly all societal domains, including medical rehabilitation. Social distancing measures impacted patients as well as health professionals during the rehabilitation process. Enhancing patient participation should not be forgotten during exceptional situations, as restrictive measures are related to the self-determination of patients. Aim: In this exploratory trend study, we aimed to examine the association between COVID-19 restrictions with patients' motivation, their perception of the patient-provider-relationship, their participation in the rehabilitation process and their current state of health at the beginning of their rehabilitation. Methods: Adopting an exploratory approach, we compared data from a convenience sample of two different groups of patients, who stayed at a cardiac rehabilitation clinic at two different time periods: before the COVID-19 lockdown of rehabilitation clinics (n = 128) and after reopening during the COVID-19 period (n = 137). We used questionnaires on motivation for rehabilitation, patient-provider-relationship, patient activation and perceived state of health. We conducted t-tests and regression analysis to determine whether there were differences by gender, age, heart failure status, preferred form of decision-making (shared/not-shared) and time of rehabilitation (before/during COVID-19) related to the outcome variables. Results: Participants evaluated the quality of the patient-provider-relationship in a better way after the reopening of the rehabilitation clinics during the COVID-19 period (p < 0.05), their motivation, participation in the rehabilitation process and their current state of health at the beginning of their rehabilitation was comparable to the group before the COVID-19 lockdown of rehabilitation clinics. Differences in scepticism concerning the treatment and the quality of the patient-provider-relationship were related (p < 0.05) to age and the preferred form of decision-making. Differences in active participation were related (p < 0.05) to sex and differences in the perceived state of health (p < 0.05) to a heart failure diagnosis. Conclusions: Treatment providers could use the time patients spend in isolation after arrival to prepare them for virtual goal-setting conversations to enhance patient participation in exceptional situations.

Multilateralism to the Rescue? Beijing's Support for Multilateral Institutions during the COVID-19 Crisis

[...]we explored how Chinese multilateralism evolved in two regional contexts, Africa and Latin America, through a literature review and collection of data on Beijing's actions during the COVID-19 crisis. [...]by 1989, China had joined 37 major intergovernmental organisations, including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (Hoo 2018). Since its inclusion into the World Trade Organization in 2001, Beijing's foreign policy has increasingly taken on a multilateral orientation (Moore 2011, Kastner et al. 2020). On the one hand, some argue that Beijing is upholding rather than undermining a global order based on liberal principles and a set of multilateral institutions, in place since World War II, under US domination.3 As China has benefitted enormously from the traditional multilateral system, it is often viewed as a staunch defender of multilateralism as well as a norm entrepreneur contributing to the further development and evolution of multilateral cooperation (Stuenkel 2016). [...]several scholars argue that China is adding new layers to (and deepening) the so-called "crisis of multilateralism" - associated with the multiple failures of goal achievement and the flawed and undemocratic governing structures of multilateral institutions, many of which predated the rise of China (Morse / Keohane 2014, Chin 2015). [...]this crisis has been further exacerbated by the ambivalent and instrumental attitude of the United States towards international institutional

Striving for the bottom line: the impact of supervisor bottom-line mentality on employees' work effort and helping behavior

Purpose>This study aims to advance the bottom-line mentality (BLM) literature by drawing on goal-setting theory to examine the positive effects of supervisor BLM on employees' behavior.Design/methodology/approach>The authors collected survey data from 291 full-time employees from various Chinese organizations at three different points in time.Findings>The authors found that supervisor BLM and employees' collectivism orientation interacted to influence employees' bottom-line goal commitment such that the positive relationship between supervisor BLM and employees' bottom-line goal commitment was stronger when employees' collectivism orientation was high rather than low. Furthermore, they found that employees' collectivism orientation moderated the positive indirect effects of supervisor BLM on employees' work effort and helping behavior via bottom-line goal commitment such that the indirect effects were stronger when employees had a high rather than a low collectivism orientation.Originality/value>The authors explored the “bridge side” of supervisor BLM on employees' behavior, especially after being moderated by collectivism orientation. Our results can help managers develop a comprehensive understanding of BLM.

UAE-based first-year university students' perception of lifelong learning skills affected by COVID-19

Forcing education institutions to rely on online learning exclusively, the recent pandemic has brought lifelong learning (LLL) to the forefront. The effects of the recent education approaches on students' LLL skills merit investigation. First-year students may be at a greater risk because of their limited tertiary education experience and universities' expectations for them to engage in self-directed learning. This study investigated how 38 UAE-based first-year students thought COVID-19 impacted their LLL skills. The quantitative data were collected using a scale while the qualitative data were collected using a reflective task. The results revealed that the students' overall high score from the scale prior to the pandemic remained stable nine months into it despite a significant decrease in the adaptable learning strategies sub-scale. Yet, some students' overall LLL scores increased significantly. The qualitative data showed that these students thought they solidified their skills in learning strategies and plans. However, the female students reported a decrease in goal-setting score. Taken together, the results indicate that LLL skills help students reduce the negative impacts of COVID-19 on learning;yet it is still important to note the reducing impact of the pandemic on some students' skill in adapting learning strategies and setting goals. The results also indicate that LLL skills are malleable and educators can help enhance students' LLL skills.

Sleep Disorders in Pulmonary Conditions: Case Study and Resources for Occupational Therapy Practice: JNZAOT

The case study describes occupational therapy process for a client with daytime sleepiness and lack of sleep due to interstitial lung disease, a chronic pulmonary condition. COVID-19 long haulers are individuals who continue to experience medical complications weeks to months' post recovery from COVID-19 and studies have shown that sleep problems are prevalent among them, resulting in colloquial labeling of 'Coronasomnia' or 'COVID-somnia' (Bhat, & Chokroverty, 2021). [...]occupational therapy practitioners need easily accessible resources to prepare themselves in address sleep issues with this population. Acute and post-acute care occupational therapy practitioners and their supervisors are the target audience for this article that presents printer-ready resources related to sleep assessments, goals, and interventions that can be used with individuals with chronic pulmonary conditions. A case study from an acute care setting is provided to describe the occupational therapy process for a client with daytime sleepiness and lack of sleep due to interstitial lung disease.