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Street vending in South Africa: An entrepreneurial occupation	1274	151	18	1443
Assessment of record keeping at schools for learners with special educational needs in the Western Cape	43	505	5	553
Visual perception of five-year-old English-speaking children in Bloemfontein using the Beery VMI-6, DTVP-3 and TVPS-3	493	35	11	539
Meaningful occupation clarified: Thoughts about the relationship between meaningful and psychologically rewarding occupations	418	88	4	510
Parents' voices: experiences and coping as a parent of a child with autism spectrum disorder	399	82	20	501
Students' fieldwork experiences of using community entry skills within community development	185	310	3	498
The influence of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on bonding and touch	399	75	10	484
The sensory profile: Comparative analysis of children with Specific Language Impairment, ADHD and autism	316	124	7	447
OT student's experiences of stress and coping	380	49	2	431
Inside Guillain-Barré Syndrome: An occupational therapist's perspective	243	161	0	404
Occupational Therapy in the bereavement process: A meta-synthesis	358	38	4	400
The DTVP-2 visual closure subtest: A closer look	60	321	2	383
Digital apartheid and the effect of mobile technology during rural fieldwork	353	24	4	381
Occupational therapy hand assessment practices: Cause for concern?	164	198	3	365
Factors influencing model use in occupational therapy	270	81	1	352
Using measurement principles to confirm the levels of creative ability as described in the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability	253	77	1	331
Current practices in the assessment of hypotonia in children	290	40	0	330
Meaning and purpose in the occupations of gang-involved young men in Cape Town	238	90	1	329
The use of assistive technology in classroom activities for learners with motor impairments at a special school in South Africa	281	40	5	326
The collaborative relationship between teachers and occupational therapists in junior primary mainstream schools	58	263	2	323
Occupational therapists in medico-legal work - South African experiences and opinions	303	19	0	322
The role of Occupational Therapy in Africa: A scoping review	258	56	5	319
The association of an omitted crawling milestone with pencil grasp and control in five- and six-year-old children	105	213	0	318
Occupational therapy groups as a vehicle to address interpersonal relationship problems: mental health care users' perceptions	248	54	12	314
Applying the occupational justice framework in disability policy analysis in Namibia	266	39	4	309
Employers' experiences of having a live-in domestic worker: Insights into the relationship between privilege and occupational justice	232	46	7	285
The Challenges Experienced by Practitioners from Under-Resourced Early Childhood Development Centres in South Africa: A Single Site Study	237	34	7	278
Hippotherapy in occupational therapy practice	235	36	2	273
The development of an emotional regulation scale for adolescents	219	42	0	261
Occupational therapy and the use of music tempo in the treatment of the mental health care user with psychosis	208	42	1	251
Effects of Substance Use Disorder on Women's Roles and Occupational Participation	182	54	10	246
The effect of parent-administered infant massage on the developmental outcomes of premature infants	185	52	8	245
A Commentary of Occupational Justice and Occupation-based Community Development Frameworks for Social Transformation: The Marikana Event	193	40	8	241
Situating occupation in social relations of power: Occupational possibilities, ageism and the retirement 'choice'	175	65	0	240
Resilience in occupational therapy students	204	35	1	240
Theorising social transformation in occupational science: The American Civil Rights Movement and South African struggle against apartheid as 'Occupational Reconstructions'	194	37	6	237
Comparison of motor relearning occupation-based and neurodevelopmental treatment approaches in treating patients with traumatic brain injury	191	43	1	235
Leadership: The key to person-centred care	139	94	0	233
Reflections on simulated learning experiences of occupational therapy students in a clinical skills unit at an institution of higher learning	208	21	2	231
Prone positioning and motor development in the first 6 weeks of life	58	170	2	230
Correlating the Developmental Test of Visual Perception-2 (DTVP-2) and the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills Revised (TVPS-R) as assessment tools for learners with learning difficulties	44	183	1	228
The role of the occupational therapist in case management in South Africa	192	35	1	228
The effect of neoprene thumb abduction splints on upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy	196	25	6	227
Gross motor skills in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	206	20	0	226
Southern occupational therapies: Emerging identities, epistemologies and practices	181	44	0	225
Occupation-based practice in a tertiary hospital setting: occupational therapists' perceptions and experiences	178	46	1	225
Novice Occupational Therapist's Experience of Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in KwaZulu-Natal	183	35	7	225
The effect of a two-week sensory diet on fussy infants with regulatory sensory processing disorder	177	36	11	224
In-hand manipulation of children aged four and five-years-old: translation, rotation and shift movements, in Bloemfontein	173	42	4	219
Sensory processing, praxis and related social participation of 5-12 year old children with Down Syndrome attending educational facilities in Bloemfontein, South Africa	179	20	18	217
Identifying the factors that contribute to hand writing problems experienced by students at a higher education institution in South Africa	116	98	2	216
People-centeredness in health system reform. Public perceptions of private and public hospitals in South Africa	174	33	9	216
Occupational therapy students' experiences and perceptions of culture during fieldwork education	159	42	6	207
Employing people with disabilities in South Africa	137	66	2	205
Impact of post-stroke impairments on activities and participation as experienced by stroke survivors in a Western Cape setting	176	25	4	205
Occupational performance factors perceived to influence the readmission of mental health care users diagnosed with schizophrenia	186	12	3	201
Family caregivers' perceptions and experiences regarding caring for older adults with chronic diseases	160	36	3	199
Expert opinion on splinting adult patients with neurological injuries	172	22	5	199
The sources of professional confidence in occupational therapy students	85	109	2	196
Early Childhood Development: The Disability Policy and its implications for occupational therapists	173	17	6	196
Clients' perceptions of an occupational therapy intervention at a substance use rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape	145	46	3	194
Co-morbidities of hearing loss and occupational therapy in preschool children	151	41	0	192
The effects of rehabilitation education for village health volunteers on walking speed and upper extremity function in stroke survivors in Thailand	167	25	0	192
A survey of occupational therapists' involvement in facilitating self-employment for people with disabilities	158	30	4	192
Substance abusers' anger behaviour and sensory processing patterns: An occupational therapy investigation	158	29	3	190
In-hand manipulation (IHM) in children 6 and 7 years of age: A follow-up study	167	21	2	190
Domains for occupational therapy outcomes in mental health practices	96	92	1	189
Time and space dimensions of computer laptop use amongst third year students of the University of the Free State	159	26	2	187
"I drink": Mothers' alcohol consumption as both individualised and imposed occupation	153	28	5	186
Interventions for Primary Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A cross-sectional study of current practices of stakeholders in South Africa	128	53	5	186
Visual recognition difficulties: Identifying primary school learners' directional confusion in writing letters and numbers	99	85	0	184
School-based occupational therapists: An exploration into their role in a Cape Metropole full service school	54	127	1	182
Community Service Occupational Therapists: thriving or just surviving?	165	15	1	181
Visual Perceptual Deficits in Different Types of Cerebral Palsy	129	41	7	177
Breastfeeding among mothers in the public health sector: the role of the occupational therapist	147	26	2	175
An introduction to Cultural Historical Activity Theory as a theoretical lens for understanding how occupational therapists design interventions for persons living in low-income conditions in South Africa	81	91	0	172
Practice-based evidence: Evaluating the quality of occupational therapy patient records as evidence for practice	147	23	2	172
Promoting the development of foundation phase learners in under-resourced environments using Ayres Sensory Integration® principles and custom-designed, low-cost playgrounds	131	35	6	172
Occupation-based hand therapy in South Africa: challenges and opportunities	135	34	0	169
Postural risks and musculoskeletal discomfort of three preferred positions during laptop use amongst students	135	20	12	167
A developmental approach: A framework for the development of an integrated visual perception programme	83	83	0	166
The use of the ICAM Splint Programme in Zone IV to VII Extensor Tendon Repairs: Patient outcomes and clinician experiences in a specialised hand unit in SA	138	21	4	163
The use of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests with South African children	64	98	0	162
Exploring educator's perceptions of the challenges affecting grade one learners' academic performance in two low socio-economic schools	142	19	1	162
Women's experiences of informal street trading and well-being in Cape Town, South Africa	126	25	7	158
Quality management in occupational therapy	94	63	0	157
Navigating the occupational transition of dropping out of school: Anchoring occupations and champions as facilitators	134	18	3	155
Occupational therapy services and perception of integration of these at primary healthcare level in South Africa	121	32	1	154
Supported Employment for people with mental disabilities in South Africa: cost calculation of service utilisation	103	44	4	151
Developing a socially transformative focus in Occupational Therapy: insights from South African practice	119	30	2	151
Visual perception of five-year-old Afrikaans-speaking children in Bloemfontein using the Beery VMI-6, DTVP-3 and TVPS-3: A follow up study of their English-speaking counterparts in Bloemfontein	73	68	9	150
Are final year occupational therapy students adequately prepared for clinical practice? A case study in KwaZulu-Natal	115	30	1	146
Postural control in children receiving intervention using the Astronaut Training Protocol	81	64	1	146
Development of a task-based bilateral fine motor skill assessment for grade 0 children in South Africa	121	24	0	145
Occupational therapy manager's role in and perceptions of clinical education	129	15	1	145
Current trends in splinting the hand in children with neurological impairments	101	35	9	145
The rehabilitation programme and functional outcomes of persons with lower limb amputations at a primary level rehabilitation centre	123	18	2	143
The Health-Related Quality of Life of South African Paediatric In-patients with Cancer	109	25	9	143
Occupational therapists' views and perceptions of functional capacity evaluations of employees suffering from major depressive disorders	118	22	1	141
Spirituality in the occupational therapy community fieldwork process: A qualitative study in the South African context	91	28	21	140

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