https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47818 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:35:10 GMT 2026-04-07T10:35:10Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47755 Title: Factors that contribute to an effective and efficient OT service Abstract: The issue of developing an effective and efficient local health-care service has been and still is a long- standing debate. Locally health care delivery is undergoing and expecting further major changes in the near future, which will also affect, in one way or another, the OT service in which most of the local OT staff work. Hence, this article will tackle the issue of an effective and efficient OT service - a discussion which in today's health care environment is definitely imperative. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47755 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47754 Title: Annual general meeting : July 2007 reports Abstract: Reports include the following: CHETCUTI, J. - President's speech -- BUSUTTIL, J. - Farewell message -- VELLA, S. - Secretary's report -- SULTANA, R. - Financial report. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47754 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47750 Title: It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it...the meanings which can be attributed to leisure : a review of the literature Abstract: Occupational science has researched the benefits of occupations across the domains of productivity, self-care and leisure (Reed and Sanderson 1999). Positive psychology has researched why some individuals are resilient and navigate negative life circumstances. Salutogenesis (Bengel et al 1999) focuses on the processes that maintain health, arguing for a shift away from illness prevention to health promotion. Therapeutic Recreation is based on a precise that something was therapeutic if it contributes to physical or psychological health and well-being, and prevents risks, supports coping and transcending negative life events (Caldwell 2005). Facilitating an engagement in occupations should therefore begin as soon as the individual was medically stable, in order to begin to define the sense of self, roles and goals (Jenson and Alien, 1994) and to stave off the negative psychological impacts of acquiring a disability. Yet individuals with disabilities often withdraw from all but the most physically passive of occupations as Farrow & Reid (2004), Parker et al. (1997), Dowsell et al (2000), Morgan et al (2000) and Pound et al (1998) all point out. Due to the perceived freedom that often accompanies leisure, it was sometimes the most important or even only context in which profoundly disabled individuals can be their true selves and feel that occupations are meaningful and authentic. This article highlights the literature which reinforces the message that leisure is a necessary part of an occupationally balanced lifestyle. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47750 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47699 Title: Maltese Journal of Occupational Therapy : issue 16 Editors: Mifsud, Rene; Scicluna, Joanna Abstract: Table of contents: 1/ FENECH, A. - It ain't what you do, it's the way you do it...the meanings which can be attributed to leisure : a review of the literature -- 2/ FARRUGIA, M. D. - Factors that contribute to an effective and efficient OT service -- 3/ 2007 Annual General Meeting Reports: 3A/ CHETCUTI, J. - President's speech -- 3B/ BUSUTTIL, J. - Farewell message -- 3C/ VELLA, S. - Secretary's report -- 3D/ SULTANA, R. - Financial report. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47699 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z