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Recreational therapy

Known as: Recreational Therapies, therapeutic recreation, therapy recreation 
A type of therapy that uses activities to help meet the physical and emotional needs of patients with an illness or disability and help them develop… (More)
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1936-2017
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1936-2018
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Recreational therapy
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Occupational therapy regime
recreational activity

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2013
2013
Exercise rehabilitation for smartphone addiction
Internet addiction after launching smartphone is becoming serious. Therefore this paper has attempted to sketch out the diverse… (More)
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2011
2011
Inpatient and postdischarge rehabilitation services provided in the first year after spinal cord injury: findings from the SCIRehab Study.
OBJECTIVE To examine the amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and postdischarge settings during the first… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Effectiveness of virtual reality using Wii gaming technology in stroke rehabilitation: a pilot randomized clinical trial and proof of principle.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemiparesis resulting in functional limitation of an upper extremity is common among stroke survivors… (More)
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2009
2009
SCIRehab Project series: the therapeutic recreation taxonomy.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Outcomes research of therapeutic recreation (TR) activities and interventions for spinal cord injury (SCI… (More)
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2006
2006
Outcome effectiveness of therapeutic recreation camping program for adolescents living with cancer and diabetes.
Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Global Perceived Self-efficacy Scale, and Trait Form of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were… (More)
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2004
2004
Outcomes associated with participation in a therapeutic recreation camping programme for children from 15 European countries: Data from the 'Barretstown Studies'.
In recent years, specialised camping programmes, based largely on the premise of therapeutic recreation, have emerged as a form… (More)
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2003
2003
Effects of animal-assisted therapy on agitated behaviors and social interactions of older adults with dementia.
The effects of a therapeutic recreation intervention using animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on the agitated behaviors and social… (More)
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1998
1998
The effects of animal-assisted therapy on anxiety ratings of hospitalized psychiatric patients.
OBJECTIVE Animal-assisted therapy involves interaction between patients and a trained animal, along with its human owner or… (More)
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1992
1992
Predicting life satisfaction among adults with physical disabilities.
The perceptions of life satisfaction among adults with physical disabilities were examined in this research. Personal interviews… (More)
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1980
1980
Measuring racial bias in inpatient treatment.
In a retrospective chart audit of 66 black and 36 white male schizophrenic inpatients, the authors found that black patients… (More)
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