Ruth Zemke
Biographic Data
| ID | 6638567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Zemke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Zemke |
| SIGNATURE | ZEMKE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5326-178X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Occupational harmony
Occupational balance is a central concept in occupational science, but it is complex and lacks an agreed-upon definition. Further, the concept has not been given significant attention by scholars outside Western societies. Building upon traditional Chinese culture and Chinese scholars’ Human Complex System Theory, this article presents a proposed Model of Occupational Harmony, offering an Eastern understanding of how the orchestration of everyday…
OS, OT and Me
From the seeds of ideas about occupation and its benefits to human well-being, planted over 100 years ago, have sprung occupational science forests around the globe. After half a century of focus, the development of the practice of occupational therapy moved forward, but the resources for the development of a science had not. Impetus from Reilly and her successors determined that an academic discipline was vital to providing a unique knowledge fo…
Extending occupational science education
Influenced by diverse philosophical and cultural contexts, occupational scientists have made varied and rich contributions to occupational science. In addition to studying and disseminating knowledge of occupation through conferences and journals, they are also called on to be educators. This paper traces the initial educational program at the University of Southern California in the US, which produces PhD qualified researchers, to opportunities …
Introduction to Special Theme Issue Anthropology, Occupational Therapy and Disability Studies
A profession exists that shares interests with medical anthropology and applied anthropology to promote health and well-being through everyday activities, meaningful routines, and social participation. The profession is occupational therapy. Increasing numbers of anthropologists have professional credentials as occupational therapists, or work with occupational therapists, and collaborate also with disability studies scholars and activists. They …
Occupational Choices of Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community
The purposes of this research were to explore the relationship between occupation and health through studying people with chronic schizophrenia, and to examine how they manage occupational choice. We describe the experiences of stress and relaxation during daily occupations of 89 persons with schizophrenia living in the community in Sapporo, Japan. For one day, participants rated their occupations based on a scale ranging from very stressful to v…
Embedding Health-Promoting Changes Into the Daily Lives of Independent-Living Older Adults
The Well Elderly Study was a randomized trial in independent-living older adults that found significant health, function, and quality of life benefits attributable to a 9-month program in preventive occupational therapy (OT). All participants completing the trial were followed for an additional 6 months without further intervention and then reevaluated using the same battery of instruments. Long-term benefit attributable to preventive OT was foun…
Occupational Science
Occupational science is a new scientific discipline that is defined as the systematic study of the human as an occupational being. A doctoral program in occupational science has been established at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, With its emphasis on the provision of a multidimensional description of the substrates, form, function, meaning, and sociocultural and historical contexts of occupation, occupational science emphasize…
Embedding Health-Promoting Changes Into the Daily Lives of Independent-Living Older Adults
The Well Elderly Study was a randomized trial in independent-living older adults that found significant health, function, and quality of life benefits attributable to a 9-month program in preventive occupational therapy (OT). All participants completing the trial were followed for an additional 6 months without further intervention and then reevaluated using the same battery of instruments. Long-term benefit attributable to preventive OT was foun…
Occupational harmony
Occupational balance is a central concept in occupational science, but it is complex and lacks an agreed-upon definition. Further, the concept has not been given significant attention by scholars outside Western societies. Building upon traditional Chinese culture and Chinese scholars’ Human Complex System Theory, this article presents a proposed Model of Occupational Harmony, offering an Eastern understanding of how the orchestration of everyday…
Extending occupational science education
Influenced by diverse philosophical and cultural contexts, occupational scientists have made varied and rich contributions to occupational science. In addition to studying and disseminating knowledge of occupation through conferences and journals, they are also called on to be educators. This paper traces the initial educational program at the University of Southern California in the US, which produces PhD qualified researchers, to opportunities …
OS, OT and Me
From the seeds of ideas about occupation and its benefits to human well-being, planted over 100 years ago, have sprung occupational science forests around the globe. After half a century of focus, the development of the practice of occupational therapy moved forward, but the resources for the development of a science had not. Impetus from Reilly and her successors determined that an academic discipline was vital to providing a unique knowledge fo…
Occupational Choices of Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community
The purposes of this research were to explore the relationship between occupation and health through studying people with chronic schizophrenia, and to examine how they manage occupational choice. We describe the experiences of stress and relaxation during daily occupations of 89 persons with schizophrenia living in the community in Sapporo, Japan. For one day, participants rated their occupations based on a scale ranging from very stressful to v…
Occupational Science
Occupational science is a new scientific discipline that is defined as the systematic study of the human as an occupational being. A doctoral program in occupational science has been established at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, With its emphasis on the provision of a multidimensional description of the substrates, form, function, meaning, and sociocultural and historical contexts of occupation, occupational science emphasize…
Embedding Health-Promoting Changes Into the Daily Lives of Independent-Living Older Adults
The Well Elderly Study was a randomized trial in independent-living older adults that found significant health, function, and quality of life benefits attributable to a 9-month program in preventive occupational therapy (OT). All participants completing the trial were followed for an additional 6 months without further intervention and then reevaluated using the same battery of instruments. Long-term benefit attributable to preventive OT was foun…
Occupational Choices of Persons with Schizophrenia Living in the Community
The purposes of this research were to explore the relationship between occupation and health through studying people with chronic schizophrenia, and to examine how they manage occupational choice. We describe the experiences of stress and relaxation during daily occupations of 89 persons with schizophrenia living in the community in Sapporo, Japan. For one day, participants rated their occupations based on a scale ranging from very stressful to v…
Introduction to Special Theme Issue Anthropology, Occupational Therapy and Disability Studies
A profession exists that shares interests with medical anthropology and applied anthropology to promote health and well-being through everyday activities, meaningful routines, and social participation. The profession is occupational therapy. Increasing numbers of anthropologists have professional credentials as occupational therapists, or work with occupational therapists, and collaborate also with disability studies scholars and activists. They …
Extending occupational science education
Influenced by diverse philosophical and cultural contexts, occupational scientists have made varied and rich contributions to occupational science. In addition to studying and disseminating knowledge of occupation through conferences and journals, they are also called on to be educators. This paper traces the initial educational program at the University of Southern California in the US, which produces PhD qualified researchers, to opportunities …
OS, OT and Me
From the seeds of ideas about occupation and its benefits to human well-being, planted over 100 years ago, have sprung occupational science forests around the globe. After half a century of focus, the development of the practice of occupational therapy moved forward, but the resources for the development of a science had not. Impetus from Reilly and her successors determined that an academic discipline was vital to providing a unique knowledge fo…
Occupational harmony
Occupational balance is a central concept in occupational science, but it is complex and lacks an agreed-upon definition. Further, the concept has not been given significant attention by scholars outside Western societies. Building upon traditional Chinese culture and Chinese scholars’ Human Complex System Theory, this article presents a proposed Model of Occupational Harmony, offering an Eastern understanding of how the orchestration of everyday…
Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Occupational science (5 works) · Occupational Therapy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Political science (3 works)