Cecilie von Bülow

• PhD
• PostDoc Position at Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital and University of Southern Denmark

Background Chronic conditions are associated with problems related to performance of activities of daily living (ADL) stressing a need to develop and evaluate intervention programmes addressing such problems. Hence, the ABLE programme was developed, and its feasibility evaluated. Implementing intervention programmes in community-based rehabilitatio...

Background: The ADAPT Program have improved activities of daily living (ADL) in women with fibromyalgia. To understand the functioning of the program, it is relevant to evaluate how program theory components are linked to outcomes (mechanisms) and how the randomised controlled trial (RCT) context, influenced delivery and outcomes. Objective: To...

Objective Compare the effectiveness of a problem-solving, individualised, home-based occupational therapy intervention (ABLE 2.0), to usual occupational therapy, on activities of daily living (ADL) ability in persons with chronic conditions. Design A single-centre, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial with 10- and 26-week follow-up. Settin...

Objective To review the comparative effectiveness of osteoporosis treatments, including the bone anabolic agents, abaloparatide and romosozumab, on reducing the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women, and to characterise the effect of antiosteoporosis drug treatments on the risk of fractures according to baseline risk factors. Design Systematic...

Background Persons with schizophrenia may experience decreased ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) indicated by need for assistance in everyday life. Others are independent, but their quality of ADL task performance in terms of effort and efficiency may still be impacted. Aims/Objectives The overall purpose of this study was to exp...

Purpose To present an overview of the evidence of the effect of job loss prevention interventions, aiming to improve work ability and decrease absenteeism and/or job loss in persons with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Method A systematic literature search in the databases PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library was conducted. A sear...

Introduction The need to develop and evaluate interventions, addressing problems performing activities of daily living (ADL) among persons with chronic conditions, is evident. Guided by the British Medical Research Council’s guidance on how to develop and evaluate complex interventions, the occupational therapy programme (A Better everyday LifE (AB...

Background: Usage of new technologies for physical training as a part of disease management and rehabilitation has grown in parallel with the decentralization of healthcare, shifting from skilled facility-to in-home care. However, little is known about the feasibility and efficacy of Motion-Based Technology (MBT) training at home for people with de...

Background The ABLE intervention was developed to enhance the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) tasks among persons living with chronic conditions. ABLE is a generic, home-based, individualised, 8-week occupational therapy intervention program, developed to be delivered in Danish municipalities. In a previous study, the feasibilit...

Background The “A Better everyday LifE” (ABLE) intervention was developed to accommodate the need of a program addressing ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) in persons with chronic conditions living at home. During intervention development, it is necessary to evaluate relevant aspects of the feasibility of a program. Thus, the aim...

Background Persons with dementia tend to be vulnerable to mobility challenges and hence face a greater risk of fall and subsequent fractures, morbidity, and mortality. Motion-based technologies (MBTs), also called sensor-based technologies or virtual reality, have the potential for assisting physical exercise and training as a part of a disease man...

Background Persons with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have a higher level of absenteeism from work than those without IA and up to 20-30% become permanently work-disabled during the first years after being diagnosed with IA. Despite developments of new pharmacological and surgical treatments, people with IA still report reduced work ability. It is th...

BACKGROUND Persons with dementia tend to be vulnerable to mobility challenges and hence face a greater risk of fall and subsequent fractures, morbidity, and mortality. Motion-based technologies (MBTs), also called sensor-based technologies or virtual reality, have the potential for assisting physical exercise and training as a part of a disease man...

Persons with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have a higher level of absenteeism from work than those without IA and up to 20-30% become permanently work-disabled during the first years after being diagnosed with IA. Despite developments of new pharmacological - and surgical treatments, people with IA still report reduced work ability. It is therefore r...

Background: People with hand-related rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience problems performing activities of daily living (ADL). Compensatory strategies to improve ADL ability have shown effective. Similarly, hand exercise has shown effect on pain, grip strength, and self-reported ability. A combination has shown positive effects based on self-repo...

Objective To evaluate the benefit of adding occupational therapy or physiotherapy interventions to a standard rehabilitation programme targeted for chronic widespread pain. Design Randomized active-controlled non-blinded trial. Subjects Women with chronic widespread pain recruited in a tertiary outpatient clinic. Methods Participants were random...

Introduction: Occupational therapy (OT) is based on the core assumption that humans are active beings through engagement in occupations. Within OT, occupation is typically used as primary means and/or ends i.e. occupation-focused and/or occupation-based interventions are employed. Studies evaluating such interventions are limited. Objectives: To sy...

Introduction The number of persons living with a chronic condition is increasing worldwide. Conditions are considered chronic when lasting 1 year or more and requiring ongoing medical attention and/or limiting activities of daily living (ADL). Besides medical treatment, physical exercise to improve body functions is recommended and prescribed. Howe...

Background Decreased strength and range of motion in the hand are often seen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Positive effects on hand function in RA patients after hand exercise and individual education in joint projection including coping strategies (ADL education) is shown (1;2). However, it is unknown if a combination of both will further improve...

Objective: To explore and compare the outcomes of adaptation and physical activity programmes regarding activities of daily living (ADL) ability following interdisciplinary rehabilitation in women with fibromyalgia. Methods: Participants (n = 85) were quasi-randomized to 16-week adaptation (ADAPT) or physical activity (ACTIVE) programmes followi...

The purpose of this workshop is to share and discuss educational methods to foster master level education. Rationale Among the challenges of the post graduate master program in Occupational Therapy at University of Southern Denmark is the educational change towards an academic culture required of students to ascertain master level learning compete...

In 90% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the joints of the hand are affected causing decreased ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL). Occupational therapy focusing on changing the patient’s behavior during ADL task performance by introducing compensatory strategies such as joint protection, assistive devices and alternative m...

Objective: To investigate whether the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS), the physical function subscales of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ PF) and the 36-item Short Form (SF-36 PF) can identify subgroups of women with fibromyalgia with clinically relevant differences in ability to perform activities of daily living. Design...

Background: Subgroups of women with fibromyalgia likely show different activity of daily living (ADL) skill deficits. Identifying ineffective ADL skills of significance in the 'typical' woman with fibromyalgia will promote the planning of targeted occupational therapy interventions aiming at improving ADL ability. Objective: To identify frequent...