Yael Fogel’s research focuses on relationships between individuals’ daily functioning (top-down processes) and higher-level cognitive processes that serve as an underline mechanism of functioning (bottom-up processes) to understand and promote efficient, adaptive, and independent functioning in daily life. The research emphasizes individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties (e.g., attention, learning, motor difficulties) who experience daily difficulties and need broader support from their environment to cope with life’s extensive and changing demands
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Whereas prior studies have addressed relationships between cognitive strategies and learning and ... more Whereas prior studies have addressed relationships between cognitive strategies and learning and achievement, very few dealt with their connection to daily functioning. This study examines the moderation effect of the frequency of compensatory cognitive strategy use within that relationship among university students. A sample of 336 students (18–36 years; 180 women, 156 men) answered the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX; executive function components), Time Organization and Participation Scale (TOPS; daily functioning), and Compensatory Cognitive Strategies Scale (CCSS; strategy use). The results showed significant correlations between the DEX and TOPS for three CCSS levels (−1.0, −1.0 to 1.0, and 1.0 SD from average); the higher the frequency of cognitive strategy use, the stronger the association between the DEX and TOPS. The findings suggest that more frequently use of cognitive strategies can strengthen efficient daily functioning.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Nov 1, 2018
Date Presented 4/19/2018 Performance-based assessments are considered the preferred method in occ... more Date Presented 4/19/2018 Performance-based assessments are considered the preferred method in occupational therapy, with both ecological validity and the potential to detect executive function difficulties. The Children’s Cooking Task is an ecological and performance-based assessment tool that can meet these goals. Primary Author and Speaker: Yael Fogel Contributing Authors: Sara Rosenblum, Naomi Josman
Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, Feb 18, 2022
Background: In school, children are required to perform a range of handwriting tasks. The writing... more Background: In school, children are required to perform a range of handwriting tasks. The writing needs to be legible to the child and other readers. The aim of this study was to examine handwriting legibility across different writing tasks and to explore which components might predict overall handwriting legibility. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from 148 school-aged children across writing scripts obtained from the Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting: copying-best, copying-quickly and free-writing. Results: Results showed that letter formation was the major predictor of the total HLS score, and significant differences in handwriting legibility were found across the three tasks. Conclusions: The HLS is a practical tool that can benefit occupational therapists who work in schools by assessing handwriting legibility across different handwriting tasks.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Dec 28, 2021
BACKGROUND Individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience motor skill and ... more BACKGROUND Individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience motor skill and executive function (EF) difficulties that challenge their daily activities. AIM/OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the relationships between motor skills and EFs in studies among individuals with DCD. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a systematic search of eight electronic databases for articles (published 1994-2021) reporting on quantitative studies that estimated relationships between motor skills and EFs when assessing children, adolescents and adults with DCD. Motor skills and EFs were assessed via reliable and validated assessment tools. Two reviewers independently screened the articles. We evaluated the quality of the selected articles according to EPHPP guidelines and the methodological quality of the assessments from these studies using the COSMIN checklist and reported results following the PRISMA-P checklist. This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42019124578). RESULTS A total of 30,808 articles were screened. Eleven articles met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Findings from nine studies demonstrated weak to strong correlations between aspects of motor skills and EFs. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Limited evidence supports the relationships between motor skills and EFs among individuals with DCD. Occupational therapists should consider the possibility of this relationship and give more consideration to these components when planning intervention for individuals with DCD.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Aug 1, 2021
Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limi... more Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. OTs are integral in education settings, but their inability to define their role and differences between the educational and therapeutic cultures challenge their professional identity development. Reliable and valid tools to assess the role perceptions and professional identity of OTs in education systems indicate that teamwork is the most influential factor in OTs' positive professional identity. Primary Author and Speaker: Yael Fogel Additional Authors and Speakers: Liron Lamash
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, Dec 20, 2020
ABSTRACT This study examines parents’ perspectives of the participation patterns (frequency, invo... more ABSTRACT This study examines parents’ perspectives of the participation patterns (frequency, involvement, and parental desire for change) in their adolescent children’s everyday functioning with and without executive function deficit profiles. Parents of 81 adolescents (10–14) years) with executive function deficits (n = 41) and a matched group of parents of adolescents with typical development (n = 40) completed the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) questionnaire. The questionnaire includes the adolescents’ participation frequency and involvement in common everyday functions in three environments (home, school, and community) and parental desire for change. Parents of adolescents with executive function deficits reported that their children participated significantly less (in frequency and involvement) in many activities within each environment than parents of typically developing adolescents reported. Additional significant group differences were evident, particularly when comparing parental desires to change their adolescent children’s participation. Each environment’s characteristics regarding the structure level and different activity demands are discussed as a possible reason for these differences in participation. The challenges and complexity of raising a child with everyday functioning difficulties might be one reason for the differences in parents’ desire for change.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Aug 1, 2020
Date Presented 03/27/20 Adolescents with handwriting difficulties are referred to OT services due... more Date Presented 03/27/20 Adolescents with handwriting difficulties are referred to OT services due to inadequate writing process (speed and space) or product (illegibility). Executive function (EF) components are one of the underlying mechanisms of handwriting. The results indicate that EF levels of adolescents with handwriting difficulties were correlated only with product legibility. The results emphasize the importance of using a standardized tool to evaluate legibility in this population. Primary Author and Speaker: Liat Hen-Herbst Additional Authors and Speakers: Yael Fogel Contributing Authors: Sara Rosenblum, Anna Barnett
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Whereas prior studies have addressed relationships between cognitive strategies and learning and ... more Whereas prior studies have addressed relationships between cognitive strategies and learning and achievement, very few dealt with their connection to daily functioning. This study examines the moderation effect of the frequency of compensatory cognitive strategy use within that relationship among university students. A sample of 336 students (18–36 years; 180 women, 156 men) answered the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX; executive function components), Time Organization and Participation Scale (TOPS; daily functioning), and Compensatory Cognitive Strategies Scale (CCSS; strategy use). The results showed significant correlations between the DEX and TOPS for three CCSS levels (−1.0, −1.0 to 1.0, and 1.0 SD from average); the higher the frequency of cognitive strategy use, the stronger the association between the DEX and TOPS. The findings suggest that more frequently use of cognitive strategies can strengthen efficient daily functioning.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Nov 1, 2018
Date Presented 4/19/2018 Performance-based assessments are considered the preferred method in occ... more Date Presented 4/19/2018 Performance-based assessments are considered the preferred method in occupational therapy, with both ecological validity and the potential to detect executive function difficulties. The Children’s Cooking Task is an ecological and performance-based assessment tool that can meet these goals. Primary Author and Speaker: Yael Fogel Contributing Authors: Sara Rosenblum, Naomi Josman
Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, Feb 18, 2022
Background: In school, children are required to perform a range of handwriting tasks. The writing... more Background: In school, children are required to perform a range of handwriting tasks. The writing needs to be legible to the child and other readers. The aim of this study was to examine handwriting legibility across different writing tasks and to explore which components might predict overall handwriting legibility. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from 148 school-aged children across writing scripts obtained from the Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting: copying-best, copying-quickly and free-writing. Results: Results showed that letter formation was the major predictor of the total HLS score, and significant differences in handwriting legibility were found across the three tasks. Conclusions: The HLS is a practical tool that can benefit occupational therapists who work in schools by assessing handwriting legibility across different handwriting tasks.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Dec 28, 2021
BACKGROUND Individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience motor skill and ... more BACKGROUND Individuals with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience motor skill and executive function (EF) difficulties that challenge their daily activities. AIM/OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the relationships between motor skills and EFs in studies among individuals with DCD. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a systematic search of eight electronic databases for articles (published 1994-2021) reporting on quantitative studies that estimated relationships between motor skills and EFs when assessing children, adolescents and adults with DCD. Motor skills and EFs were assessed via reliable and validated assessment tools. Two reviewers independently screened the articles. We evaluated the quality of the selected articles according to EPHPP guidelines and the methodological quality of the assessments from these studies using the COSMIN checklist and reported results following the PRISMA-P checklist. This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42019124578). RESULTS A total of 30,808 articles were screened. Eleven articles met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Findings from nine studies demonstrated weak to strong correlations between aspects of motor skills and EFs. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Limited evidence supports the relationships between motor skills and EFs among individuals with DCD. Occupational therapists should consider the possibility of this relationship and give more consideration to these components when planning intervention for individuals with DCD.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Aug 1, 2021
Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limi... more Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. OTs are integral in education settings, but their inability to define their role and differences between the educational and therapeutic cultures challenge their professional identity development. Reliable and valid tools to assess the role perceptions and professional identity of OTs in education systems indicate that teamwork is the most influential factor in OTs' positive professional identity. Primary Author and Speaker: Yael Fogel Additional Authors and Speakers: Liron Lamash
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, Dec 20, 2020
ABSTRACT This study examines parents’ perspectives of the participation patterns (frequency, invo... more ABSTRACT This study examines parents’ perspectives of the participation patterns (frequency, involvement, and parental desire for change) in their adolescent children’s everyday functioning with and without executive function deficit profiles. Parents of 81 adolescents (10–14) years) with executive function deficits (n = 41) and a matched group of parents of adolescents with typical development (n = 40) completed the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) questionnaire. The questionnaire includes the adolescents’ participation frequency and involvement in common everyday functions in three environments (home, school, and community) and parental desire for change. Parents of adolescents with executive function deficits reported that their children participated significantly less (in frequency and involvement) in many activities within each environment than parents of typically developing adolescents reported. Additional significant group differences were evident, particularly when comparing parental desires to change their adolescent children’s participation. Each environment’s characteristics regarding the structure level and different activity demands are discussed as a possible reason for these differences in participation. The challenges and complexity of raising a child with everyday functioning difficulties might be one reason for the differences in parents’ desire for change.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Aug 1, 2020
Date Presented 03/27/20 Adolescents with handwriting difficulties are referred to OT services due... more Date Presented 03/27/20 Adolescents with handwriting difficulties are referred to OT services due to inadequate writing process (speed and space) or product (illegibility). Executive function (EF) components are one of the underlying mechanisms of handwriting. The results indicate that EF levels of adolescents with handwriting difficulties were correlated only with product legibility. The results emphasize the importance of using a standardized tool to evaluate legibility in this population. Primary Author and Speaker: Liat Hen-Herbst Additional Authors and Speakers: Yael Fogel Contributing Authors: Sara Rosenblum, Anna Barnett
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