Occupational Therapy in Mental Health · 2019 · 11 citations · 27 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyCognitive PsychologyFunctional AssessmentVocational RehabilitationExecutive DysfunctionExecutive FunctionExecutive Function AssessmentExecutive FunctioningHuman TraffickingSex TraffickingExecutive Function DeclineOccupational Performance LimitationsPerformance-based Executive FunctionPost-trafficking RecoverySex Trafficking VictimizationSurvivor InterventionTask BehaviorTrauma In Trafficking Victims
Persons traumatized through sex trafficking can demonstrate executive function (EF) deficits. We explored whether occupation-based (OB) interventions used with females who had been trafficked would improve EF skills. Eight women engaged programing over eight months. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT), and the Occupational Therapy Task Observation Scale (OTTOS) were used to measure occupational performance, EF skills, and task behaviors before and after intervention. Gains seen in occupational performance and task behavior were significant: t (7) = −2.49, p = .04, with large effect (d = 0.88). Findings suggest OB interventions may improve EF skills in sex-trafficked women.
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