Mrs. April Ann Colson MS, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
497 MAIN ST GROTON MA, 01450About
Dr. April Colson practices Occupational Medicine in GROTON, MA. Dr. Colson evaluates the interaction between work and health. Occupational medicine physicians have general knowledge of worksite operations and are familiar with the toxic properties of materials used by employees and the potential hazards and stressors of work processes; in addition to being qualified to determine an employees physical and emotional fitness for work; diagnosing and treating occupational diseases; handling work related injuries; and having an understanding of rehabilitation methods, health education techniques, sanitation, and workers compensation laws.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- An exploratory study of developmental growth in adults with heart failure.
- T'ai Chi Chih as an intervention for heart failure.
- Spirituality in persons with heart failure.
- Self-care resources and activity as predictors of quality of life in persons
- Development of the implanted devices adjustment scale.
- An analysis of the writings of Janet Geister and Mary Roberts regarding the problems of private duty nursing.
- Illness representations in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis.
- Self-reported adjustment to implanted cardiac devices.
- Temporary cardiac pacing.
- A guest editorial: Last word: patient- and family-centered care.
- Emulate, envision, engage, and expand.
- Patient- and family-centered care.
- Leadership: the responsibility of all heart failure nurses.
- Perceived barriers and facilitators to patients receiving 60 minutes of heart failure education: a survey of AAHFN members.
- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses position paper on educating patients with heart failure.
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