Main projects
Remote rehabilitation, use of assessment tools technology-based
Remote Rehabilitation - A new model for rehabilitation treatment based on occupation from home.
Occupational therapy remote treatment programs make it possible providing home rehabilitation in order to promote participation and reintegration into the community beyond the acute phase. The treatment takes place using advanced technologies and is suited to populations with different health conditions throughout life.
Use of ecological assessment tools technology-based
The Use of Ecological valid technological-based tools in the assessment of neuropsychological disorders
The overarching goal of this multidisciplinary research is promoting understanding of functional difficulties using advanced technological tools., This study specifically deals with the development and validation of effective and user-friendly tools that can be transmitted face-to-face and remotely for evaluating function., The Virtual Classroom is used among other things to assess attentional function, in the Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C ©), and momentary ecological assessment Ecological momentary assessment (EMA)
The main goal of this innovative multidisciplinary projects were to promote the understanding of the functional problems by integrating the use of advanced technological tools. The long-term impact will be the development and validation of user - friendly and effective tools that can be delivered face-to-face or via tele-rehabilitation throughout the world as a means to facilitate accurate ecological evaluation.
Theses submitted on the subject
Nicole Orkin Simon
Hebrew version of the Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C © ): ranslation, adaptation and validation. (Presented by: Nicole Orkin Simon, Advised by: Dr. Yafit Gilboa, December 2019)
Reut Fox
Patterns of participation and the relationship with environmental and personal factors of pre-school children: A comparative study between children with developmental intellectual disabilities and children with typical development. (Submitted by Reut Fox under the direction of Dr. Yafit Gilboa February 2017).
Anat Afek
Examining the relation between psychological resilience and inhibitory control among female and male IDF recruits. (Presented by Anat Afek, Advised by Dr. Mor Nahum and Dr. Yafit Gilboa, February 2020
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Miranda Melamed Snir
Examination of real-time awareness patterns for the level of performance of tasks of a different nature: motor, cognitive and functional, among adolescents after an acquired head injury (submitted by Miranda Melamed Snir under the guidance of Dr. Yafit Gilboa, December 2017).
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Appleton, E., Maeir, T., Kaufman, Y., Karni, S., &
Gilboa, Y. (2023). Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) for Older Adults After a Hip Fracture: A Pilot Study. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(1).
LinkNahum, M., Sinvani, R. T., Afek, A., Ben Avraham, R., Jordan, J. T., Ben Shachar, M. S., ... &
Gilboa, Y (2023). Inhibitory control and mood in relation to psychological resilience: an ecological momentary assessment study. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13151.
LinkGilboa, Y, & Nahum, M (2022). Mobile Ecological Tracking of mood as a predictor for resilience among male and female Israeli combatants. European Psychiatry, 65(S1), S235-S235. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.609.
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Orkin Simon N, Jansari, A,
Gilboa, Y (2020). Hebrew version of the Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C©): translation, adaptation and validation, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
LinkGilboa, Y & Fuchs, R (2018). Participation patterns of preschool children with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities, OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health 38(4) 261–268 doi:
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Gilboa, Y, Fogel-Grinvald, H, & Chevignard, M (2018). Virtual classroom assessment for children and adolescents with attention deficits: a systematic review and meta-analysis of measurement properties. Journal of attention disorders, 1087054718808590.
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Gilboa, Y, Jansari, A, Kerrouche, B, Longaud, A, Kieffer, V, Tiberghien, A, Aligon, D, Mariller, A, Mintegui, A, Abada, G, Canizares, C& Chevignard M. (2017). Assessment of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) using a novel complex multi-tasking computerized task – the Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C©). Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
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Gilboa, Y, Kerrouche, B, Longaud, A, Kieffer, V, Tiberghien, A, Aligon, D, Mariller, A, Mintegui, A, Abada, G, Canizares, C & Chevignard M. (2015). Describing the attention profile of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury using the Virtual Classroom. Brain Injury. 23:1-10
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Evaluating the effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention programs
This study deals, among other things, with the cultural adaptation of intervention programs and their effectiveness. For example, the “Maagan program”, which was adapted to the ultra-Orthodox population in Israel. The study also examined the fit for Israel of a prevention program to promote the health, functioning and quality of life of the elderly. In addition, we developed and tested the effectiveness of an occupational therapy intervention program through therapeutic riding to promote executive function for children with ADHD.
Cultural adaptation of OT preventive intervention: Balancing fidelity and person-environment fit
This projets aims to assess the effectiveness of innovative intervention approaches in varied cultural contexts. Specifically, we performed cultural adaptation of a prevention program (called MAAGAN) for Ultra-Orthodox Preschool Boys in Israel. We assessed the adaptation of the Lifestyle Redesign® program, an OT preventive intervention aiming to enhance health, functioning and quality of life (QoL) of older adults for the Israeli population. We developed and evaluated a Therapeutic riding intervention for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Theses submitted on the subject
Talia Meir
The effectiveness of the Israeli program: Designing a lifestyle for the elderly improving function, quality of life, emotional state and physical condition among independent elderly people in the community (submitted by Talia Meir under the guidance of Dr. Yafit Gilboa and Ms. Aviva Beit Yosef, July 2017)
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Yael Safra
Content validity of the Israeli program "Lifestyle Design for the Elderly": A survey of experts and consumers. (Submitted by Yael Safra under the direction of Dr. Yafit Gilboa, December 2018).
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Tamar Wexler
Group program "Lifestyle Design" to improve function, quality of life, emotional and physical condition among independent seniors in the community in Israel: comparison to a control and follow-up group. (Submitted by Tamar Wexler under the direction of Dr. Yafit Gilboa, November 2018).
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Hen Anne
Therapeutic riding intervention for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Effect on executive functions and occupational performance. (Presented by Helmer, Hen Anne , Advised by DR. Yafit Gilboa, Jan 2019)
Link PosterSelected publications for example
Gilboa Y, Helmer A. (2020). Self-Management intervention for Attention and Executive Functions using Equine-assisted Occupational Therapy (STABLE OT) among children aged 6-14 diagnosed with ADHD. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
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Maeir T , Beit-Yosef A, Wechsler T , Safra Y, Zilbershlag, Katz N , &
Gilboa Y. (2020) The feasibility and efficacy of an Israeli Lifestyle Redesign® -based program for well older adults: A pilot study. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health.
LinkGilboa, Y., Maeir, T., Weber, A., Maeir, A., & Rotenberg, S. (2019). Predictors of community reintegration and quality of life after hip fracture among community-dwelling older adults. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 42(3), 234-239.
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Gilboa, Y., (2016). Cultural Adaptation of a Preventive Program for Ultra-Orthodox Preschool Boys in Israel. The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention. 9 (3) 258-268
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Sachs, D., Nasser, K., &
Gilboa, Y. (2016). Editorial–November 2016. The Israeli Journal of Occupation Therapy, 25(4).
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