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Occupational Therapy For Client Empowerment In End-Of-Life Care, Emily Johnson, Sarah Landsem
Occupational Therapy For Client Empowerment In End-Of-Life Care, Emily Johnson, Sarah Landsem
Occupational Therapy Capstones
Purpose: To enable clients in end-of-life care (EOLC ) the opportunity to continue engaging in meaningful activities throughout their remaining days to increase QoL and experience a "good death."
Methods: To complete our Scholarly Project we conducted a literature review using PubMed, CINAHL, OTsearch, and AOTA publications search engines. We also conducted an informal information session with local hospice staff and from this information we chose model/theory to guide product development.
Results: Upon completion of the literature review, we found the following problems existed in regard to utilization of Occupational Therapy in end-of-life care setting; 1) hospice care team members …