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Maintaining Occupations For Long-Term Care Residents, Lara Albano
Maintaining Occupations For Long-Term Care Residents, Lara Albano
Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects
This Capstone project focused on client-chosen occupations and the use of client-centered evaluations and interventions for long-term care residents. Client-chosen occupations keep our clients actively engaged in therapy, gives them a sense of control, and maintains their identity. The purpose was to prepare occupational therapists to address long-term care residents’ unique occupational needs and promote participation in their chosen and meaningful occupations. It aimed to examine how occupational therapists interpret and include client-chosen occupations and occupation-based assessments in evaluations and interventions for long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities.
Occupation And Time-Use: The Narratives Of One Individual With Tetraplegia, Amanda Balser
Occupation And Time-Use: The Narratives Of One Individual With Tetraplegia, Amanda Balser
Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects
Background: Successful health-management habits of individuals with tetraplegia have correlated with better quality of life and occupational engagement. Objectives: Little is known about the experience of time-use during these practices and the influence these routines have on participation in other meaningful occupations. This study aimed to explore the stories an individual with tetraplegia has about time-use in health management practices, influences on time-use, and feelings about quality of life and life satisfaction. Methodology: Narrative inquiry was used to explore the stories of time-use of one individual living with tetraplegia. Findings: Eleven interpretive stories were thematically represented illustrating the complexity of …