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Bringing Occupation To Long-Term-Care Setting, Danielle Shepers, Stephanie Blonigen
Bringing Occupation To Long-Term-Care Setting, Danielle Shepers, Stephanie Blonigen
Occupational Therapy Capstones
As a person enters a long-term-care (LTC) facility, they lose their home, independence, possessions and routine (O'Sullivanm, 2004). Adopting a meaningful occupational or social role may improve psychological well-being in elders (Keung Yuen, Huang, Burik, & Smith, 2008). There is a need for resources to support the use of occupations as treatment modalities in LTC setting. The purpose of this scholarly project is to address this need.
A literature review was conducted using AOTA, AJOT, OT Practice, CINAHL, SCOPUS, and PubMed on topics relating to the populations served in LTC, and types of OT intervention used in LTC. Issues concerning …