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Iadls In Acute Care, Taylor Brownlie
Iadls In Acute Care, Taylor Brownlie
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
No abstract provided.
Clinical Practice Skills In Executive Function Within Acute Care, Jasmine Lake
Clinical Practice Skills In Executive Function Within Acute Care, Jasmine Lake
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
No abstract provided.
Education For Patients And Caregivers To Reduce 30-Day Readmissions Into Acute Care, Tyler W. Taylor
Education For Patients And Caregivers To Reduce 30-Day Readmissions Into Acute Care, Tyler W. Taylor
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
The purpose of this capstone project was to reduce 30-day readmissions of patients into the acute care setting by developing, enhancing, and implementing education materials for patients and their caregivers during occupational therapy treatment sessions. Patients who experience unplanned readmissions into acute care within 30 days are subjected to disruption in occupations, functional decline, occupational deprivation, and role strain and stress on caregivers and families. All patients with occupational therapy orders from a physician that matched certain criteria received this treatment. However, only readmission rates for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure (HF), pneumonia, and cerebrovascular accident …