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A Model to Promote Activity Competence in Elders
The American journal of occupational therapy, v 47(2)
01 Feb 1993
PMID: 8470744
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Abstract
Abstract
This paper describes an occupational therapy home-based intervention in which purposeful activities were used to promote adaptation and competence in older adults with chronic disabilities. Seven home care therapists visited 17 randomly selected, community-living elders who were chronically disabled and who volunteered to participate in the program. The number of visits ranged from 3 to 10 and occurred over a 3-month period according to clients’ needs and wishes. Therapists enhanced their ability to enter the client’s social and cultural system by using participant-observation techniques and collaboratively identified activities. Therapists documented each home visit with a structured fieldnote form. An analysis of 112 fieldnotes indicated that therapists were able to understand a client’s needs; this understanding resulted in small qualitative gains in areas identified as important by the client. Reilly’s concept of an activity continuum was a useful framework from which to work with this population. The implications for program development, treatment outcomes, and accountability with this approach promote improved future treatment planning with the elderly with chronic disability.
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- Title
- A Model to Promote Activity Competence in Elders
- Creators
- Ruth E. Levine - Thomas Jefferson UniversityLaura N. Gitlin - Thomas Jefferson University
- Publication Details
- The American journal of occupational therapy, v 47(2)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1993KJ34000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0027548650
- Other Identifier
- 991020112075104721
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