A directive governs the service delivery and utilisation of occupational therapy in German private practices. It gives permission to do home visits, but they are not often used. No additional legal or organisational structures are being added for the new intervention programme. However, home visits ...
Previous systematic reviews on occupational therapy for elderly included studies until 2003. The present evidence mapping summarizes recent evidence for the efficacy of occupational therapy with older persons based on randomised controlled trials from 2004–2012. An electronic search in Cochrane and Medline...
Our OTs and OTAs have expertise in addressing the patients' ADL needs including home safety recommendations, providing adaptive equipment training, low-vision strategies, utilizing functional cognition strategies, decreasing anxiety and improving independence in the home. Occupational therapy helps people do...
Occupational therapy for elderly focuses on enabling them to regain or enhance their independence after a specific ailment or clinical procedure. Apart from the regular therapy recommended, the patient’s home and social environments are assessed and improved to ensure smooth transition of the patients ...
The biggest benefit is in home occupational therapy with Amedisys helps patients stay safer at home. Here are some other benefits of occupational therapy for the elderly: Independence Home Safety Medication Management Comfort and Pain Management ...
This study aimed to assess the value of periodic review by an occupational therapist (OT) of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Twenty-four patients aged over 65 years who had longstanding RA and had had at least one previous contact with an OT completed a modified health assessm...
Referrals to occupational therapy are not routinely made. Those randomized to the intervention group will receive all routine homecare re-ablement services but, in addition, will receive an enhanced program targeted at ADL, delivered by an occupational therapist. The aim of the enhanced program ...
Occupational therapy for delirium management in elderly patients without mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit: A pilot randomized clinical trial Occupational therapy for delirium management in elderly patients without mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit: A pilot randomized clinical ...
We analysed the effect of occupational therapy (OT) sessions in addressing issues related to the elderly population, in comparison with other services. Methods: We studied 136 elderly patients receiving at-home care. Seventy-four patients received weekly OT and 62 did not. We assessed quality of...
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