Given the increasing numbers of older people within the population, occupational therapists have a significant role across the spectrum of practice in the promotion of health, well being and perceived quality of life for this client group (Horowitz and Chang 2004) The Health Professions Council (2007) directs that occupational therapists need the skills to select and use appropriate assessment techniques in order to establish effective interventions (HPC 2007). Additionally, occupational therapists are expected to provide interventions that are current, effective and based on the best available evidence (College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 2005). This is endorsed by the Health Professions Council (...
Older adults often have multiple health problems affecting their ability to complete daily occupatio...
The objective is to assess the effectiveness of occupational therapy to improve performance in daily...
Background: Research evidence suggests that during acute hospitalisation, older people may experienc...
The aim of the research: discovering the relation between the participation of elderly people in the...
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a four-month occupational based health-promoti...
Abstract Background Older adults experience activity and participation limitations that are associat...
The aim of the work: Assess elderly and older people autonomy, mental well-being and quality of life...
Rationale: The profession of occupational therapy (OT) has an opportunity to positively impact healt...
Background:Re-ablement is an approach aiming at improve home-care services for older people and to e...
The main objective of this study was to see if older people could maintain their quality of life and...
Background: The demographic development, with the older population growing fast, is becoming a huge ...
The population of the elderly is raising in the improved countries with the death age becoming later...
The article presents the results of studies on the influence of matching occupational therapy offer ...
As the population of older adults in the US increases so do their rates of chronic disease (CDC, 202...
OBJECTIVE: Occupational therapy might play an important role in maintaining independent living for c...
Older adults often have multiple health problems affecting their ability to complete daily occupatio...
The objective is to assess the effectiveness of occupational therapy to improve performance in daily...
Background: Research evidence suggests that during acute hospitalisation, older people may experienc...
The aim of the research: discovering the relation between the participation of elderly people in the...
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a four-month occupational based health-promoti...
Abstract Background Older adults experience activity and participation limitations that are associat...
The aim of the work: Assess elderly and older people autonomy, mental well-being and quality of life...
Rationale: The profession of occupational therapy (OT) has an opportunity to positively impact healt...
Background:Re-ablement is an approach aiming at improve home-care services for older people and to e...
The main objective of this study was to see if older people could maintain their quality of life and...
Background: The demographic development, with the older population growing fast, is becoming a huge ...
The population of the elderly is raising in the improved countries with the death age becoming later...
The article presents the results of studies on the influence of matching occupational therapy offer ...
As the population of older adults in the US increases so do their rates of chronic disease (CDC, 202...
OBJECTIVE: Occupational therapy might play an important role in maintaining independent living for c...
Older adults often have multiple health problems affecting their ability to complete daily occupatio...
The objective is to assess the effectiveness of occupational therapy to improve performance in daily...
Background: Research evidence suggests that during acute hospitalisation, older people may experienc...