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Occupational Therapy Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Adults with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review (2021)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This review included studies of interventions within the scope of OT practice with outcomes of interest related to IADL performance and participation, with IADLs defined according to the OTPF–3. Measures could include performance-based assessments, questionnaires, questions, or objective measures (e.g., activity monitor). Health-related quality of life and other functional outcome measures were not included unless […]
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Reduced Physical Fitness in Patients with Heart Failure as a Possible Risk Factor for Impaired Driving Performance (2015)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This cross-sectional study examined physical fitness, cognitive function, and driving simulation performance in 18 individuals with heart failure. Each participant completed a neuropsychological test battery (Mini- Mental State Examination, Trail Making Test Parts A and B, Digit Symbol Coding, Letter-Number Sequencing, and Grooved Pegboard dominant and nondominant hand) to assess global cognition, attention, executive function, […]
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Occupational Therapy Interventions to Improve Performance of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review (2018)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The objective of this systematic review was to systematically search for, assess, and synthesize interventions within the scope of OT to improve community- dwelling older adults’ IADL performance. The focused question was, “What is the evidence for the effect of interventions within the scope of OT on the performance of selected IADLs for community-dwelling older […]
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Task Simplification During Meal Preparation

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Meal preparation can be an overwhelming burden. When coming home from the hospital or a stay in rehab, people may find themselves running out of energy when making a meal. This handout provides strategies to simplify the tasks so that they aren’t wasting any energy.
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Task Analysis as an Intervention

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource offers a sample for task analysis, as well as a blank template with provided examples or the option to create your own.  
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Spoon Theory

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a brief explanation of the “spoon theory” metaphor used to describe the amount of mental or physical energy a person has available for daily activities. This handout can be used to describe and apply the theory with patients and then as a visual reminder.
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Smart Home Technology to Promote Independence

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
There are many technological tools that can assist people as they age so that they can stay at home as safely and as independently as possible. This handout provides 5 considerations for patients and their families to consider.
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Shower Safety

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout offers statistics of risk of falls related to showers, and offers a simple overview of ideas for increasing safety in the shower. Leaves space for specific clinician recommendations for the client’s bathroom circumstances, in addition to general shower safety information and ideas.
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Optimizing Safety During Pet Care

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Handout includes several ideas for reduction of fall risk during pet care, including raised feeders, sitting to feed, finding assistance, and ways to manage walking a dog to improve safety and independence with this vital home management task.
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Questions to Consider When Recommending Adaptive Strategies

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Occupational therapists are skilled at adaptation, however, sometimes clinicians go straight into recommending adaptive strategies without identifying what will be best for the patient/caregiver. This handout provides important questions to ask when considering the use of adaptive strategies with neurodegenerative disorders.
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