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occupational therapy (OT)
Occupational therapists perform evaluations in collaboration with a client & target information specific to desired outcomes.
The two elements of the occupational therapy evaluation are:
1) the occupational profile
a) activities of daily living
b) professional activities
c) social activities
d) hobbies
2) the analysis of occupational performance
Notes:
- occupational therapists & physical therapists can predict which patients can have successful skilled nursing facility (SNF) to home discharges
- medical providers & social workers can not [2,3,4]
- occupational therapists with additional training & subspecialty certification in driver evaluation can can evaluate patient & vehicle & advise adjustments or adaptive equipment (mirrors) to compensate deficits [2]
- see assessment of older drivers
Related
Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)
Specific
functional adaptive skills training
home safety
prosthetic training limb prosthesis
work hardenging/work conditioning
General
medical therapy; therapeutic intervention
References
- Diagnostic History & Physical Examination in Medicine, Chan &
Winkle, Current Clinical Strategies, Laguna Hills, CA 1996
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2022
- Simning A, Caprio T, Seplaki CL et al.
Rehabilitation providers'prediction of the likely success of the SNF-to-home
transition differs by discipline.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019;20(4):492-496
PMID: 30630726 PMCID: PMC6451879 Free PMC article
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(18)30664-9/fulltext
- Gardner RL, Pelland K, Youssef R et al.
Reducing hospital readmissions through a skilled nursing facility discharge
intervention: a pragmatic trial.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020;21(4):508-512
PMID: 31812334
https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610(19)30704-2/fulltext