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lasurea

Psychosocial Needs: Psychosocial Needs of the Elderly - 2 views

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  • shaemckay on 28 Jul 14
     
    As individuals age, communication often times becomes more difficult due to loss of hearing and eye sight. This PDF document provides information in a classroom format, with learning objectives and simple follow-up questions, to help students and clinicians alike to better understand the psychosocial needs of older adults. The document discusses how our views on aging also impact the patient that we are encountering on a daily basis. It is our task to provide the resources needed to these individuals to gain satisfaction and a sense of wellbeing. Lastly, the document provides ideas and information of alternate ways of thinking, communicating, as well as myths both positive and negative to better assist us in our learning process.
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  • meganthompson on 03 Aug 14
     
    This PDF document was part of a training course provided by Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. This particular document outlines various psychosocial needs of the elderly, and various strategies health care professionals can utilize to help provide more person-centered care. Psychosocial needs/issues can arise as a result of the many changes that can occur during older adulthood. This article outlines seven changes that frequently occur in older adulthood that can present potential issues when individuals do not adjust to the changes. For instance, family changes occur as parents who used to care for their children are now being cared for by their children. Individuals may face retirement, and no longer have a sense of who they are without a job title. Older adults may experience an awareness of their mortality as loved ones die and their health declines. Individuals may lose their spouse and companion. Fear of loss of independence may set in as persons experience a decline in health and their physical abilities. Poor adjustment to changes in income after retirement can trigger psychosocial issues. Finally, loneliness may occur as children become busy, older adults do not drive, and spouses and friends die. All of these various factors can create psychosocial needs within a person's life. This article does a great job at not only defining why psychosocial issues may be present within this population, but also provides strategies to help older adults find joy in their lives again and help address their psychosocial needs. For instance, the article focuses on building on lifelong interests and offering new activities that an individual can engage in for pleasure.
  • lasurea on 18 Jul 17
     
    This article can help those who work with elderly individuals to identify common psychosocial needs among this population, in hopes of providing better care.
  • lasurea on 18 Jul 17
     
    This article can help those who work with elderly individuals to identify common psychosocial needs among this population, in hopes of providing better care.
jennburwell

Functional Assessments Used by Occupational Therapists with Older Adults at Risk of Act... - 1 views

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occupational therapy cognition assessments

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  • jennburwell on 25 Oct 17
     
    The results of this current research support the SMAF as a suitable assessment for use with older adults with moderate construct validity and responsiveness and a clear minimal detectable change of five, being defined. The SMAF focuses on activity limitation experienced in everyday activities, mobility, mental functions and communication. Any limitations in activities/ abilities are then considered in reference to available resources to determine if any handicap exists. Another assessment that may be suitable for use with older adults, especially as an outcome measure in community populations of older people, is the AMPS with moderate evidence for construct validity and responsiveness to change. Assessments were often found to have been modified to suit the needs of the clinical environment or to shorten the tool, but the actual modifications were poorly reported in the papers.Once the assessment is modified, the assessment can no longer be assumed to hold equivalent measurement properties to the original. The lack of information regarding the assessment tools measurement properties signals the need for further research including validation in older populations.
bertholdm

Activities and Adaptation in Late-Life Depression: A Qualitative Study - 0 views

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  • bertholdm on 02 Nov 14
     
    This article looked at older adults choices and what actually causes them to choose certain things when they are depressed. Using interviews to collect data, they found that some adults chose similar activities from before they were depressed and some independently adapted older interesting activities that they enjoyed. They conclude that OT"s need to understand the person as a whole to provide a client centered approach to treatment.
legark

Outcomes of a Pilot Occupational Therapy Wellness Program for Older Adults - 0 views

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  • legark on 08 Aug 14
     
    This study consisted of 65 older adults who participated in a wellness program held at senior living apartments. This program aimed to teach older adults the importance of active engagement in meaningful occupation and social participation. They found that the individuals who benefited the most from this program attended more classes, were older, and did not drive.
beihlt

Fitness and Aging Inclusion - 0 views

On the ChangingAging website, I found a blog written by Jeanette Leardi focusing on ageism and new fitness facilities. She described an open house she attended on a new 130,000 square feet fitness ...

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jennburwell

Review of Cognitive Assessments for Older Adults - 1 views

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Occupational Therapy cognitive assessments

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  • jennburwell on 05 Nov 17
     
    The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate the psychometric properties of cognitive assessments for older adults. Assessments were categorized based on length of time to assess, less than or more than 30 minutes and body function versus activity or participation. The authors reviewed evidence to determine the strength of each assessment (validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity) and the amount of literature supporting the use of these cognitive assessments for older adults. The following assessments demonstrated the best rigor for psychometric properties for cognitive assessment with older adults: for body function(under 30 minutes): the MMSE and 3MS, for body function (over 30 minutes): the Cognistat and CASE/Pecpa, and for the activity and participation level: the AMPS.
chrisdunn17

Mental Health and Older Adults-Psychosocial OT Approaches in a General Treatment Setting - 0 views

https://www.occupationaltherapy.com/articles/mental-health-and-older-adults-3045 This article describes the importance of being effective in managing the psychosocial aspects of being an OT who t...

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loganfields2011

Psychosocial Functioning in Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury - 0 views

Article: Yi, A., & Dams-O'Connor, K. (2013). Psychosocial functioning in older adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurorehabilitation, 32(2), 267-273 This article was interesting to read because ...

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mregan1301

Communicating with Older Adults: An Evidence Based Review of What Really Works - 0 views

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  • mregan1301 on 06 Sep 15
     
    This article provides effective tips for improving communication when working with older adults. It includes 29 tips, the rationale behind each tip, and examples on how you would use the tip.
gorbachh

Psychosocial Needs of Client - 0 views

This article evaluated the effectiveness of preventative OT services for multiethnic, independent living older adults 60 years of age and older with psychosocial needs. Significant benefits were fo...

Clark Florence PH.D OTR et. al. (1997) Occupational therapy for independent-living older adults. A randomized control trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 278(16) 1321-1326._

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legark

Changes in Impairment Level, Functional Status, and Use of Assistive Devices by Older P... - 0 views

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  • legark on 08 Aug 14
     
    This study examined the relationship between physical status and severity of depressive symptoms. They found that older adults can experience a decrease in depressive symptoms, despite having increased symptoms of physical disability. This study also found that older adults are likely to obtain more assistive devices as they age indicating an effort to maximize independence in the presence of disability.
stewarts3

Effect of Life Review Writing on Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Randomized Cont... - 0 views

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  • stewarts3 on 06 Aug 14
     
    This article, published by the American Journal of Occupational Therapy is titled Effect of Life Review Writing on Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. This article discusses ways in which occupational therapy practitioners can intervene to assist individuals who are experiencing symptoms of depression. It also discusses how life reviews can be beneficial in reducing depressive symptoms in the older adult population.
legark

Assessment of the Visual Status of Older Adults on an Orthopedic Unit - 0 views

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  • legark on 02 Aug 14
     
    The purpose of this article was to examine the visual status of older adults to determine their level of available vision to complete their everyday occupations. This article found that visual impairment is extremely common among older adults and visual screens should be regularly conducted by occupational therapist to fully understand the client's barriers to occupational performance.
kelseygallimore

Psychosocial Needs of the Elderly - 0 views

This website provides a training approach with different activities and strategies to help develop the understanding of psychosocial needs as well as how to give the best person centered care. This...

Psychosocial occupational therapy

started by kelseygallimore on 11 Aug 17 no follow-up yet
jennburwell

Early Functional Limitations in Cognitively Normal Older Adults Predict Diagnostic Conv... - 1 views

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occupational therapy functional cognition

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  • jennburwell on 22 Oct 17
     
    Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to record brain activation during cognitive testing in older individuals living in residential care communities. Using fNIRS, brain signals were recorded during a series of computerized cognitive tests, including a Symbol Digit Coding test (SDC), Stroop Test (ST), and Shifting Attention Test (SAT). An association between advanced age and increased activation in the right middle frontal region was observed during the incongruent ST. Although none of the participants had clinical dementia based on the short portable mental status questionnaire, the group performance was slightly below age-normed values on these cognitive tests. These results demonstrate the capability for obtaining functional neuroimaging measures in residential settings, which ultimately may aid in prognosis and care related to dementia in older adults. If families are educated to look for signs for family members that have dementia they are easily able to discuss long term planning and prevent adverse events due to impaired cognition.
chrisdunn17

EBP--The effects of multi-domain versus single-domain cognitive training in non-demente... - 0 views

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-10-30 This article discusses improving cognition in older adults without dementia living in the community. It's interesting becau...

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meganthompson

Psychosocial Health in Geriatric Care - 1 views

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  • jentomasch on 07 Aug 14
     
    This article discusses psychosocial health in the geriatric population. It talks about why psychosocial health is important and how clinicians who are going to be working closely with the geriatric population need to be prepared to address both physical and psychosocial concerns.
  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    This article defines various aspects of emotional and social problems that may be present within older adults. These psychosocial issues are not only prevalent within the geriatric population but are also associated with higher morbidity rates and can drastically influence the progression of disease, daily functioning, and mortality. The article defines some of the repercussions that may occur when older adults are under psychosocial stress. Thus it is important as occupational therapy practitioners to pinpoint and address these needs early in order to help older adults, and anyone for that matter, achieve psychosocial health, as decreased psychosocial wellbeing can greatly influence overall health and quality of life.
alisonnurre

Feasibility of a Lifestyle Redesign-Inspired Intervention for Well Older Adults - 0 views

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2643583&resultClick=3 We examined the feasibility of Aging Well by Design, a Lifestyle Redesign®-inspired intervention for community-dwelling older adu...

Older Adults

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allisonlarison

Effect of a DVD Intervention on Therapists' Mental Health Practices With Older Adults - 0 views

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  • allisonlarison on 16 Nov 16
     
    This article discusses the impact of an educational intervention in DVD format focused on strengthening the mental health practices of occupational therapists working with older adults in long-term care settings. Thirty occupational therapists were selected to participate in the pretest-posttest design. The therapists completed a knowledge and attitude questionnaire, as well as completed chart reviews of therapists' caseloads three months prior to watching the videos. After watching the DVD and three months had past, the therapists participating in the study completed the same knowledge and attitude questionnaire and chart reviews once more. The results showed a 20%-30% increase in correct answers on the questionnaire. The chart reviews also showed that therapists spent increased time addressing patients' mood, depression and cognitive impairments, as well as conduct more screenings for depression and cognitive impairments. The conclusion stated that educational interventions with therapists could significantly increase the quality of mental health practices in occupational therapy.
anita_casto

An Evaluation of the Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Physical Function Among Older Persons - 0 views

This study was designed to determine if a 6-month Tai Chi exercise program could improve physical functioning among healthy, physically inactive older individuals by measuring six domains of health...

occupational therapy Tai Chi physical functioning balance pain management

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