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Welcome to Research!
Occupational therapy aims to help individuals with various disabilities learn to perform everyday tasks. Research will help you learn the best physical, psychological, and educational methods for helping your patients. To see how this integrates into how you will practice occupational therapy, consider the following patient
“Sandy is a 67-year-old married woman status is post right total hip replacement. [...] She is a professional career woman, spouse, mother, grandmother, and friend. She presents for inpatient OT to address equipment needs and use for resuming participation in the following areas of occupation: lower body dressing, bathing, and stair management.” (Theis, p.71-73)
What do you want/need to know to help this patient?
What is the best course of action to help the patient reach their therapy goals?
Use the tabs on this guide to help you answer these questions and the questions for your patient. For those new to issues of total hip replacement or occupational therapy for older adults, consider starting with the Find Books tab to get an overview or a short essay or chapter on the topic. For those wanting to dive in straight to the best practices, you can start with the Find Articles tab. Given the interdisciplinary nature of occupational therapy, you may also want to use the Related Subject Guides from other areas to help best treat your patient's needs.
Theis, J.L. (2011). Case study 8: Sandy. Clincial decision making: case studies for the occupational therapy assistant. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar.
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