by Suhaila Usuludin ~ October 8th, 2007. Filed under: Archived, Geriatrics.
According Graff et al (2006), occupational therapy(OT) improved patients’ daily functioning and reduced the burden on the care giver, despite the patients’ limited learning ability. The effects were still present at 12 weeks, which justifies implementation of this intervention.
The following websites give a comprehensive view on OT interventions for dementia management.
URL:
http://coa.kumc.edu/gec/modules/BehavDisorder/OccupationalTherapy/OT_Frame-ModContent-IA.htm
http://etgec.utmb.edu/dementia/ot_therapist.html
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/ot_intervention.pdf
For a read into the research article by Graff et al (2006) , please click onto the following URL:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/333/7580/1196
For Academic Citations
If you need to do a citation to this posting, you can copy below in the various format and paste your academic work (or report).
AMA citation:
Usuludin S. Occupational Therapy and Dementia. Occupational Therapy. 2007. Available at: http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2007/10/08/occupational-therapy-and-dementia/. Accessed December 1, 2008.
APA citation:
Usuludin, Suhaila. (2007). Occupational Therapy and Dementia. Retrieved December 1, 2008, from Occupational Therapy Web site: http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2007/10/08/occupational-therapy-and-dementia/
Chicago citation:
Usuludin, Suhaila. 2007. Occupational Therapy and Dementia. Occupational Therapy. http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2007/10/08/occupational-therapy-and-dementia/ (accessed December 1, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Usuludin, S 2007, Occupational Therapy and Dementia, Occupational Therapy. Retrieved December 1, 2008, from <http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2007/10/08/occupational-therapy-and-dementia/>
MLA citation:
Usuludin, Suhaila. "Occupational Therapy and Dementia." 8 Oct. 2007. Occupational Therapy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2008. <http://occtherapy.hazmanaziz.com/blog/2007/10/08/occupational-therapy-and-dementia/>
