Ardia, Mariangela and Bertholom, Yann and Caiata-Olgiati, Giovanna Claudia Marta and Pozzi, Christian and Hammond, H.L. (2018) The Contribution of Occupational Therapy: A Profession in Support of the Elderly. In: Masiero, S. and Carraro, U., (eds.) Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients. Practical Issues in geriatrics. Springer, Cham, pp. 105-111. ISBN ISBN 978-3-319-57406-6
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Everyone shapes, and is shaped by, their past experiences and their interactions with their physical, social, political, and cultural environments. Each elderly client is unique, therefore, in the way they interpret and carry out their aging, as a result of those past experiences. Occupational therapists understand this relationship and its impact on their health. Through evidenced-based practice, occupational therapy (OT) assists the elderly person and their caregivers to identify and alleviate the impact of their aging on their ability to engage in everyday activities, which bring meaning and significance to their life. The following chapter will describe the theoretical concepts behind these relationships and the therapeutic use of occupational therapy in a multidisciplinary health-care geriatric team.
| Item Type: | Chapter in book |
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| Subjects: | Social studies Social studies > Social work Social studies > Social work > Health & welfare |
| Department/unit: | Dipartimento economia aziendale, sanità e sociale > Centro competenze anziani |
| Depositing User: | Roberta Torriani |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2019 09:14 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2019 09:14 |
| URI: | http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/10572 |
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