Cardiac clients do not have limitations in their body movements, but they can experience physical fatigue and weakness when they perform daily routines and may experience psychological distress and uncertainty about their heart conditions and bodies. Sometimes the people around cardiac clients can become overly protective due to concerns about unexpected cardiac crises (Albarran et al., 2004; Alsen & Brink, 2013; Altiok et al., 2015; Condon & McCarthy, 2006; Eckhardt et al., 2014; Fredriksson-Larsson et al., 2015; Hellem & Bruusgaard, 2020; Husser & Roberto, 2009; Jeon et al., 2010; Johansson et al., 2003). Such issues are related to cardiac clients’ restricted activity participation, and they need ongoing activity guidance to resume safely their desired activities. A clinical approach that facilitates safe participation in all activities for the cardiac population after discharged was developed in this doctoral project, and this author created an individualized, occupation-based, occupational therapy-led outpatient treatment program. Cardiac clients are encouraged and instructed in ways to manage their stress during activities, and they are empowered to actively participate in their own care. The outcomes of this project will contribute to increasing numbers of occupational therapy referrals for cardiac clients, increased recognition of the distinct role of occupational therapy in cardiac care, and the inclusion of occupational therapy in the continuum of post-discharge care.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/45038 |
| Date | 24 August 2022 |
| Creators | Hsueh, Hui-Yun |
| Contributors | Duddy, Karen |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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