With the growth of the aging population, there are high demands on occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) to support older adults with maintaining autonomy and participation within their homes through home modification recommendations (Patry et al., 2019). Home modifications are alterations in the environment that improve participation, reduce falls, improve caregiver self-efficacy, and help older adults maintain independent living (Patry et al., 2019). Like many practitioners, occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) working in home health have been increasingly challenged to provide effective evaluation and intervention via telehealth in recent years. However, current practice resources and technology do not fully meet the needs of OTPs in evaluating both the environment Special Accommodations and performance factors within the home. Most technology-based assessments available for use by OTPs evaluate the built environment almost exclusively, and do not facilitate evaluation of the interaction between the client and their lived environment (Mihandoust et al., 2021). This inability to evaluate participation performance in addition to environmental context significantly limits the ability of OTPs to provide effective evaluation and recommendation for home modifications. To bridge this gap and empower OTPs in providing comprehensive home assessment and modification recommendations, an innovative software application has been developed that records the active relationship between the person and their environment in addition to details of the built environment. / 2024-08-24T00:00:00Z
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46607 |
| Date | 24 August 2023 |
| Creators | DeJoseph, Carolyn |
| Contributors | Stone Kelly, Lauren |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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