Occupational Therapy With Elders: Strategies for the Cota

by Lohman, Helene L.; Padilla, Rene L.; Byers-Connon, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780815137245
• ISBN10: 0815137249
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Working with elders in skilled nursing homes and intermediate care facilities has become the number one practice area for COTAs. This is the only book available to fill that need! It will not only be a required classroom text in OTA programs, but it will also become an indispensable reference text for COTAs in practice in long-term and immediate-term care facilities, home care organizations, rehabilitation programs, and hospitals. This is a highly readable, user-friendly text containing many case studies and scenarios which relate concepts to real-life clinical practice for a COTA. * Provides a holistic approach to common diagnoses, emphasizing both psychological and physical aspects of aging. * Comprehensive coverage includes concepts of aging as well as occupational therapy intervention with elders. * Key topics include documentation, ethical aspects, public policy, cultural diversity, health promotion, working with elders who have visual impairments, considerations of mobility, and much more. * The Practice Settings chapter provides an overview of the various settings in which a COTA might practice (specific to working with elders). * Contains key terms, chapter objectives, chapter review questions, problem-solving exercises, case studies, narratives/scenarios, and a glossary. * Features an Appendix with useful information including: How to Obtain Guidelines for the MDS; Restraint Reduction Resources including chairs, alerting systems, personal alarms, signs, foam/cushions, firm wheelchair seats, and walkers; Resources to Assist the Older Driver; Publications to Assist Family and Caregivers; Support Groups and Referrals; World Wide Web Sites.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE CONCEPTS OF AGING	3	(60)
1 Aging Trends and Concepts	3	(11)
HELENE LOHMAN
ELLEN SPERGEL
2 Social and Biological Theories of Aging	14	(8)
MARLENE J. AITKEN
3 Aging Process	22	(7)
CLAUDELLE A. H. CARRUTHERS
JODI LANE
4 Psychological Aspects of Aging	29	(8)
YOLANDA GRIFFITHS
5 Aging Well: The COTA As Change Agent in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	37	(12)
CLAUDIA GAYE PEYTON
6 Public Policy and Aging	49	(14)
CORALIE H. GLANTZ
NANCY RICHMAN
SECTION TWO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION WITH ELDERS	63	(228)
7 Application of Occupational Therapy Theories With Elders	63	(18)
RENE L. PADILLA
8 Practice Settings	81	(8)
PAMELA BROWN
HELENE LOHMAN
MEG NIEMAN
9 Documentation	89	(11)
SHIRLEY A. BLANCHARD
LORI TAYLOR
RENE L. PADILLA
HELENE LOHMAN
SUE BYERS-CONNON
10 Cultural Diversity of the Aging Population	100	(13)
RENE L. PADILLA
11 Ethical Aspects in the Work With Elders	113	(8)
KATE H. BROWN
CAROL J. SCHWOPE
12 Working With Families and Caregivers of Elders	121	(8)
ADA BOONE
BARBARA JO RODRIGUES
13 Addressing Sexuality of Elders	129	(8)
HELENE LOHMAN
14 Group Treatment With Elders	137	(8)
SUE BYERS-CONNON
SHERRY HOFF
15 Use of Medications By Elders	145	(10)
BARBARA FLYNN
BRENDA M. COPPARD
16 Considerations of Mobility	155	(19)
Part 1 Restraint Reduction	156	(5)
KAI GALYEN
Part 2 Fall Prevention	161	(4)
SANDRA HATTORI OKADA
Part 3 Community Mobility	165	(9)
PENNI JEAN LAVOOT
17 Working With Elders Who Have Vision Impairments	174	(11)
REBECCA PLAS BOTHWELL
18 Working With Elders Who Have Hearing Impairments	185	(9)
SHARON STOFFEL
19 Strategies to Maintain Continence in Elders	194	(8)
KRIS R. BROWN
20 Dysphagla and Other Eating and Nutritional Concerns With Elders	202	(11)
DEBORAH MORAWSKI
TERRYN DAVIS
21 Working With Elders Who Have Had Cerebrovascular Accidents	213	(11)
RENE L. PADILLA
22 Working With Elders Who Have Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease	224	(11)
CARLY R. HELLEN
23 Working With Elders Who Have Psychiatric Conditions	235	(10)
L. MARGARET DRAKE
PATTY L. BARNETT
24 Working With Elders Who Have Orthopedic Conditions	245	(12)
BRENDA M. COPPARD
TYROME HIGGINS
KAROLINE D. HARVEY
25 Working With Elders Who Have Cardiovascular Conditions	257	(9)
JANA K. CRAGG
JEAN T. HAYS
CLAIRE PEEL
26 Working With Elders Who Have Pulmonary Conditions	266	(5)
ANGELA M. PERALTA
SHERRELL POWELL
27 Working With Elders Who Have Oncological Conditions	271	(10)
LESLIE BRUNSTETER-WILLIAMS
28 Working With Elders in Hospice	281	(10)
SUE BYERS-CONNON
JEAN VANN
Appendix	291	(7)
Glossary	298