Due to high residential care costs, individuals with dementia are remaining in their community and relying on informal caregivers (Vreugdenhil, 2014). Providing unpaid care for individuals with dementia can negatively impact...
Evidence: Older adults in institutional settings experience limited participation in leisure occupations, often leading to depression and decreased life meaning (Chippendale & Bear-Lehman, 2012; Elias, Neville, & Scott, 2015)....
Mini Minds is a multi-disciplinary outpatient pediatric clinic with a focus on aiding families in achieving occupational well-being through their brain-based learning brand. External and internal analyses of Mini Minds revealed...
Current falls prevention interventions vary in methodology and effectiveness, and there is need for consistent intervention in the clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to determine the content validity of the My...
Over 300,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of juvenile arthritis. However, there are fewer than 350 board-certified practicing pediatric rheumatologists in the United States, with only 25...
Following the completion of a needs assessment at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Hospital, an increase of medical spending, a lack of patient expectation fulfillment, and the decreased functional outcomes postoperatively were...
Background/Purpose: At Franciscan Senior Health and Wellness PACE Program, the individuals served are 55 years or older and require skilled nursing level care. A programmatic need identified for the site included the creation...
Infants who are discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Indiana University Health North Hospital are not typically followed by the hospital to ensure they are developing appropriately with their peers. A...
Stones Crossing Physical Therapy and Rehab offers clients a variety of treatments and therapists have multiple advanced training and certifications in different skills. Staff wanted an animal assisted therapy (AAT) program to...
Theracare Outpatient Therapy Services provides skilled therapies to children in order to maximize independence in their lives. Prior summer programs have been implemented in the past but with limited research and organization....