Literature findings showed that there was a need for occupational therapy with cancer survivors due to chronic symptoms from cancer treatment. The purpose of the Doctoral Capstone Project at Cancer Support Community was to increase awareness of occupational therapy, provide health promotion and wellness education to cancer survivors, and obtain grant funding for an occupational therapy program at Cancer Support Community. A needs assessment was filled out by thirteen cancer survivors. Advertisements were distributed to obtain a caseload for individual and group sessions. An occupational profile and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure were used for evaluation in individual sessions. Most goals were met in individual sessions showing increased occupational performance and satisfaction with performance as a result of health promotion and wellness education. Formative and summative evaluations were used for group sessions to measure increased knowledge and workshop quality. The Goal Attainment Scale measured outcomes for the Health Promotion and Wellness Education Program and showed that individuals could benefit from services with a part-time caseload. Increased knowledge was a result of the educational workshops. A grant application was submitted to a grant to sustain an occupational therapy program for these cancer survivors. Occupational therapists must continue to meet the needs of underserved populations like the cancer survivorship population.

Creator

• Sommers, Sharaya

Contributors

• Polo, Katie

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Sommers. Sharaya.pdf

Keyword

• Health Sciences

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2018-05-05

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