The objective of this project was to further develop a home exercise program while implementing quality improvement strategies. The needs of the Community Health Network outpatient clinic were assessed via survey which was sent to ten occupational therapists within Community Health network with a 50 percent response rate. Based on the needs assessment, the home exercise program system (HEP2GO) required updating to include more hand-specific, diagnosis-specific, and occupation-based exercises, as well as additions that support health literacy. Using relevant databases, current protocols, and expertise from veteran occupational therapists, the most effective exercises were added to the system as photos and/or videos. Diagnosis specific programs were created for the following conditions: lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpometacarpal osteoarthritis, DeQuervain's tenosynovitis. In addition, several other exercise programs were created to target cervical streching, proximal strengthening, as well as active range of motion, passive range of motion, and strengthening protocols for the upper extremities. OTs on site gave a positive response. These programs are now used throughout the Community Health Network.

Creator

• Barnes, Alyson M.

Contributors

• Peterson, Erin K.

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Barnes. A. OTD. 2019.pdf

Keyword

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 5/1/2019

Resource type

• Dissertation

Source

• S5

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/