

AOTA Topic Collection: Occupational Therapy. ParticipantĬommitment to the occupational therapy profession continues to be strong. AOTA Specialty Conference: Mental Health Focus: Adults-related Content. Good QoL and cope with pandemic-related and future life challenges. Mental health should be a priority for everyone to maintain OT professionalsĪnd students reported telehealth as beneficial for treating clients and providingĮducation to OT students. The COVID-19 Pandemic affected millions in various ways. Grounded Theory of Pandemic Occupational Adaptation and Engagement in OT Professionals and Students emanatedįrom the findings. Similarly, they indicated a decrease in their own QoL compared to before the Pandemic. Reported their occupational engagement drastically changed due to the Pandemic. Skype audio calls in the summer and early fall of 2020. The interviews, using open-ended questions, occurred via telephone or

TheĪnonymous surveys included rating scales, multiple-choice, ranking, and open-ended SurveyMonkey gathered quantitative and qualitative data from the students and professionals,Īnd interview guides facilitated qualitative data collection from both groups. Six studentsĪnd eight professionals participated in interviews. Occupational Therapys Role in Mental Health Promotion, Prevention. Professionals responded initially to the survey, an average of 161 professionalsĪnd 95 students completed the critical questions described herein. To OT students, practitioners, and the profession. A Writers Toolkit for OT and Health Care Professiionals. Education Summit Specialty Conference: Mental Health. Research questions addressed:ġ) if daily occupations changed 2) how QoL was affected 3) in what manner OT background AOTA Launch Pad Article Based Courses Assessments Books CE - Other Conference. Life (QoL) were affected in occupational therapy (OT) students and professionalsĭuring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Pandemic, COVID-19, Occupational Engagement, Quality of Life, Occupational Therapy, Mental HealthĪBSTRACT: This nationwide study addressed how occupational engagement and quality of Occupational Engagement and Quality of Life in Occupational Therapy Students and Professionals during Coronavirus PandemicĪUTHORS: Grace Fisher, Michelle Ahlberg, Cassandra Cragle, Diana Kudeh, Martha Laytos, Karen Lopes, Christin Riesterer, Marisa Sedon, Andrea Scott, Lindsay Sock, Joshua Victor American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, S1-S48. Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (3rd Edition). American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (2014).
