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...
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...
The Functional Cognitive Assessment is a standardized cognitive performance assessment that is criterion referenced and administered during everyday tasks (Ebell, Ford, & Warchol, 2016). Psychometric testing is needed in order...
Rotator cuff repair (RCR) is the most common shoulder procedure for which patients are referred for post-operative physical therapy (PT). Standard PT after RCR frequently consists of modalities, range of motion (ROM), and...
The human-animal bond has existed and been documented on for centuries, and the use of animals in the healthcare setting has steadily increased since the 1980s. Animal-assisted therapy has been shown to improve aspects of...
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...
The focus of this mixed methods experience was to explore the gap between healthcare professionals, families, and residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in order to establish meaningful connections and provide quality care....
A capstone experience was completed to fulfill academic requirements for a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. The primary goal of the doctoral capstone experience was to develop advanced leadership and administrative...
The addiction of one individual affects much more than that person; addiction impacts the individual's family, as well as the entire community. Addiction leads to loss of life, social disruption, role disruption, and emotional...
Acute psychiatric facilities serve individuals with serious mental illnesses in hopes of providing adequate care to promote a successful community reintegration, although many facilities lack having an occupational therapist on...