Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers' Perceptions About Occupational Therapy and Telehealth: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Occupational therapy (OT) services provided in the home to a person with dementia can decrease caregiver burden by targeting home modifications, functional performance, and safety. One method to deliver these services is through telehealth. The use of telehealth is expanding rapidly, but there is a current lack of evidence to support the use of telehealth to deliver OT services to persons with dementia.

Effectiveness of Interventions Within the Scope of Occupational Therapy Practice to Improve Motor Function of People With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.

After traumatic brain injury (TBI), many people experience significant motor function impairments. To help occupational therapy practitioners make informed decisions in choosing treatment strategies to improve clients' motor function, we undertook a systematic review and synthesized applicable findings of intervention studies. Of 2,306 articles identified in the literature search, we reviewed 47 full-text articles, of which 16 met approved criteria.

Showering habits: time, steps, and products used after brain injury.

Objective: This pilot study describes the showering habits of people with brain injury (BI) compared with those of people without BI (WBI).

Method: The showering habits of 10 people with BI and 10 people WBI were measured and compared. A videotaped session recorded and documented the shower routine.

Race/ethnicity and outcomes following inpatient rehabilitation for hip fracture.

Background: Hip fracture results in severe and often permanent reductions in overall health and quality of life for many older adults. As the U.S.

Ethnic differences in discharge destination among older patients with traumatic brain injury.

Unlabelled: Ethnic differences in discharge destination among older patients with traumatic brain injury.

Objective: To estimate the association between ethnicity and discharge destination in older patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: A retrospective analysis.

Becoming "at home" in assisted living residences: exploring place integration processes.

Objectives: This study explores the roles of place attachment, nonfamily social involvement, place valuation, and individual characteristics in the process of becoming at home in assisted living residences.

Methods: Purposive sampling and cross-sectional data by means of a questionnaire completed by current assisted living residents in four states (N = 297) were used to estimate a structural equation model to explain becoming at home.

Results: Place attachment to town and community is a necessary but not sufficient explainer of older adults' process of becoming at home.