AI Article Synopsis
- - Experts advocate for integrating health promotion and wellness (HPW) services into traditional healthcare, aiming to lower death and disability rates and cut healthcare costs significantly.
- - There’s a belief that physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) are well-suited to deliver HPW services, but research shows they often don't fulfill this role effectively.
- - The paper aims to offer recommendations for educators on how to better prepare PT and OT students and clinicians to address the HPW needs of their clients and patients.
Article Abstract
Experts around the world support the integration of health promotion and wellness (HPW) services into traditional health care services. If successfully executed, the addition of HPW services would reduce rates of death and disability and significantly reduce health care costs. While all health care providers should be engaged in providing HPW services, many believe that physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) are uniquely positioned to provide these services. However, research suggests that clinicians in both fields may fall short in doing so. Likewise, research indicates that entry-level educational programs inadequately prepare PT and OT students to be HPW practitioners. The overall purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations to educators for preparing PT and OT students and clinicians to better meet the HPW needs of the clients and patients they serve.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858461 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020392 | DOI Listing |
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