Occupational Therapy Home Modification Assessment and Intervention

Emily Somerville; Stacy Smallfield; Susan Stark; Carol Seibert; Marian Arbesman; Deborah Lieberman

doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.705002

Occupational Therapy Home Modification Assessment and Intervention

Am J Occup Ther. 2016 Sep-Oct;70(5):7005395010p1-3. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.705002.

Authors

Emily Somerville¹, Stacy Smallfield², Susan Stark³, Carol Seibert⁴, Marian Arbesman⁵, Deborah Lieberman⁶

Affiliations

¹ Emily Somerville, MS, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapist, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; somervillee@wustl.edu.
² Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, MSOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, is Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Assistant Director of the OTD Entry Level Program, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
³ Susan Stark, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Social Work, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
⁴ Carol Seibert, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Owner/Principal, The Home Remedy, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁵ Marian Arbesman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Methodology Consultant, Evidence-Based Practice Project, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD; President, ArbesIdeas, Williamsville, NY; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
⁶ Deborah Lieberman, MSHA, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Director, Evidence-Based Practice Project, and Staff Liaison to the Commission on Practice, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD.

PMID: 27548872
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2016.705002

Abstract

Evidence Connection articles describe a clinical application of a systematic review developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Project. This Evidence Connection provides a case report of a client referred to occupational therapy for home modification assessment and intervention, applying the evidence from the systematic review of home modifications conducted in conjunction with the EBP Project. The client received in-home occupational therapy after side effects of liver disease resulted in increased falls within her home.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Activities of Daily Living*
Aged
Evidence-Based Practice
Female
Housing*
Humans
Liver Diseases / rehabilitation*
Needs Assessment*
Occupational Therapy*
Wandering Behavior*