LCSH

Caregivers--Training of--United States; Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--United States; Caregivers--United States; Cerebrovascular disease--Treatment; Vocational qualifications; Employability

Abstract

It is common for stroke survivors to have cognitive and/or perceptual deficits that negatively impact their participation in meaningful occupations (Bowen, Knapp, Gillespie, Nicolson, & Vail, 2011). In addition, many people are unable to recognize these deficits, which decreases the likelihood that they will use strategies needed to overcome deficits and improve occupational performance. In order to successfully teach compensatory and remedial strategies to improve functional performance, occupational therapists must help their clients gain a more realistic understanding of their deficits, also known as awareness (Ekstam, Uppgard, Kottorp, & Tham, 2007). A manual was created to educate occupational therapy students about impaired awareness following a stroke and to provide students with assessments, intervention strategies, and home program ideas to improve self-awareness in clients receiving services at the on-site clinic at University of Puget Sound. A pilot study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the manual; 100 percent of students who piloted the manual demonstrated increased knowledge of awareness deficits and indicated that the manual was helpful to use during intervention sessions.

First Advisor

Tatiana Kaminsky, PhD., OTR/L

Second Advisor

Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L

Date of Completion

Spring 2014

Degree Type

Thesis

Format

PDF

URI

http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/ms_occ_therapy/93

Language

English

Degree Name

Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)

Date of Award

5-2014

Department

Occupational Therapy

Institution

University of Puget Sound

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