Award Date

5-1-2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Department

Brain Health

First Committee Member

Donnamarie Krause

Second Committee Member

Jefferson Kinney

Number of Pages

85

Abstract

The literature showed a lack of studies involving occupation-based group therapy in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, with notable barriers including lack of time, space, and equipment. The barriers lead occupational therapists (OT) to pursue an impairment-based approach, steering away from occupation-based approaches, which is what makes up the core of OT. Current literature is also limited to patients' perceptions of discharge readiness, with most research primarily concentrated on clinicians' perspectives. This 14-week capstone experience will include developing an occupation-based group therapy protocol for inpatient rehabilitation that will be implemented at Dignity Health Rehabilitation Hospital. Through conducting occupation-based group therapy in an inpatient rehabilitation setting for six weeks, surveys were provided to evaluate the program and to view patient's perceptions of readiness for discharge. The culminating experience provided Dignity Health Rehabilitation Hospital with additional resources for their OT department to conduct occupation-based group therapy. Patients' perceptions of readiness for discharge were evaluated through pre- and post-group surveys to view whether participating in occupation-based groups impacted readiness for discharge in conjunction with their inpatient rehabilitation stay.

Keywords

Group therapy; Inpatient rehabiliation; Occupation-based; Occupation-based groups; Protocol; Readiness for discharge

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

File Format

pdf

File Size

592 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

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