An Inventory of Evidence-Based Health and Wellness Assessments for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

<p>It is estimated that by 2020 older adults will makeup one fifth of California's population. Many of these older adults are living in the community and are maintaining their independence. In order to help the older adults to maintain their independence, occupational therapists are turning to the newly emerged wellness promotion model to guide their practice. The wellness promotion model is a holistic model that addresses six domains of wellness (intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, emotional, and vocational). One of the concerns in using this model to guide the emerging practice area in occupational therapy is that there is little information on health and wellness assessments. The purpose of this project was to create an inventory of evidence-based Health and Wellness Assessments for use with the community-dwelling older adult population.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.available

2014

Authors dc:creator

• Brent, Elliott David
• Carlson, Matthew Jordan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kitsum Li, OTD, OTR/L

• Evidence-Based Assessments
• Seniors
• Elderly
• Independent Living
• Occupational Therapy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/1

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1001