The DUC Healthy Aging Website: Providing Online Occupation-Based Information

<p>Access to current, evidence-based health information is an important step to the promotion of health and wellness for all age groups, including OAs. Since the virtual world is easily accessible and is being used more frequently by OAs, an effective way to convey relevant up-to-date health information is through a website devoted to the dissemination of health promotion information tailored for OAs, including tips for integrating healthy habits into their lifestyle. Dominican University of California’s (DUC) Healthy Aging website, developed in May 2014, contains relevant and evidence-based research, including activities and local community based programs that promote healthy aging on the DUC campus.</p> <p>The objective of this project was to further enhance the DUC Healthy Aging website by adding material that is focused on engagement in physical and emotional wellness with a focus on living a safe, productive, and enjoyable lifestyle. Specifically, new topics such as “Living Safely Inside and Outside of Home,” “Local Events,” “Emotional Wellness,” “At Your Fingertips,” “Apps You Can Use,” and “ Position, Movement, & Ergonomics” have been added to enhance the DUC Healthy Aging website.</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

2017

Authors dc:creator

• Caruthers, Haley
• Talavera, Samantha
• Ulloa, Jackeline
• Vera, Stephanie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Susan Morris, PhD, OTR/L
• Ruth Ramsey, EdD, OTR/L

• Occupational therapy
• occupation based
• healthy aging
• emotional wellness
• safe driving
• fall prevention
• ergonomics
• social participation
• technology
• aging
• older adults

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/masters-theses/250

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:masters-theses-1257