Are all Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Equal? A Pilot Study on the Performances of Adults with Acquired Brain Injury

<p><strong>Aim</strong>: To determine if a relationship exists among performances of different instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in adults with acquired brain injury (ABI).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: A two-group correlational design was used to examine the relationship among performances in cooking, medication management, and financial management in nine adults with ABI who returned to driving and nine adults with ABI who did not return to driving. The Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) measured initiation, organization, sequencing, judgment and safety, and completion.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Level thesis:degree_level

Capstone Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.available

2020

Authors dc:creator

• Lee, Crystal
• Schauer, Samantha
• Tam, Amy
• Vargas, Yareli

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kitsum Li OTD, OTR/L, CSRS

• occupational therapy
• cognitive impairment
• rehabilitation
• stroke
• traumatic brain injury
• automobile driving
• TBI
• Other Rehabilitation and Therapy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/occupational-therapy-capstone-projects/17

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:occupational-therapy-capstone-projects-1014