Defense Date

11-5-2018

Graduation Date

Fall 12-21-2018

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

capstone

Degree Name

OTD

Department

Occupational Therapy

School

Rangos School of Health Sciences

Committee Chair

Ann Stuart

Committee Member

Danielle Engle

Committee Member

Anna Olexsovich

Committee Member

Jaime Munoz

Keywords

patient education, CO-OP, cognitive orientation to occupational performance, PSFS, patient specific functional scale

Abstract

A thorough needs assessment at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo revealed slight dissatisfaction scores on the Press Ganey survey for both the occupational therapy department and discharge planning processes. This quality improvement project, Take Charge for Therapy Discharge, implemented a two-session patient education protocol using the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach. Using the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS), participants identified and prioritized three therapy goals and rated their perceived current performance. Results demonstrated a significant difference between the participants’ PSFS pre and post-intervention scores. Patients’ improved self-perceived goal attainment scores served as evidence that, in addition to using the CO-OP approach, the therapists were actively addressing the patients’ prioritized therapy goals.

Language

English

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