OTD 518 Midterm

Occupations

personalized, meaningful, client-specific

Activities

General, objective, not tied to one person

Activity Analysis

how an activity is done in general

Occupational Analysis

how a specific client does the activity

OT Domains

Occupations

Client Factors

Performance Skills

Performance Patterns

Contexts

Environmental Contexts

External Factors(physical, social, cultural, etc.)

Personal Contexts

Internal demographics/identity (age, gender, education, etc.)

Activity Analysis Steps

1.     Define activity + meaning (sets success & relevance)

2.     Identify tools/objects (physical resources needed)

3.     Define space demands (environmental conditions)

4.     Define social demands (expected behaviors, rules)

5.     Sequence & timing

6.     Required body functions

7.     Required body structures

8.     Performance skills

9.     Synthesize into goals, outcomes, interventions

ADLs

Basic Self Care

IADLs

More complex life tasks

Leisure

discretionary, intrinsically motivated, nonobligatory

Play

More often associated with development & children

Occupational Profile

Identifies client’s goals, values, needs, and priorities (not just impairments)

First OT step

Values

What is “good, right, important” (culturally derived)

Beliefs

Accepted truths/opinions held

Rituals

Ways clients seek/express meaning

Personal Health Literacy

Ability to find, understand, and use health info

Organizational Health Literacy

How well systems/providers communicate info

Who is most vulnerable to limited health literacy

Non English speaking people, older adults, lower education

Indicators of limited health literacy

Nodding without asking questions, avoiding engagement

Tools in activity analysis

Items used during task

Social Demands

Influence expectations rules, and behaviors

Cultural/Familial expectations for activies like meals, caregiving, or rituals

Habits

Automatic behaviors

Routines

Established sequences

Roles

Social Defined Expectations

Rituals

Symbolic, cultural, and spiritual meaning

Co-occupations

Involves two or more people

Dependent on others participation

Body Functions

Physiological Processes

Body Structures

Anatomical Parts

Proprioception

Sense of body position in space

Vestibular

Balance, Movement through space