TY - JOUR
T1 - Human occupation for public health promotion
T2 - New directions for occupational therapy practice with persons with arthritis
AU - Mallinson, Trudy
AU - Fischer, Heidi
AU - Rogers, Joan C.
AU - Ehrlich-Jones, Linda
AU - Chang, Rowland
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Occupational therapy seldom reports the outcomes of intervention programs to reflect the impact on public health indicators. Consequendy, our professions' effect on public health goals is limited. We propose professional coherence in intervention practices and in reporting of screening, monitoring, and outcome indicators in population-level statistics that will enable occupational therapy to take an integral role in health promotion for people with chronic diseases (or disorders), including those with arthritis, in the 21st century.
AB - Occupational therapy seldom reports the outcomes of intervention programs to reflect the impact on public health indicators. Consequendy, our professions' effect on public health goals is limited. We propose professional coherence in intervention practices and in reporting of screening, monitoring, and outcome indicators in population-level statistics that will enable occupational therapy to take an integral role in health promotion for people with chronic diseases (or disorders), including those with arthritis, in the 21st century.
KW - Health promotion
KW - Outcome process and assessment (health care)
KW - Patient care management
KW - Preventive health services
KW - Public health
KW - Rheumatic diseases
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.63.2.220
DO - 10.5014/ajot.63.2.220
M3 - Article
C2 - 19432061
AN - SCOPUS:66849138064
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 63
SP - 220
EP - 226
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 2
ER -
