SUCCESSFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF OT AND PT STUDENTS: ENGAGING OLDER ADULTS IN THE USE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES
Tracey Zeiner, Jennifer Moore, LaVona Traywick, Krista Cox, Robin McAtee · 2023
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Description
Zeiner and co-authors describe a teaching project in which occupational and physical therapy students learned about assistive technology by teaching older adults to use it. The project joined two Arkansas health education groups.
Twenty students, guided by faculty, worked with older adults living in the community. Together they researched devices and made twenty-seven short videos, shared on Facebook, showing aids for self-care, home tasks, community life, and leisure. Faculty focus groups found that students later suggested devices to clinic clients without prompting. Students also understood non-medical aids better, felt more at ease with older adults, and valued working across the two professions. The authors present this hands-on approach as a stronger route than lectures alone.
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| CREATOR | Tracey Zeiner, Jennifer Moore, LaVona Traywick, Krista Cox, Robin McAtee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |