Tag: nutrition
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Bridging the Gap: What Recent Research Reveals About the Future of Home Modifications for Aging in Place
As occupational therapists, we know that home modifications can be transformative for our clients. But what does the latest research tell us about where we’re succeeding—and where we need to grow? A comprehensive systematic review published in March 2025 examined 20 studies on home modifications for aging in place, revealing both encouraging evidence and critical…
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Assessing and Modifying Homes for Clients with Diabetes: A Fall Prevention Guide for Therapists
As occupational therapists specializing in home modifications, understanding the diabetes-fall connection is essential for comprehensive client assessment and intervention planning. Clients with diabetes face twice the fall risk compared to those without diabetes, making our role in environmental assessment and modification critical to their safety and independence. Clinical Assessment of Diabetes-Related Fall Risk Factors During home evaluations,…
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Lifestyle Redesign®: Occupational Therapy’s Evidence-Based Pathway to Healthy Aging
Healthy aging isn’t merely about prolonging life—it’s about enhancing vitality, purpose, and well-being through everyday habits and meaningful activities. The evidence-backed occupational therapy intervention known as Lifestyle Redesign® is at the forefront of this movement, empowering older adults to proactively shape their routines for greater health, independence, and satisfaction (Pyatak et al., 2022). What Is Lifestyle Redesign®?…
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Utilizing Lifestyle Medicine to promote healthy aging.
Occupational therapists working in community settings are key facilitators of healthy aging—not only by supporting daily function but by addressing the complex mix of social, environmental, and lifestyle factors that shape the aging process. While the bulk of aging sciences focuses on biological aging factors, “fundamental causes of aging may be found in the social exposome-the…
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