Title

Assessing Occupational Access and Enhancing Occupational Engagement at Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

Authors

Cristina Ruelas, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Susan MacDermott, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Ingrid Leu

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Description

Many individuals at inpatient psychiatric facilities experience limited participation in activities of daily living, minimal opportunities for purposeful occupations, very few productive roles, and almost no occupational choice and autonomy (Murphy & Shiel, 2019). Many people report experiencing boredom throughout their stay (Marshall, et. al., 2020). This boredom can lead to poor patient satisfaction, frustration, aggression, or incidents of self-harm (Foye, et al., 2020). Individuals at psychiatric facilities are deprived of participation in daily occupations (Murphy & Shiel, 2019) and they experience an injustice of occupational deprivation.

Publication Date

Fall 12-9-2021

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

psychiatric facilities, occupational deprivation, purposeful occupations

Medical Subject Headings

Inpatients, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Activities of Daily Living, Boredom, Occupational Therapy, Needs Assessment

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy | Psychiatry and Psychology

Comments

Poster presented at the Fall 2021 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, December 9-10, 2021.

Recommended Citation

Ruelas, C., MacDermott, S., & Leu, I. (2021, December 9). Assessing Occupational Access and Enhancing Occupational Engagement at Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonesfall2021/21