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Influence du milieu d'évaluation sur la réalisation de tâches liées à la préparation de repas auprès de personnes âgées fragiles
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Provencher, Véronique |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | This thesis aims to advance the state of knowledge about the impact of assessment settings (home versus clinic) on meal preparation task performance in frail older adults. The thesis has three specific objectives and the results are presented in five articles. The first specific objective aims to review current knowledge about the concept of frailty in occupational therapy and the impact of assessment settings in frail older adults. First, a critical review about frailty was conducted. The results (article 1) demonstrate that a better understanding of the concept of frailty may help occupational therapists provide health care and services better tailored to the specific needs of this population. Second, a review of studies comparing performance of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) between assessment settings was performed. The results (article 2) reveal that older adults without significant cognitive impairments tend to perform better in IADL tasks when assessed at home. Some factors, such as familiarity with the environment, may explain this difference. Based on this review, similar results might be expected with frail elders. The second specific objective aims to compare meal preparation task performance in home and clinical settings in a population of frail older adults. Thirty-seven frail older adults were thus assessed in home and clinical settings with the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) and the Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS), using a counterbalanced design. The results (articles 3, 4, 5) globally demonstrate significantly better performance of participants when assessed at home. The third specific objective aims to identify demographic, physical, cognitive, psychological and environmental factors that may explain differences between assessment settings. The results (articles 3, 4, 5) indicate that a better performance in the home setting was mostly related to a decline in certain executive functions. Other cognitive, demographic, psychological, physical and environmental factors also contribute to explain the differences between assessment settings but to a lesser extent. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1866/8498/Provencher_Veronique_2012_these.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
