Background Social prescription programs represent a viable solution to linking primary care
patients to nonmedical community resources for improving patient well-being. However …

Introduction To promote active and healthy ageing, it is important to foster social
participation. Although well positioned to do so, few community occupational therapists …

Introduction The proportion of older adults throughout the world has increased significantly
over the last decade and continues to rise. Such substantial growth highlights the …

This article aims at revealing the impacts of depopulation in terms of the violation of the
occupational rights of people who live in rural areas, away from large urban centres. The …

Introduction Occupational therapy can delay functional decline and improve quality of life of
older people. Yet people may not seek occupational therapy services as they may not be …

Background/Aims Loneliness and social isolation are thought to have a negative impact on
health and wellbeing. There is little literature that provides an explicit focus on loneliness …

Background Occupational therapists have skills to work with people considering or
experiencing the transition from paid work to retirement. Aim The aims were to explore:(1) …

Aim To explore the implications of digital use on the wellbeing of older people during the
pandemic. Method 33 adults aged 70 and above responded to an online and phone survey …

We clarified the relationship between occupational dysfunction and social isolation among
community-dwelling adults. We used a self-administered questionnaire with a cross …

Sensory functions decline with age, and the likelihood of having multiple sensory
impairments increases with age, potentially leading to decreased physical activity and …