Poster Session  |   August 2016
Do Sensory Processing Abilities Impact Daily Occupational Engagement Among Older Adults?
Batya Engel-Yeger, PhD; Sara Rosenblum, PhD
Author Affiliations
  • University of Haifa
Article Information
Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Sensory Integration and Processing / Assessment/Measurement
Poster Session   |   August 2016
Do Sensory Processing Abilities Impact Daily Occupational Engagement Among Older Adults?
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500022p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO2042
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2016, Vol. 70, 7011500022p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2016.70S1-PO2042
Abstract

Date Presented 4/7/2016

Sensory processing abilities and specifically greater sensory seeking predict better occupational engagement in older adults. Occupational therapists should refer to this relationship in research and practice to enhance meaningful engagement in real life among older adults.

Primary Author and Speaker: Batya Engel-Yeger

Additional Author and Speaker: Sara Rosenblum