Poster Session
Issue Date: July 2017
Published Online: July 01, 2017
Updated: April 30, 2020
Sleep as an Occupation: Perceptions and Assessment Behaviors of Practicing Occupational Therapists
Randy P. McCombie, PhD, OTR/L; Ralyn Wolfe, MOT, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • West Virginia University
  • West Virginia University
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Health and Wellness / Education of OTs and OTAs / Mental Health / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Health Services Research and Education
Poster Session   |   July 01, 2017
Sleep as an Occupation: Perceptions and Assessment Behaviors of Practicing Occupational Therapists
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111510172. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO1123
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111510172. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO1123
Abstract

Date Presented 3/30/2017

People spend a considerable portion of time engaged in a bioneurological state termed sleep. Sleep loss impacts physiological, cognitive, and mood functioning. This study examined whether occupational therapists view sleep as an occupation and the extent to which they assess sleep precursors and sleep dysfunction.

Primary Author and Speaker: Randy P. McCombie

Additional Authors and Speakers: Ralyn Wolfe