Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
Optimizing Compliance With Home Programming Through Neuroplasticity Education Among Parents of Children Receiving Outpatient OT
Debbie Hines, MA, OTR/L; Kelsey York; Elizabeth Kaul
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Article Information
Advocacy / Health and Wellness / Neurologic Conditions / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Optimizing Compliance With Home Programming Through Neuroplasticity Education Among Parents of Children Receiving Outpatient OT
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505129. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO3133
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505129. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO3133
Abstract

Date Presented 03/26/20

The purpose of this research study was to investigate home-program compliance of parents and caregivers of children receiving occupational, physical, and speech therapy in outpatient pediatric clinics following an educational program on Kleim’s tenets of neuroplasticity and the health belief model. Overall, parents and caregivers showed an increased understanding of neuroplasticity and its impact on home programming.

Primary Author and Speaker: Debbie Hines

Additional Authors and Speakers: Kelsey York, Elizabeth Kaul