Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
Do People’s Beliefs About Their Illness Affect Their Engagement in Daily Routine Activities?
Yun Shi, MA; Mengyao Hu
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • New York University, New York, NY, USA
  • New York University, New York, NY, USA
Article Information
Evidence-Based Practice / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Do People’s Beliefs About Their Illness Affect Their Engagement in Daily Routine Activities?
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505172. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO5723
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505172. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO5723
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

This systematic review examined the associations of illness perceptions with the engagement of daily routine activities in individuals with chronic illness and physical disability. Information synthesized from previous literature showed that, in general, individuals’ illness perceptions are positively associated with engagement in daily routine activity.

Primary Author and Speaker: Yun Shi

Additional Authors and Speakers: Mengyao Hu