Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020
Impact of a Short-Term Occupation-Based Program on Improving Pain, Fatigue, and Occupational Performance in Women With Cancer Living in the Community
Rochelle Mendonca, PhD, OTR/L; Colleen Maher, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Article Information
Evidence-Based Practice / Geriatrics/Productive Aging / Health and Wellness / Education of OTs and OTAs / Musculoskeletal Impairments / Occupational Therapy Practice Framework / Professional Issues / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Impact of a Short-Term Occupation-Based Program on Improving Pain, Fatigue, and Occupational Performance in Women With Cancer Living in the Community
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411520430. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO9408
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411520430. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO9408
Abstract

Date Presented 03/28/20

This study investigated the impact of a short-term occupation-based program on pain, fatigue, and occupational performance of women with cancer that took place over one week. Activities focused on physical, emotional, sensory, and social aspects of functioning. The study demonstrated that participation in this one-week program decreases pain and fatigue and improves occupational performance and satisfaction for women with cancer living in the community.

Primary Author and Speaker: Rochelle Mendonca

Additional Authors and Speakers: Colleen Maher