Exam Preview for 3668: Aging Programming: Evidence-based Strategies

Aging Programming: Evidence-based Strategies for Aging in Place

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1. From an evidence perspective, what is the first step in helping clients to age in place? Identifying their impairments and limitations Identifying their resources Identifying the occupations they want, need and are expected to do Identifying an intervention strategy based on setting and reimbursement
2. Which intervention approach includes changing the environment and/or the activity demands to enable performance of a desired occupation? Restore Modify Prevent Promote
3. Which of the following statements regarding a preventative intervention approach is FALSE? May include restorative, compensatory and adaptive strategies Often associated with older adults who are at high risk for decline Was a term previously avoided in OT for reimbursement reasons Is appealing to older adults and easy to "sell"
4. Which of the following is the greatest type of fall risk factor for aging in place? Physical Risk Factors Environmental Risk Factors Behavioral Risk Factors Combination of all three factors
5. According to evidence, which of the following intervention strategies have limited effect on reducing falls? Strengthening exercises Home modifications Both A and B None of the above
6. Your client has mild cognitive impairment (MCI), lives alone and is having difficulty taking his medications. Which of the following would be an evidence-based strategy to improve his performance of this occupation? Remediation exercises to improve his memory Development of a routine based on familiar methods he currently uses Development of a routine completely different than the current familiar method No solution - cannot safely live alone
7. ___________ represents about 50% of all acute care services, 80% of home and community based services, and it is estimated to be about 90% of people who live in skilled nursing facilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) Frailty Dementia Parkinson's disease
8. Which intervention approach to use with a a patient depends on all of the following EXCEPT: What the therapist feels like doing The person The context The environment and the setting
9. In applying evidence-based strategies to promote aging in place in practice, which of the following statements is FALSE? Aging in place can and should be addressed by OT in all practice settings Area of focus should be influenced by options for the next level of care Aging in place is most effective in primary care Intervention approach should be influenced by context and environment
10. In post-acute care practice settings, which intervention approach is important for OT practitioners to implement in order to promote aging in place? Restore Modify Prevent All intervention approaches may all be used in certain contexts to promote aging in place