Articles
A Status of Occupational Therapy at a Pilot Project of Rehabilitation Medical Institutions
- AUTHOR
- 송영진(Young-Jin Song), 우희순(Hee-Soon Woo)
- INFORMATION
- page. 117~128 / No 3
- e-ISSN
- 2671-4450
- p-ISSN
- 1226-0134
- Received
- 2018-04-30
- Revised
- 2018-06-11
- Accepted
- 2018-09-28
ABSTRACT
Objective : The purpose of this study was to identify the current status and problems of Pilot Project of Rehabilitation Medical Institutions through survey on OT Methods : From June 1 to June 30, 2018, the survey was conducted on 293 occupational therapists from 13 institutions out of a total of 15 institutions of Pilot Project of Rehabilitation Medical Institutions Results : As a result of the questionnaire, intervention and employment of occupational therapist were practiced in terms of quantitative rather than qualitative aspect due to low Institutions's fee. This necessitated institutional complement and improvement to provide professional treatment. In addition, the adequate intervention between basic ADLs and instrumental ADLs is very important in daily life. As a result of this study, it was found that most of the activities related to activities of daily living in the pilot project institution are only basic ADLs of daily living, and that Instrumental ADLs are carried out at a very low frequency. Conclusion : Through this study, problems have to be identified, and the relevant improvement needs to be included in the main project, which can make the purpose and specific functions of recovery phase clear. By doing so, it will finally be possible for the subjects to return to their life as soon as possible.