Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Critically Appraised Topic

Department

Occupational Therapy

First Advisor

Anne Haskins

Second Advisor

Breann Lamborn

Third Advisor

Gail Bass/Devon Olson Lambert

Abstract

Lannigan & Tyminski (2021) shared that occupational therapy practitioners are ready to address the many complications that COVID-19 has caused, including emotional issues, by encouraging engagement in healthy occupations in their day-to-day lives. Occupational therapists have specific skills to combat these issues, help others reclaim their occupational identity, and improve quality of life (Lannigan & Tyminski, 2021; Wilcox & Frank, 2021). Symptoms of long-haul COVID-19 have greatly impacted the valued occupations of those over 50 years old, leading to an occupational justice need for further investigation. Occupational therapists should then use that knowledge to understand the degree of impact the disease has and then develop helpful intervention strategies (Wilcock & Townsend, 2019). Then use that knowledge to develop and work towards implementing helpful interventions (Malik et al., 2022; Wilcock & Townsend, 2019). This critically appraised topic aims to determine the effectiveness of early interventions addressing coping strategies for mental health issues to improve quality of life.

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