Browsing by Author "Lester, Lauren"

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    A Virtual Program Continuation for a Community Senior Program
    (2022-05-02) Lester, Lauren; Bednarski, Julie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; White, Debra
    A community facility within the Indianapolis area presented with a need to have the capability to continue their senior program through a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic presented many challenges with social distancing restrictions causing closures throughout the community to include the senior program. The OT (occupational therapy) student formed collaboration groups with an IUPUI informatics team and the IUPUI 2023 OT cohort to complete the project of building a virtual program for the senior program and creating educational videos. A literature review was completed to support the need of the senior program, the use of technology and older adults, support of health literature and the need for OT in this program. The OT student worked closely with the senior program staff, the informatics group and the 2023 cohort, gaining and improving clinical skills such as leadership, advocacy, and communication. The OT student used the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model throughout the project to ensure fit of the design of the webpage and its features and to increase accessibility to occupations to maintain occupational load for the older adult population. The end result of the project is assessed by the informatics students and their education gained by completion of the project. The interprofessional collaboration allowed the informatics students to gain knowledge on the scope of occupational therapy and the effectiveness of interprofessional collaboration. The evaluation of the virtual webspace was unable to be obtained during the timeframe of this project and will be assessed at a later date.
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    A Virtual Program Continuation for a Community Senior Program
    (2022-05) Lester, Lauren; Bednarski, Julie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; White, Debra
    A community facility within the Indianapolis area presented with a need to have the capability to continue their senior program through a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic presented many challenges with social distancing restrictions causing closures throughout the community to include the senior program. The OT (occupational therapy) student formed collaboration groups with an IUPUI informatics team and the IUPUI 2023 OT cohort to complete the project of building a virtual program for the senior program and creating educational videos. A literature review was completed to support the need of the senior program, the use of technology and older adults, support of health literature and the need for OT in this program. The OT student worked closely with the senior program staff, the informatics group and the 2023 cohort, gaining and improving clinical skills such as leadership, advocacy, and communication. The OT student used the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model throughout the project to ensure fit of the design of the webpage and its features and to increase accessibility to occupations to maintain occupational load for the older adult population. The end result of the project is assessed by the informatics students and their education gained by completion of the project. The interprofessional collaboration allowed the informatics students to gain knowledge on the scope of occupational therapy and the effectiveness of an interprofessional collaboration. The evaluation of the virtual webspace was unable to be obtained during the timeframe of this project and will be assessed at a later date.
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    Vocational and Psychosocial Outcomes of Work Re-Integration Programs for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness: A Rapid Systematic Review
    (2020-04) Bender, Brooke; Brown, Hannah; Davis, Madyson; Lester, Lauren; Smith Jr., Carlton; Chase, Tony; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences
    There are an estimated 11.2 million adults in the United States with a serious mental illness and this population is 6-7 times more likely to be unemployed. A systematic review of the literature related to work re-integration programs for individuals with severe mental illness was conducted to determine the role of occupational therapy in this area of practice. This included a comprehensive review of 25 studies that addressed many of the interventions commonly used in vocational and supported employment programs for individuals with severe mental illness and related mental health disorders. Findings reveal that various types of work re-integration programs result in competitive work attainment, increased job tenure, improved quality of life, and improved psychosocial factors. Occupational therapy could facilitate interventions related to work re-integration that improve vocational and non-vocational outcomes for this population. The literature over work re-integration programs is limited and more research is needed in order to understand the correlation between those with SMI and employment outcomes.