2019, Vol.27, No.2

Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.81

pISSN : 1226-0134 / eISSN : 2671-4450
https://journal.kci.go.kr/kjot

Objective: This study analyzes factors restricting return to work using ICF core set-vocational rehabilitation forstroke patient living in the community. Methods: Questionnaires used ICF core set-vocational rehabilitation modified questionnaires used by Kim(2007). Two hundred questionnaires were distributed. 144(72.00%) were collected. Results: When we compared factors related activity and participation factors to analyze restricting stroke patients'return to work, found a positive correlation in b1(mental function), b7(neuromuscular skeleton and motor relatedfunction), e3(support and relationship). Conclusion: To induce community participation via return to work of stroke patients, occupational therapyinterventions to improve patients’ physical, mental function based on family, therapist and social support andencouragement are necessary.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of personalized reminiscence therapy on cognitivefunction, depression, quality of life and work performance on patients with dementia in the community. Methods: Total 24 patients with mild cognitive impairment(12 patients) and patients with mild dementia(12 patients)were randomly assigned to each group. Personalized reminiscence therapy was given to the experimental groupand group reminiscence therapy was applied to the control group, intervention was applied to once a week for 60minutes for 12 weeks. In order to verify the effectiveness of the cognitive function, the Seoul Verbal LearningTest-Eldery(SVLT-E), the Digit Span Test(DST), and the short-form Korean Version Boston NamingTest(S-K-BNT) were used. Depression, quality of life, work performance was assessed by the Short-form ofGeriatric Depression Sclae(SGDS), Geriatric Quality of Life-Dementia(GQOL-D), Canadian OccupationalPerformance Measure(COPM). Results: In the immediate recall and delayed recall of SVLT-E, the scores of both groups were significantlyimproved, whereas the delayed recognition was significantly different only in the experimental group. DST did notshow any significant change in both groups, and S-K-BNT and COPM showed a significant change only in theexperimental group. In SGDS and GQOL-D, both groups showed significant scores before and after intervention. Conclusion: Personalized reminiscence therapy to patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia waseffective in cognitive function, quality of life, work performance, and depression. Therefore, it is expected thatvarious individual approaches will be utilized in the application of community occupational therapy for dementiapatients.

Purpose: Recently, the need should establish a dementia safety center and provide dementia care service is on therise. As a team of early screening, occupational therapists have been excluded. Therefore, the purpose of thisstudy was to investigate that an occupational therapist is an evaluation expert. Method: This study collected data on assessment tools and areas conducted by occupational therapists throughdomestic and foreign studies and guide books on dementia policy of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. This studycompared the evaluation tools used by early screening teams and clinical occupational therapists. Result: The evaluation and treatment of the cognitive and perceptual domains in the occupational therapy are at thetop in side of importance and performance. Assessment of the dementia safety center and evaluation of clinicaluse by occupational therapists are used in six different cognitive areas: memory, visuospatial, concentration,execution, calculation and language. Conclusion: This study suggested that occupational therapist could be a professional who has sufficientqualifications in the evaluation domain, This study will be usefully used in the future when submitting opinions tothe Ministry of Health and Welfare for amendments to the dementia policy series.