2020, Vol.28, No.1

Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.81

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

Objective: The purpose of this study was to review the trend of research into home modifications for older adultsand suggest considerations of such modifications as a strategy for promoting aging in place. Methods: National Digital Science Library (NDSL), RISS, EMBASE, and Google Scholar were used for searchingarticles published from January 2008 to December 2017. The phrases “home modification,” OR “homemodifications,” OR “residential modification,” OR “residential modifications” were used as search terms, along withsearch terms in Korean. Results: A total of 14 articles were finally selected for analysis among 374 search results. It was found that studieson home modifications for the elderly have been published steadily from 2009 and have recently been activelyconducted. Studies were conducted by various fields of professionals, and the most common subjects were needsor preferences regarding home modifications for the elderly. Qualitative research methods have tended to increasein recent studies. Conclusion: Customized home modifications by multidisciplinary experts are recommended by considering themeaning of the home for both the elderly and their family members in terms of personal, physical, and socialaspects. The development of a home modification service model is needed to promote deinstitutionalization andaging in place for community-dwelling older adults in line with community care policies.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group Cognitive Orientation to daily OccupationalPerformance (CO-OP) on occupational performance and social interaction skills with developmental coordination disorder(DCD). Methods: The subjects of the study were 3 children between the ages of 6 and 7 with DCD. They received a groupCO-OP intervention of 60 min per session for a total of 10 sessions. To identify the changes in their occupationalperformance and social interaction, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Performance QualityRating Scale (PQRS), Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2), and Evaluation of SocialInteraction (ESI) were applied. Results: The results showed the performance and satisfaction levels of the COPM, and PQRS scores in not onlytrained tasks, but also untrained tasks. The ESI, used to evaluate the social interaction skills, increasedsignificantly. When we examined the change in motor abilities, significant improvement in bilateral coordinationwas shown for BOT-2. Furthermore, a reinforcement technique to promote a task and verbal motor mnemonicstrategy in DSSs was used the most to solve occupational performance problems in children with developmentalcoordination disorders during group CO-OP intervention. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that the group CO-OP has a positive effect on improving the occupationalperformance and social interaction skills with those with a developmental coordination disorder.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the coping ability and educational need in an actualemergency situation according to the first aid education of the occupational therapist and to examine the effect ofthe educational experience on the ability to cope with first aid and the need for education. Methods: One hundred and fifty occupational therapists working in clinical settings were selected and surveyed assubjects for this study. The questionnaire consisted of 37 questions, which included the general characteristicsand first aid experience of the subject as well as their ability to cope with various emergency situations andopinions on the necessity of first aid education. Results: One hundred and fifteen(76.7%) answered that they had experienced first aid education or training. Fortheir ability to cope with first aid treatment according to whether or not they had first aid education experience,they answered that they were ‘unable to cope’ regardless of experience. All items except respiratory disorder (t= 2.721, p <.05) showed no statistical significance(p >.05). The correlation between two dependent variables wasstatistically significant(p <.05). Conclusion: The results of this study show that the ability to cope with first aid treatment is not significantlydifferent from that of an untrained person even when they have experience teaching first aid. Therefore, morecontinuous and realistic education and training will be needed to respond appropriately to an actual emergencysituation.