Knowing occupational therapy focused on the elderly adult

Investigation article

Abstract

By this article, knowledge about the importance of the occupational therapy are brought up as a discipline in the geronthologycal and geriatric field. Major people in charge of this branch participate with elder people, so, by this way they can improve their quality of life, bump and enforce their abilities keeping their skills, trying to avoid the dependence and other risks that could lead to illnesses at an advanced age, using techniques correctly according to the case presented, acting constantly to obtain the objectives of every treatment. Occupational therapy starts evaluating the physical, mental and social skills which elder people still have, once detected the needs, the work with the person begins individually, suiting into his abilities with an aim, avoid the total lost of the functions and even enhance the functional autonomy of the patient treated. It is possible to argue relying on the practice, making clear that a simple leisure moment, cognitive stimulation and physical activities on aged people contribute with benefits of socio – relational and psychomotor wellness.  

Keywords: Occupational therapy, older adult, skills, abilities, autonomy.