Manualization of occupational performance coaching for stroke survivors

Approximately 300,000 Canadians live with the effects of stroke. These effects include problems with mobility, cognition, speech and mood. Returning to personally valued activities following stroke can be quite difficult. In fact, the majority of stroke survivors, across all disability levels, report problems occupying their time in meaningful ways. This is particularly troubling as, while health providers tend to view stroke recovery in terms of changes in discreet aspects of disability, stroke survivors define recovery largely in terms of how well they have been able to return to their valued activities. Researchers have not yet developed an effective, efficient intervention for problems in this area that has long-lasting benefits. In our lab, we have begun to test a promising intervention called Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC). The goal of this project is to analyze pilot data from a first application of OPC with 5 patients and develop a manual for this……TBC

Faculty Supervisor:

Mary Egan

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Partner:

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

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University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate