Objectives: A key aim of palliative care is to improve the quality-of-life of people with a life-
threatening illness. Occupational therapists are well positioned to contribute to this aim due …

Occupational therapy aims to help patients achieve their optimum independence in activities
that are important to them by using specific treatments and interventions. In day-to-day use …

Abstract Date Presented 4/19/2018 A scoping review of 70 articles explored the contribution
of occupational therapists in palliative care. The analysis resulted in five themes and three …

This article presents a scoping review of 74 papers from the peer reviewed literature dealing
with occupational therapy in palliative care. Five themes emerged regarding the parameters …

Aim: To explore potential barriers to occupational therapy in palliative care in Western
Australia, as perceived by occupational therapists and other health professionals. Method: A …

Background/aim: The role of occupational therapists in palliative care is largely
undocumented in Western Australia (WA). Little is known about the services occupational …

Background: With disease progression, a terminally ill person may experience loss of
physical and cognitive skills required to perform everyday activities. Such functional loss can …

Objective: Occupation, or meaningful activity, can contribute to the well-being and quality of
life of all individuals. It is thus a logical tautology that occupation should be enabled for those …

Introduction: Little is known about occupational therapy practice for people with a life-limiting
illness. This paper aims to review the available occupational therapy literature in order to …

Introduction While occupational therapists promote quality of life enabling occupation, many
receive little to no training on palliative and end-of-life care. This study synthesizes relevant …