Date Presented 03/28/20

AT can help OA age in place. OT practitioners should consider how OA make decisions about AT, since OAs’ general decision-making process and strategy differs from that of younger adults. This exploratory qualitative design used semistructured interviews to explore OA decision-making regarding AT. Findings from the seven community-dwelling OAs generally supported Löckenhoff’s older-adult decision-making model.

Primary Author and Speaker: Kay Graham

Contributing Authors: Morgan Robinson, Mary Salter, Molly McLaughlin, Hannah Ikeler

AOTA Taxonomy:
Basic Research
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