Anita Atwal & Ann McIntyre 
Occupational Therapy and Older People [PDF ebook] 

This book locates older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. It provides a comprehensive resource for students and a basic working reference for clinicians. The book encompasses current theories, debates and challenges which occupational therapists need to engage in if they are to provide pro-active and promotional approaches to ageing. Detailed coverage of bodily structures, functions and pathologies leads onto chapters dedicated to activity, occupation and participation.

The ethos of the book is to inspire innovation in the practice of occupational therapy with older people, promoting successful ageing that entails control and empowerment.

This new edition has been fully revised and updated. In addition brand new material has been included on occupational transitions (retirement, frailty and end of life); user perspectives; public health including advocacy, enablement and empowerment; people entering old age with disability and mental health conditions; visual impairment; assistive technology driving and ageism.

Tabla de materias

List of contributors vi

1 Introduction 1

Anne Mc Intyre and Anita Atwal

2 Perspectives of ageing 16

Anne Mc Intyre

3 The social context of older people 38

Frances Reynolds and Kee Hean Lim

4 Policy development and implications for occupational therapy
practice 59

Margaret Gallagher

5 Health conditions and active ageing 73

Melanie Manley, Rachel Bentley, Christina Richards, Kirsty
Tattersall, Alison Warren, Alice Mackenzie, Anna L. Pratt, Alison
Lillywhite, Mary Grant, Anne Mc Intyre, Jacqueline Lawson and
Thérèse Jackson

6 The ageing body – body functions and structures: Part 1
120

Stephen Ashford and Anne Mc Intyre

7 The ageing body – body functions and structures: Part 2
146

Linda Gnanasekaran

8 Occupation and successful ageing – Activity and
participation 185

Anne Mc Intyre

9 Environmental impacts, products and technology 224

Anita Atwal, Sarah Buchanan, Marcus Sivell-Muller, Anthony Slater
and Sue Vernon

Index

Sobre el autor

Anita Atwal Ph D, MSc, Dip COT, FHEA

Anita is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Brunel
University. Prior to her academic career Anita’s practice
experience was in acute medicine, older people and neurology. Anita
has continued her particular interest in older adults in the acute
care setting into her academic career and has published over 30
articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals.
Anita is the director for Professional Practice Research at Brunel
University, which aims to support and empower students, academics,
clinicians and service users to promote high standards in clinical
practice. She also leads a master’s level module on
evidence-based practice for occupational therapists.

Anne Mc Intyre, Ph D, MSc, PGCert TLHE, Dip COT

Anne is currently programme lead for the MSc (pre-registration)
Occupational Therapy course at Brunel University, where she has
been an OT lecturer since 1997. She teaches occupational therapy
and physiotherapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Anne has worked in acute health care, neurological rehabilitation,
with children with motor disorders and in community rehabilitation
with older people. Anne has also continued her particular interest
in older people into her academic career. She leads a
master’s level module on occupational therapy and active
ageing. She is a member of the Brunel Institute for Ageing
Studies.