Elderly Role Performance Occupational Therapy

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AbstractBackgroundDementia is a disease that is often seen in the elderly, and the elderly are less involved in their roles due to aging. Decrease in participation in various roles can cause physical and cognitive problems. Therefore, through systematic review of previous studies, we try to confirm the cognitive improvement and various positive effects of the elderly who participated in various roles.The purpose of this study was to identify the effects, role type, and dependent variables, and outcomes in studies on the role performance occupational therapy for the elderly.MethodThe databases were collected using RISS, RISS, Pubmed, CINAHL, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Web of Science. The studies were selected according to the PRISMA flow chart. Finally, seventeen studies were selected for analysis. The selected seventeen studies was evaluated using the qualitative level model of the evidence‐based study and CASP randomized controlled trial checklist, CASP case control checklist, and CASP qualitative checklist.ResultThere were 6 randomized controlled studies corresponding to level I, and 6 studies satisfied all items of the CASP checklist. Occupational therapy intervention was the most common with 13 studies on the role of self‐caregiver. The roles of hobbyist and organizational member were 9 studies, respectively, and the roles of friend was 7 studies in order. Mental health was the most common evaluation tool for the dependent side to derive the outcome of intervention with 8.Physical health and quality of life evaluation were found to be six each..ConclusionThrough this study, we learned about various roles and occupational therapy interventions that the elderly can play, and we learned evaluation tools that can measure the effectiveness of role performance. In addition, through the evaluation tool, the physical and cognitive effects of role participation, and social participation were known. Role‐oriented occupational therapy intervention should be induced to participate in various roles for the prevention of dementia and cognitive improvement of the elderly.