Providing Opportunities for Meaningful Activities for Covid-19 Patients: A Community Response
dc.creator | Knowles, Emily | |
dc.creator | O'Donnell, Casey | |
dc.creator | Lynch, Amy | |
dc.creator | Snethen, Gretchen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-26T20:59:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-26T20:59:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-12-22 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Knowles, E., O’Donnell, C., Lynch, A., & Snethen, G. (2020). Providing Opportunities for Meaningful Activities for Covid-19 Patients: A Community Response. CommonHealth, 1(3), 132-137. https://doi.org/10.15367/ch.v1i3.418 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2690-6910 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/7292 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/7313 | |
dc.description.abstract | Context: Patients hospitalized for Covid-19 are at high risk for experiencing isolation, boredom, anxiety, and depression. These psychosocial issues can contribute to poorer health outcomes. Objective: The purpose of this project was to bridge the gap between patient needs and available resources: bringing supplies to the patients, such that they could participate in meaningful activities in the isolation of their rooms, with hopes of mitigating aspects of loneliness and boredom. Case Report: This case study describes the activities of the occupational and recreational therapy academic programs initiated in order to resource supplies from the community in response to a request from the hospital. A carload of technology and non-technology activity resources were delivered to the hospital and distributed to patients. A treating physician provided an overview of the patient response. Patient Experience: Staff reported fewer complaints of isolation and boredom following the delivery of resources. This also increased staff morale. Conclusion: Providing resources patients can independently utilize may reduce feelings of isolation and boredom, which may improve health outcomes. | |
dc.format.extent | 6 pages | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Faculty/ Researcher Works | |
dc.relation.haspart | CommonHealth, Vol. 1, No. 3 | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | Temple University. College of Public Health | |
dc.rights | Attribution CC BY | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.title | Providing Opportunities for Meaningful Activities for Covid-19 Patients: A Community Response | |
dc.type | Text | |
dc.type.genre | Journal article | |
dc.description.department | Rehabilitation Sciences | |
dc.relation.doi | https://doi.org/10.15367/ch.v1i3.418 | |
dc.ada.note | For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact scholarshare@temple.edu | |
dc.description.schoolcollege | Temple University. College of Public Health | |
dc.creator.orcid | Snethen|0000-0002-0721-3661 | |
dc.temple.creator | Knowles, Emily | |
dc.temple.creator | O'Donnell, Casey | |
dc.temple.creator | Lynch, Amy | |
dc.temple.creator | Snethen, Gretchen | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-01-26T20:59:39Z |