Clinical usefulness of occupational therapy focused on the severity of occupational dysfunction among three hospitalized patients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward:

A case study

Abstract

This study investigated valuable occupation-based practice for three cases in a convalescent rehabilitation ward. We focused on the severity of occupational dysfunction using Classification and Assessment of Occupational Dysfunction (CAOD). Although the three cases had different courses, the severity of occupational dysfunction was reduced in all cases. Comparing the progress of the three cases indicated that the severity of occupational dysfunction tends to fluctuate according to both the occupational environment and characteristics. Therefore, it is important to consider those factors when providing occupations for the subjects. In addition, our findings suggest that estimating the severity of occupational dysfunction using CAOD for clients in a convalescent rehabilitation ward and utilizing those outcomes may encourage interprofessional cooperation.