Occupational therapy for terminally ill cancer patients using the client-centered Canadian model: Palliative care through game parties

Abstract

In palliative care for terminally ill cancer clients, it is important to enable the client to perform meaningful occupations. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists has proposed the Foundations of Enabling (EF) and the client-centered Canadian Model of Enabling (CMCE) as essential conditions for clients to be able to perform occupations. In this study, we conducted occupational therapy intervention using EF and CMCE for terminally ill cancer patients. As a result, we made it possible to perform a “game party” which is a meaningful occupation for clients. This report suggests that the use of EF and CMCE may be an effective means of supporting palliative care for cancer CL at the terminal stage.