Occupational Therapy and Older People

Anita Atwal PhD, MSc, DipCOT, FHEAAnita 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 McIntyre, PhD, MSc, PGCertTLHE, DipCOTAnne 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.

• List of contributors vi1 Introduction 1Anne McIntyre and Anita Atwal2 Perspectives of ageing 16Anne McIntyre3 The social context of older people 38Frances Reynolds and Kee Hean Lim4 Policy development and implications for occupational therapy practice 59Margaret Gallagher5 Health conditions and active ageing 73Melanie Manley, Rachel Bentley, Christina Richards, Kirsty Tattersall, Alison Warren, Alice Mackenzie, Anna L. Pratt, Alison Lillywhite, Mary Grant, Anne McIntyre, Jacqueline Lawson and Thérèse Jackson6 The ageing body – body functions and structures: Part 1 120Stephen Ashford and Anne McIntyre7 The ageing body – body functions and structures: Part 2 146Linda Gnanasekaran8 Occupation and successful ageing – Activity and participation 185Anne McIntyre9 Environmental impacts, products and technology 224Anita Atwal, Sarah Buchanan, Marcus Sivell-Muller, Anthony Slater and Sue VernonIndex

“This book is a useful resource that we would recommend to practitioners.”  (British Jnl Occupat Therapy, 1 October 2013)