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KMID : 1035420200080010219
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2020 Volume.8 No. 1 p.219 ~ p.228
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A Study of Occupational Therapy at Adult Day Care Centers
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Kim Min-Ho
Park Sung-Ho
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study highlights the importance of occupational therapy at adult day care centers by examining the current state of this therapy at these centers.
Methods : Data on 1,527 adult day care centers in South Korea were retrieved from a long-term care insurance site for the elderly and were statistically processed.
Results : Of these centers, 1,331 (87.2 %) were cognitive activity?oriented, 37 (2.4 %) were exclusively for dementia treatment, and 159 were nonspecialized centers (10.4 %). A second finding was that 294 (19.3 %) of the centers operated occupational therapy programs. Third, only 40 occupational therapists (2.6 %) were working at one of these 1,527 care centers nationwide. Fourth, the occupational therapy programs comprised 4.91 ± 3.93 cognitive enhancement programs per center, 2.58 ± 2.26 training assistance programs per center, and other programs 2.56 ± 2.58 per center. Fifth, a regional comparison of the operation of occupational therapy programs at these centers showed a statistically significant difference in the number of programs between Seoul and other regions.
Conclusion : Although most adult day care centers currently deliver cognitive enhancement programs, they show a low employment rate of occupational therapists. Therefore, additional research involving workers at adult day care centers is required to investigate perceptions and the necessity of occupational therapy.
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KEYWORD
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cognitive, community care, day care center, elderly, occupational therapy
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