University
Shawnee State University
Major
Master of Occupational Therapy
Student Type
Graduate Student
Presentation Types
Poster Group Presentation (Live)
Keywords:
at-risk youth, occupational therapy, alternative school, instrumental activities of daily living
Abstract
At-risk youth are known as youth with potential psychosocial barriers and/or risk-seeking behaviors. Such youth, due to a variety of at-risk factors, may demonstrate decreased life skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate at-risk youth's response to occupation-based intervention within the area of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). A quasi-experimental, quantitative study was conducted in the Appalachian region among high school students attending an alternative school. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) provided pre- and post-test measures before and after nine sessions of IADL interventions to identify the subjects’ importance, performance, and satisfaction within the areas of IADL. Four students met the inclusion criteria and participated in group interventions. Results demonstrated an average, slight increase in performance (0.53) and satisfaction (0.46) scores with the COPM among subjects. The study yielded positive results but may have been impacted by subject absenteeism and overconfidence of IADL performance during COPM pre-test. Future research is needed to identify occupational therapy interventions that provide the most benefit to at-risk youth.
Human and Animal Subjects
yes
IRB or IACUC Approval
yes
Faculty Mentor Name
Mikel Stone OTD, OTR/L
Faculty Mentor Title
Associate Professor, Director of Post Professional Doctoral Studies in Occupational Therapy
Faculty Mentor Department
Rehabilitation Therapies
Recommended Citation
Martin, Lily; Cardinale, Alexis; Welch, Gavin; and Hamilton, Chase, "Effects of Occupation-Based Interventions on the Occupational Function of At-Risk Youth" (2025). Celebration of Scholarship. 14.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2025/posters/14
Location
Morris UC Lobby
Effects of Occupation-Based Interventions on the Occupational Function of At-Risk Youth
Morris UC Lobby
At-risk youth are known as youth with potential psychosocial barriers and/or risk-seeking behaviors. Such youth, due to a variety of at-risk factors, may demonstrate decreased life skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate at-risk youth's response to occupation-based intervention within the area of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). A quasi-experimental, quantitative study was conducted in the Appalachian region among high school students attending an alternative school. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) provided pre- and post-test measures before and after nine sessions of IADL interventions to identify the subjects’ importance, performance, and satisfaction within the areas of IADL. Four students met the inclusion criteria and participated in group interventions. Results demonstrated an average, slight increase in performance (0.53) and satisfaction (0.46) scores with the COPM among subjects. The study yielded positive results but may have been impacted by subject absenteeism and overconfidence of IADL performance during COPM pre-test. Future research is needed to identify occupational therapy interventions that provide the most benefit to at-risk youth.
