Real-world occupational therapy interventions for early-stage dementia: Characteristics and contextual barriers.

ABSTRACT: AimThere is an absence of evidence generated in a UK context to support interventions based on occupational therapists' core skills for people living with early-stage dementia. To inform the development of a programme theory and a future evaluation, this paper aimed to describe real-world (routine) community-based occupational therapy interventions for this population and contextual barriers.MethodOccupational therapy practitioners (n = 21) from five Health Boards in Wales, UK participated in semi-structured interviews (n = 17) which were audio recorded, transcribed, and analysed thematically.FindingsThe availability of, and access to, real-world community-based interventions was variable, and associated with multilevel contextual barriers (resources, understanding of dementi

SUBMITTER: Edwards BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature