Liu Chiung-Ju Cj
Chiung-ju (CJ) Liu, PhD, OTR, FGSA, is Associate Professor, Indiana University Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis;
Am J Occup Ther. 2018 Jul/Aug;72(4):7204170010p1-7204170010p5. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.724002.
The growing number of older adults is changing the demographic landscape. Occupational therapy can better serve the older adult population by helping them maintain their functional ability, which is the ability to engage in occupations. This special issue includes both studies of interventions to evaluate and support functional ability in community-dwelling older adults and systematic reviews of such studies. This editorial highlights the six systematic reviews, which were completed in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Project. These reviews compile evidence for the effectiveness of interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to promote occupational performance in community-dwelling older adults. The distinct value of occupational therapy in supporting the functional ability of community-dwelling older adults with stable or declining health is discussed using the World Health Organization's framework for healthy aging.
老年人数量的不断增加正在改变人口结构。职业疗法可以通过帮助老年人维持其功能能力（即参与各种活动的能力），从而更好地服务老年人群体。本期特刊既包括评估和支持社区居住老年人功能能力的干预措施研究，也包括此类研究的系统评价。这篇社论重点介绍了六项系统评价，这些评价是与美国职业治疗协会的循证实践项目合作完成的。这些评价汇总了职业疗法实践范围内干预措施有效性的证据，以促进社区居住老年人的职业表现。利用世界卫生组织的健康老龄化框架，讨论了职业疗法在支持健康状况稳定或下降的社区居住老年人功能能力方面的独特价值。
