Lifestyle Redesign: Implementing the Well Elderly Program Book

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Brian Dudgeon

In this manual the authors review and elaborate on concepts and procedures used in lifestyle redesign, the hallmark of prevention practice methods used by occupational therapists with well elderly adults and other community members. The text and appendixes provide a conceptual as well as practical framework for occupational therapy practitioners to integrate lifestyle redesign concepts and methods into daily practice. The highly regarded clinical study using these methods provides important evidence for occupational therapy practitioners assisting aging adults with daily living and health status. Thorough descriptions of theory and procedures can be applied in existing and new practice settings. Clinical practitioners of occupational therapy are a primary audience, but the manual also provides a succinct yet rich elaboration on the theory and techniques of lifestyle redesign that can be used in research, instruction, and study of occupation based practice. Concepts are addressed in each chapter, as are specific evaluations, service provision options, program modules, and outcome appraisals. Extensive use of appendixes help the authors elaborate on modular examples and resources. Guidelines for group assessment and interventions are particularly valuable for occupational therapy practitioners who are exploring new environments to promote practice. Attention to clearly described interventions and outcome measurements are useful in addressing demands of modern clinical practice. This original text provides a rich and explicit description of successful methods used in lifestyle redesign, the procedures followed in a randomized clinical trial with well elderly. Assessment,interventions, and outcomes are addressed with sufficient detail to allow immediate use in clinical practice and to guide new applications of concepts with other populations. The emphasis on effective prevention practice is timely for both the needs of our population and varied reimbursement programs.