Winter 2024

Winter 2024

JACOT Volume 6, Issue 1
Editorial: Winter 2024
Title: Evolving Training for Cardiac Mechanical Device Use in Occupational Therapy Practice
Author:
Ben Krolak, OTD, OTR/L

Article 1: Case Study

Title: 

Role of Occupational Therapy Before and After Heart Transplant: A Case Study

Authors: 

Jaime Garrett, MOT, OTR/L
Mallory Wiles, OTD, OTR/L
Cristiane Meirelles, PT, PhD

Article 2: Original Research

Title

Evaluating the Cognitive Accessibility of Acute Care Occupational Therapy Discharge Materials for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Authors

Caitlin Cannon, OTD, OTR/L
Ariel Schwartz, PhD, OTR/L

Article 3: Original Research

Title

Frailty-Associated Functional Assessment in Advanced Heart Failure: Predicting Postoperative Length of Stay

Authors

Heather L. Gates, OTD, OTR/L
Elyse Peterson, OTD, OTR/L
Lauren M. Decker, DPT, PT 

Article 4: Quality Improvement

Title

Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain Prevention: A Collaborative Approach with Nursing and Occupational Therapy in Acute Care

Authors

Ebonee V. Cole, OTD, MS, OTR/L, CBIS
Alison Bell, OTD, OTR/L