Medicina Ocupacional e Assuntos de Saúde

Abstrato

Occupational Therapy Awareness and Knowledge of Medical and Health Sciences Undergraduates

Gosman Kenedy

An essential part of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary healthcare service team is occupational therapy (OT). The OT method is based on the understanding that engaging in meaningful activity can improve one's health and well-being in all facets of daily life. The main objective of OT is to enable every person to engage in regular daily activities. By "working with people and communities to strengthen their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by adjusting the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement," occupational therapists are able to accomplish this goal. Despite the vital role that occupational therapists play on the medical team, there seems to be little understanding of their purpose. The general public and therapists are both members of the healthcare community.