Leland (occupational science and occupational therapy, U. of Southern California), Elliott (adult therapy services coordinator, Therapeutic Life Center, Greenville, NC) and Johnson (gerontology, U. of Massachusetts-Boston) have designed this book to help occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, as well as people who manage, reimburse, or set policy regarding occupational therapy services, to understand the contribution of occupational therapy in treating community-living older adults. The authors discuss the background of productive aging and factors that influence productive aging. Coverage includes a section on occupational therapy processes to facilitate productive aging which discusses settings, screenings, referral, evaluation, and intervention. The next section offers an overview of best practices and summaries of evidence, such as interventions to support performance in IADLs; fall prevention and home modification interventions; health management and maintenance interventions; evidence related to occupational engagement and health outcomes; discontinuation, discharge, planning, and follow-up; documentation; coding and billing; and implications for occupational therapy practice and research. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
