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**What is Occupational Therapy?**

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Occupational therapy promotes health and well-being by enabling individuals to perform meaningful and purposeful activities.... WHAT??? In English please!
media type="youtube" key="l9idxN2-Lp8" height="221" width="267" align="center" Occupational therapy (OT) is as a profession concerned with promoting health and well being through engagement in occupation which is another word for activities. OTs use their observation skills to look at different aspects of the person and how performing different activities might be a challenge. Some aspects include the physical, environmental, psychosocial, mental, spiritual, political and cultural factors. = Basic definitions =

**occupation**: meaningful activities that you do **goals**: what you want to accomplish **Quality of life**: how satisfied you feel about their life **Health**: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being **Wellness**: the balance of your mental and physical self

When providing occupational therapy services, models can help shape what issue to address, how to assess it, how to approach therapy and what kind of services to offer clients. The Model of Human Occupation

The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) developed by Gary Kielhofner, was the first model to “present concepts to occupation and to discuss occupation-focused therapy”. Published in 1980, the MOHO reflects environmental factors and how together they exist within the person’s volition, habituation, and performance capacity to lead to occupational identity and occupational competence. = Ok here are more definitions = **Volition**: the power to make meaningful choices **habituation**: your habits and life roles **performance capacity**: how well you do something

A more detailed and researched based information is explained below.
The MOHO is an evidence-based model with a number of quantitative studies that explain how the model is used in practice and how it influences clinical reasoning. It is also noted that the MOHO has a number of publications that support its use for intervention within a range of client populations and settings. Based on the research and the fact that it is used with different populations, the MOHO is a logical model to use with individuals with Crohn’s/ Colitis.

Most individuals with Crohn’s disease face difficulties in their daily lives due to the disease or treatments. Those who are suffering from any chronic illness will often give up meaningful activities. This decease in volitional activities can lead to psychosocial issues, such as decreased self-esteem, anxiety, frustration, and depression. At least half of the patients suffering chronic intestinal issues are described as suffering from comorbid depression, anxiety, or hypochondriacal symptoms.

Those with Crohn’s disease also face changes in their patterns, habits, and roles of everyday life. For example, when symptoms are active, individuals may not be able to work, go out with friends, or be effective care givers to their family members. This change in habit patterns not only causes a sense of instability, but it also have a profound effect on their self and identity.

The Model of Human Occupation defines performance capacity as the underlying motor and cognitive abilities an individual has available to organize performance. Active symptoms of Crohn’s disease may impact activities of daily living, such as going to work, running errands, or cooking meals. Cognitive abilities related to secondary symptoms of Crohn’s disease (e.g., depression, anxiety, and worry) may manifest in ways such as decreased focus and attention span, impaired concentration, and initiation to task. MOHO recognizes that importance of one’s environment, both physically and socially, Physical environmental factors, such as stairs, waiting in long lines, and lack of public restrooms may prohibit occupational performance and roles. Individuals with Crohn’s disease, are often depend on family and friends for emotional, physical, financial, and other forms of support.