OVERVIEW

AJOT CE: Activity Engagement and Everyday Technology Use Among Older Adults in an Urban Area is organized by American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Inc.

Objective:
We investigated associations among activity engagement (AE), number of available and relevant everyday technologies, ability to use everyday technologies, and cognitive status among older adults in an urban area.

Learning Objectives:
Following this course, the learner will be able to:
1. List examples of everyday technologies that that older adults might use.
2. Describe three specific measures (the Frenchay Activities Index, the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire, and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment) that may be used in occupational therapy practice with older adults to assess cognition, activity engagement and everyday technology use.
3. Discuss the association among activity engagement, availability and use of everyday technologies, and the cognitive status among urban older adults.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.