Title

Mild Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Affects Care Transition

Authors

Kitsum Li, Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of CaliforniaFollow
Kristin Myers, Mill-Peninsula Health Services

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source

Occupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference

Location

Sacramento, CA

Publication Date

10-2015

Department

Occupational Therapy

Abstract

Objectives

After attending the presentation, the audiences will be able to:

• Understand the importance of cognition in everyday activity and the cognitive hierarchy to guide practice.
• Recognize the incidence of mild cognitive impairment in individuals with heart failure.
• Understand how mild cognitive impairment may affect heart failure self- care practice and hospitalization readmission.
• Identify the evidence that support use of cognitive screen to identify mild cognitive impairment in individuals with heart failure.
• Compare the evidence among three cognitive screens (Mini-mental Status Exam, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and St. Louis University Mental State Exam).
• (Using Montreal Cognitive Assessment as an example)Identify cognitive components assessed in a cognitive screening tool
• Individualize care transition program that target individual’s cognitive impairments and address individual’s learning needs.

Comments

Presented at the Occupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Recommended Citation

Li, Kitsum and Myers, Kristin, "Mild Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Affects Care Transition" (2015). Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 101.
https://scholar.dominican.edu/all-faculty/101