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Stretch: Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehab therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode is an hour-long, fully accredited course discussing evidence-based interventions. You can receive continuing education credit by completing the course exam through Relias. If you already have access to Relias and the Rehabilitation Therapy library through your employer, simply sign into the platform and search the course library for the title of the episode to take the exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, you may purchase the course from Relias Academy (https://reliasacademy.com).
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yvonne Monti about the significant impact sleep deprivation has on one’s health, and the critical role of occupational therapy in addressing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that contribute to sleep dysfunction.
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(02:19) Key Takeaways from Todays Discussion(03:17) Why Good Sleep Matters(04:55) Insomnia Defined: Acute and Chronic(06:31) Diagnoses Commonly Associated with Sleep Dysfunction(11:18) Common Sleep Disorders and Clinical Presentation(16:47) Why Is Occupational Therapy the Answer?(18:24) Sleep Assessments and Sleep Diaries(26:48) What Is Sleep Efficiency?(29:55) Theories Supporting Occupation Based Intervention(32:21) Intervention for Intrusive Thoughts(40:57) Addressing Negative Sleep Behaviors(52:31) Addressing Environment and Occupational Components(57:28) A Case Example(1:07:49) Conclusion
The content for this course was created by Yvonne Monti, OTD, OTR/L.
The content for this course was created Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
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Resources
Consensus Sleep Diary: https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/Study_Instruments_Measures/Consensus-Sleep-Diary-Morning-and-instructions.pdf
Insomnia Severity Scale:
https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/InsomniaSeverityIndex_ISI.pdf
Epworth Sleepiness Scale:
https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/neuro-epworthsleepscale.pdf
Fatigue Severity Scale:
https://www.mercy.net/content/dam/mercy/en/pdf/fatigue-severity-scale-epworth-sleepiness-scale-questionaire.pdf
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index:
https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/instruments/
Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education
Stretch: Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehab therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode is an hour-long, fully accredited course discussing evidence-based interventions. You can receive continuing education credit by completing the course exam through Relias. If you already have access to Relias and the Rehabilitation Therapy library through your employer, simply sign into the platform and search the course library for the title of the episode to take the exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, you may purchase the course from Relias Academy (https://reliasacademy.com).
