A Century of Therapeutic Use of the Physical Environment

• Published in: The American journal of occupational therapy Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 7101100030p1 - 7101100030p10
• Main Authors: Marshall, Amy, Myers, Christine, Pierce, Doris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Occupational Therapy Association 01.01.2017; American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc
• Subjects: Analysis; Cerebral Palsy; Coding; Community Relations; Comparative Analysis; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Grounded Theory; Health aspects; Independent Living; Mental Disorders; Occupational therapy; Patients; Physical Environment; School Districts; Maryland

In this article, we describe the use of the objects and spaces of the physical environment by occupational therapy practitioners in the United States over the profession's first 100 years. Using professional literature selected by decade from the years 1917 through 2016 to obtain data, we appli...