Date Presented 04/06/19 The focus of the Home for Life Design (HFLD) app-based home assessment is to determine a person’s ability to safely complete an occupation in context, and if and how the environment limits safety. An inter-rater reliability study with OT students (n=32) used online training v.5; ICC between individual raters and the author was high (.92; 95% CI). These findings contribute to the evidence that the HFLD home assessment is a reliable tool for OTs making home-safety recommendations. Primary Author and Speaker: Debra Lindstrom Additional Authors and Speakers: Carolyn Sithong, Katherine Sullivan

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Date Presented 04/22/2023 The study aimed to explore engagement in occupation and the creation of meaning and purpose in life. Findings indicated participation is related to life purpose, creating an argument that life purpose can be an outcome measure for OT services. Primary Author and Speaker: David S. Sherman Additional Authors and Speakers: Debra Lindstrom, Harvey Burnett

Date Presented 04/02/2022 The study aims to expand support in the literature for the connection between activity participation and life satisfaction by exploring older adults’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary data from the 2020 Health and Retirement Study COVID-19 Project were analyzed using a cross-sectional descriptive design. Results suggest that individuals with a higher frequency of activity participation reported higher life satisfaction. Primary Author and Speaker: David S. Sherman Additional Authors and Speakers: Debra Lindstrom