The Activity Card Sort was developed to measure the level of participation of older adults in instrumental, social, and leisure activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the translated and culturally adapted Puerto Rican Spanish version of the Activity Card Sort (PR-ACS). This study included 106 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 years and older and 40 adults with multiple sclerosis aged 50 years and older. Results showed that the PR-ACS was able to discriminate between clients with different levels of functioning (t = 6.86; p < .001), and was positively associated with the Puerto Rican version of the p < .001). Good test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.82) and high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.91) were demonstrated. Initial evidence of construct validity, concurrent validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability was found to support the use of the PR-ACS to assess occupational participation of Puerto Rican older adults living in the community.

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Date Presented 4/17/2015 Findings of a phenomenological study conducted to explore perceptions of participants’ lived experiences of self-management issues that contribute to or prevent complications secondary to their Type 2 diabetes are presented to help educate others working with people who live with Type 2 diabetes.

Date Presented 4/17/2015 This study of home health professionals’ encounters with hoarders provides preliminary data and insight into hoarding in Florida. These findings will help occupational therapists (OTs) and interprofessional teams working with hoarders to develop programs, assessment tools, and interventions to improve services to hoarders.