Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Occupational Profile

Content in an Occupational Profile includes:

  • client's demographic data - who is the client?
  • client's occupational history - the past experiences.
  • reason of the referral - why is the client seeking for the service?
  • client's priorities - goal to be achieve from the treatment
    (short and long term goal)
  • area of occupation affected - main current problem(s)
  •  context and environment - anything that support and inhibit occupational performance

Mr. Muhammad Akif, malay, 38 years old bus driver who works for 6 years for a public transport company. Mr Akif was married and had 2 children, both still in primary school. He lived at rented 2 storey house with his family which 20 minutes commuting by motorcycle. His monthly income was RM 1800++ and his wife didn’t work since they first child. Mr. Akif never been promoted since working with his company because his unfinished SPM education. Mr. Akif works for 10 hours in a working day and usually travel 2-5 hours before his break time. He started his duty on 6.30a.m until 4.30p.m on morning shift and 1p.m until 11p.m on evening shift. Mr. Akif was diagnosed with Symphysis pubis disruptions after motor vehicle accident during his way back home. He suffered pubic bone displacement greater than 2.5 cm, rupture of the anterior sacroiliac, the sacrospinous, and the sacrotuberous ligaments, rendering his pelvis rotationally unstable. He was referred to Occupational Therapy Department after 6 weeks wearing external fixation to receive treatment;
ü  Compression therapy – edema treatment
ü  Active hip, knee and ankle movements
ü  ADL training
ü  Return to work training
ü  crutches, or walker as assistive devices
ü  partial weight bearing on the affected limb (not earlier than 3 months post-operatively)
ü  The patients were followed up 6 weekly for the first 6 months, every 3 months after that until a year and thereafter once a year.

Mr. Akif was determining to return to works as soon as possible after the surgery. He desires to be able to driven in less than 6 months. While using the crutches, he hopes the adaptation in his bus will enable him to drive safely. On the first week of treatment with OT, therapist found out Mr. Akif having problem in his:-
ü  ADL: functional mobility, bowel and bladder management and personal hygiene and grooming.
ü  IADL: religious observance, community mobility.
ü  Works
ü  Leisure
ü  Social participation

As a working husband and father, Mr. Akif is unable to work for his family and house payment due to his condition. In addition, his wife had unemployed. However, his company is covered by insurance policy for workers.  He also is having trouble in transporting in his 2 storey house. Especially, when he needs to go out of his house such as going to the hospital. Mr. Akif’s wife was advised to move they bedroom to the ground level for the temporary. Mr. Akif also having problem in full filling his Friday prayers.

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This is only my version of occupational profile and haven't check by my lecturer yet. Thanks

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