Article

We conducted this systematic review, one of four related to productive aging, to
explore the existing evidence for the health benefits of engagement in
occupations and activities among older adults. The review incorporates the
breadth of areas of occupation in which older adults engage and the range of
health benefits derived from that engagement. The results of this review
demonstrate the multidisciplinary appreciation for occupational engagement and
associated well-being and elucidate the health effects of engagement in a wide
variety of occupations and activities. Additionally, the results of this
systematic review support occupational therapy's historical ideologies and core
philosophies linking occupational engagement to improved health and well-being.
The findings suggest an increasing role for occupational therapy service delivery
in community-based health promotion and prevention efforts to meet the everyday
activity and health needs of the growing older adult population.
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