{"id":6859,"date":"2017-03-01T00:50:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T04:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2019-11-22T20:53:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T00:53:06","slug":"ot-toolkit-tips-educational-handouts-for-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-tips-educational-handouts-for-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"OT Toolkit Tips: Educational Handouts for Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/dressing.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Independence in personal care, including dressing, lays the foundation for patients to move on to other activities. The use of handouts included in the Occupational Therapy Toolkit will reinforce your instruction during the therapy session and provide a visual reference for caregivers and patients.<br \/>\nThe Occupational Therapy Toolkit includes 36 Patient and Caregiver Educational Handouts specific to dressing including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adaptive Equipment for Dressing<\/li>\n<li>Dressing Tips<\/li>\n<li>Energy Conservation<\/li>\n<li>Using a Dressing Stick<\/li>\n<li>Using a Buttonhook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Patient and Caregiver Educational Handouts also address multiple methods for putting on and removing specific types of clothing including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoes, Socks, and Support Hose<\/li>\n<li>Open Front Garment<\/li>\n<li>Pullover Garment<\/li>\n<li>Bra and Underwear<\/li>\n<li>Pants and Lower Body Clothing<\/li>\n<li>Separate handouts for left side affected and right side affected (as needed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sample of one of the Patient and Caregiver Educational Handouts included in the Occupational Therapy Toolkit.<\/p>\n<header class=\"samplesheader\">Putting on Pullover Garment<br \/>\nUsing One-Handed Method &#8211; Left Side Affected<\/header>\n<div class=\"samplesquad1\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 1<\/u><br \/>\nPosition your shirt face down on your lap with the collar at your knees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad2\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 2<\/u><br \/>\nGather the opening of the left shirtsleeve<br \/>\nand place on your lap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad3\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 3<\/u><br \/>\nLean forward and place your left arm<br \/>\ninto the sleeve opening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad4\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 4<\/u><br \/>\nPull the sleeve up your arm and over<br \/>\nyour elbow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad5\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 5<\/u><br \/>\nPlace your right arm into the right sleeve<br \/>\nopening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad6\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 6<\/u><br \/>\nGrasp the fabric and pull the shirt over<br \/>\nyour head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad7\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 7<\/u><br \/>\nPush the shirt fabric over your left<br \/>\nshoulder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"samplesquad8\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/garment8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u>Step 8<\/u><br \/>\nAdjust the shirt, pulling it down in the<br \/>\nfront and the back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independence in personal care, including dressing, lays the foundation for patients to move on to other activities. The use of handouts included in the Occupational Therapy Toolkit will reinforce your instruction during the therapy session and provide a visual reference for caregivers and patients. 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