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Depression is highly prevalent among residents in Long-Term Care Settings (LTCS), approximately up to 50% reported in studies (Matos Quieros et al., 2021; Shrestha et al., 2020; Ulbricht et al., 2019). Occupational Injustice (OI) such as occupational deprivation is a risk factor for residents in LTCS developing depression (Janssen & Grabanski, 2023). Additionally, Causey-Upton (2015) identified occupational marginalization, occupational imbalance, and occupational deprivation as specific forms of OI that residents face.
The field of occupational therapy (OT) has utilized arts and crafts as one of the first interventions since the beginning of the profession (Christiansen & Haertl, 2019, p. 129). Engagement in art activities have been found to improve those with depression (Ching-Teng et al., 2019; Dunphy et al., 2019; Durocher et al., 2021; Vaartio-Rajalin et al., 2021),cognition (Chiang et al., 2024; Galassi et al., 2022; Masika et al., 2020), quality of life (Curtis et al., 2018; Jensen & Bonde, 2018; Richards et al., 2019) and social participation (Boersma et al., 2021; Nartker, 2022; Rodrigues et al., 2019). Arts and crafts are an intervention for depression and to promote occupational engagement. However, there is limited current research on the field of OT and art activities for residents in LTCS (Durocher et al., 2022).
Every Blessing Crafts is an 8-week arts and crafts program for residents at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation (MVHR) that engage in weekly sensory and/or educational crafts that will be donated for children at Every Little Blessing (ELB) in El Paso, Texas.
Publication Date
2025
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Recommended Citation
Frausto, Alan, "Every Blessing Crafts" (2025). OT Doctoral Capstones. 1.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/otcapstones/1