OTD Capstone Projects

Abstract

This doctoral capstone project was conducted in collaboration with Bridges for Parkinson's, an organization designed to connect people living with Parkinson's Disease to a community that engages them in a specialized fitness program that helps them rediscover hope and joy and connect them to other resources to improve overall quality of life. The primary objective was to understand the lived experience of individuals with PD and develop PD specific nutrition education and programming for PD fighters and their care partners to use in fighting back against PD. The specific nutrition topics in the education and programming include Whole Foods, Hydration, and Adaptive Cooking/Meal Preparation. The deliverables of the project include 2 nutrition articles and 2 interactive educational events. Other outcomes include earning specialty credentialing from STEADI and leading the PD case study at the Belmont IPE Home Modification Event.

Publication Date

Spring 4-21-2025

Faculty Mentor

Teresa Plummer PhD, MSOT, OTR/L, CEAS ATP

Department

Occupational Therapy, School of

Document Type

Poster

Degree

Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Degree Level

Doctoral

Degree Grantor

Belmont University

Keywords

Occupational Therapy; Parkinson's Disease; Nutrition; Health; Hydration; Whole Foods; Adaptive Cooking; Adaptive Meal Preparation

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