Occupational Therapy Assistant

Category - Implementing Interventions

Jenny, your 36-year-old patient with fibromyalgia, complains to you that she cannot get anything done during the day because she gets so tired. What do you recommend to Jenny to help her get more done during the day?
  1. Hire a house cleaning service, so she does not have to do housework.
  2. Make a To Do list every day; and alternate heavy and light activities to include rest breaks while working.
  3. Only plan on doing one or two things every day because that is all a person with fibromyalgia can handle.
  4. Ask her husband and children to pitch in more around the house.
Explanation
Answer: B. You recommend to Jenny that she make a To Do list every day, alternating the heavy and light activities on the list and including rest breaks. Alternating heavy and light activities is an energy conservation principle that helps people take rest breaks while continuing with tasks.
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