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For my Capstone experience, I worked with Hancock Health in the outpatient department in Greenfield, IN. My primary ACOTE focus areas were program development (creating 3D printed adaptive technology (AT) for patients) and education (educating about benefits of 3D printing for functional use). Project goals included: educate occupational therapists and patients about 3D printed AT benefits, create 3D printed AT for patients, assess 3D printed AT from patient perspective, and assess relevance of 3D printed AT from OT perspective. There is limited existing research of 3D printing being used for AT. 3D printing often is dismissed due to vendors utilizing it to create toys leading outsiders to have misconceptions about its functional use. With this project, I was able to introduce Hancock Health to 3D printing for AT production and help debunk these misconceptions that 3D printing can be used for therapeutic use. Effectiveness of this project was evaluated through participant surveys completed after 1 week of AT use at home. Participant surveys consisted of 6 questions (ranking 1-10 and open ended questions). Participants got to take their 3D printed AT home which served as the project deliverables. This project strengthened my communication and collaboration skills with patients and practitioners and proved that 3D printing can be an option for AT production for my site and for occupational therapy. This project was also able to fill the gap of limited research as it accomplished the overall need for more education to be provided about the benefits of 3D printing.
Graduation Date
2025
Keywords
occupational therapy, adaptive technology, OTD capstone, program development, 3D printing, education
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Degree Type
Open Access Capstone
Document Type
Poster
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Department
Occupational Therapy
Site Mentor
Ben Huber, PT
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Link to Presentation: https://youtu.be/sUp4PsxbOqE