Influence of Lifestyle Redesign® on Health, Social Participation, Leisure and Mobility of Older French-Canadians

Lifestyle Redesign® is a preventive occupational therapy intervention designed to promote meaningful and healthy activities. The French-Canadian Lifestyle Redesign® intervention was led by an occupational therapist (OT) who took the University of Southern California 6-hour online introductory training course and was supervised on a weekly basis. Weekly 2-hour group sessions were held over a six-month period.These sessions were based on 12 modules (e.g. occupation, health and aging; transportation and occupation) from the 2nd edition of the Lifestyle Redesign® Manual and involved didactic presentations, peer exchanges, reflective exercises, direct experience and personal exploration. Every month, one group outing was targeted and individual meetings with the OT were planned.