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1Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
Abstract:
Appalachia is a distinct geographic region within the United States and natives of this region live within a separate subculture. Initially, inhabitants of this region shared the values of many other early American settlers. However, in time the relative isolation of this region produced a dichotomy between the way of life in and increasingly technological American society and that found within the slower changing region of Appalachia. Thus, values of Appalachian people today reflect these continued differences. Occupational therapists treating patients from Appalachia need to understand the values of this subsulture in order to assess their patients accurately and to provide culturally appropriate treatment. This paper presents an overview of Appalachian values, with implications for occupational therapy.
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