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Mansha Mirza is the PI on a project that focuses on the development and preliminary testing of a theorydriven, client-centered and occupation-based intervention embedded within primary care services for older adults with chronic health conditions. The intervention will be standardized by developing a therapist manual and templates that can be adapted for individual clients. She will implement the intervention in a pilot feasibility trial at a primary care clinic serving a predominantly low-income African American and Latino populations. This study is one of the first attempts to integrate OT services in primary care setting within the United States.

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