La ocupación en la Gerontología: una perspectiva crítica del Modelo de Ocupación Humana

A critical reflection of the Human Occupation Model is proposed to address the issue of occupation in aging, in the field of Occupational Therapy in Gerontology. It recognizes the emergence of a critical perspective, the contributions of vital course to the holistic and contextual understanding of old age, and the conception of healthy aging. The model’s main postulates are reviewed in terms of occupational adaptation, volition, habituation, performance capacity and environments in old age. This reflection has implications in the fundamentals of occupational intervention in aging, both from a therapeutic perspective and the promotion of health and life quality in the elderly population. In conclusion, the analysis favors the use of the Human Occupation Model in gerontological professional practice.