Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Conditions (LRCC)

Cluster: Lifestyle Redesign® and Chronic Conditions ⟩ Cluster: Work, Health, and Occupational Engagement ⟩

Director: Beth Pyatak PhD, OTR/L, CDCES, LRC, FAOTA

The Lifestyle Redesign® for Chronic Conditions (LRCC) Lab, led by Dr. Beth Pyatak, explores the impact of chronic conditions such as diabetes and arthritis on health and well-being. Our research particularly focuses on addressing the needs of populations that are medically underserved or at an elevated risk for poor health and quality of life.

Research conducted in our lab focuses on:

Identifying unmet needs among individuals with chronic conditions which are potentially amenable to occupational therapy intervention;
Developing and evaluating intervention approaches to address these needs;
Identifying strategies to widely disseminate these interventions to positively impact population health and well-being;
Using a variety of qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and translational research methodologies to explore these questions.

Go to Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Conditions (LRCC) website

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In the Media

Occupational therapy programs promote ‘Lifestyle Redesign’ ⟩

Scarlett Lovallo, in Daily Trojan | April 5, 2024
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy works towards promoting healthy lifestyle changes and reevaluating habits such as sleeping, eating and exercising to help students create healthy habits, practice meaningful occupations and manage chronic health conditions.

USC Study Shows Occupational Therapy Helps Diabetes Patients Make Lifestyle Changes that Can Prevent Serious Health Complications ⟩

Paul Karon, in Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute | November 8, 2019
The pilot study is the first to be completed under a novel academic-government collaboration between the SC CTSI, the UCLA CTSI, and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Lifestyle Redesign for Chronic Conditions (LRCC)

Beyond CoYoT1: Expansion of Patient-Centered Virtual Care ⟩

Evaluation of a Complex Behavioral Intervention for Young Adults with Diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) Study ⟩

Function and Emotion in Everyday Life with Type 1 Diabetes (FEEL-T1D) ⟩

CoYoT1 to California (CTC) — Telemedicine to Engage Young Adults with Diabetes ⟩

Addressing Uncontrolled Diabetes in Primary Care: A Lifestyle Redesign Approach ⟩

Diabetes Self-Management Lifestyle Intervention for Urban Minority Young Adults ⟩

Beating the Odds: Facilitating Lifestyle Change in Urban Latino Young Adults with Diabetes ⟩

Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes Transition “Let’s Empower and Prepare” (LEAP) Program ⟩

Improving Adherence in Type 1 Diabetes by Peer Mentoring: A Feasibility Study ⟩

Occupational therapy programs promote ‘Lifestyle Redesign’ ⟩

USC Study Shows Occupational Therapy Helps Diabetes Patients Make Lifestyle Changes that Can Prevent Serious Health Complications ⟩

Occupational therapy can improve health of young adults with diabetes, USC study shows ⟩

Occupational Therapy Helps Young Adults With Diabetes ⟩

Beth Pyatak Is A Type 1 Diabetes Researcher, D-Wife And New D-Mom… ⟩

Self-care among Latinos with diabetes studied ⟩

Strategies to Help Manage Diabetes ⟩