An occupational therapist conducts a group therapy program called MindWorks with older adults who have diagnoses of dementia and Alzheimer disease. The goal of the group is to slow the cognitive decline of clients by engaging them in regular, organized mental activity such as reading maps and solving puzzles. How would the program most likely be characterized?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Prognosis enhancement

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Interventions aimed at slowing the course of an already-diagnosed disease characterize tertiary prevention.

An Occupational Therapist Conducts a Group Therapy Program Called MindWorks