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- Anderson, RL, et al.
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Assessment of Awareness of Disability measures among persons with acquired brain injury
- 2010
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Ingår i: Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 77:1, s. 22-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background. Limited self-awareness of disabilities can compromise individuals' occupational performance. Purpose. The Assessment of Awareness of Disability (AAD) provides occupational therapists with a standardized methodology for measuring clients' self-awareness when performing activities of daily living (ADL). This is the first study that formally examines the stability of the AAD measures. Methods. The AAD was administered twice to 15 participants with acquired brain injury (ABI) within one or two days. One participant's data were excluded because significant changes in his ADL process abilities were detected. Two criteria were used to examine the stability of the remaining 14 participants' AAD measures: standardized diference Z-scores and a difference of 0.65 logits. Findings. All 14 participants' AAD measures were stable on the basis of their Z-scores; 13 participants' measures were stable based on the 0.65 logit difference. Implications. Occupational therapists can have confidence that the AAD generates stable measures when administered to adults with ABI.
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- Eklund, Mona, et al.
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Occupational Value among Individuals with Long-Term Mental Illness
- 2003
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - Ottawa : Sage Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 70:5, s. 276-284
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose. The study compared the perceived value of occupation among a sample of individuals with long-term mental illness to a sample of people not diagnosed with mental illness. As well, it investigated whether diagnostic and demographic factors were related to perceived occupational value among the individuals with mental illness. Finally, the study examined the relationship between occupational value and ratings of health and well-being. Method. One hundred and three individuals with mental illness and 28 healthy individuals were recruited for the study. Results. Overall occupational value among the individuals diagnosed with mental illness differed only marginally from the healthy group, indicating that perceived occupational value was by and large not related to mental illness. Among the individuals with mental illness, having children living at home was related to occupational value. There were moderate to strong associations between occupational value and measures of health and well-being. Practice Implications. This study provides important insights into occupational value among individuals with persistent mental health problems and provides some preliminary evidence in support of the Value, Meaning and Occupation Model. © CAOT PUBLICATIONS ACE
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- Eriksson, T, et al.
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Experiences of women with stress-related ill health in a therapeutic gardening program
- 2011
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Ingår i: Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 78:5, s. 273-281
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background. Stress-related ill health, e.g. burnout, is of great concern worldwide. Effective rehabilitation programs need to be developed and their therapeutic aspects understood. Purpose. To explore and describe how women with stress-related ill health who are on sick leave experience the rehabilitation process in a therapeutic garden and how these experiences connect to their everyday lives. Methods. This longitudinal study used methods from grounded theory. Five women completed three semi-structured interviews at three weekly intervals during rehabilitation and one interview three months after. Data were analyzed using a constant comparative approach. Findings. A secure environment facilitated engagement in activities that provided feelings of enjoyment. These experiences inspired participants to add enjoyable activities in their everyday lives, contributing to occupational balance, despite worries of not be able to continue performing enjoyable activities. Implications. Effective rehabilitation programs need to focus on enjoyable activities in a protective environment to support achievement of occupational balance.
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- Farias, L, et al.
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Challenges in enacting occupation-based social transformative practices: A critical dialogical study
- 2019
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Ingår i: Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 1911-9828. ; 86:3, s. 243-252
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Globally, occupational therapists are taking up the transformative potential of occupation to mobilize the profession’s commitment to social change. Purpose. This study examined ideal constructions of occupation-based social transformative practices and challenges that may arise when enacting these practices. Method. Five participants with experiences developing practices aligned with social transformative goals in diverse locations were recruited. In this critical dialogical study, three dialogical interviews were conducted with each participant. Critical reflexivity was enacted through the exchange of transcripts and critical reflections with participants. A critical discourse analysis was conducted to examine how such practices are shaped within discourses and other contextual features. Findings. The findings address constructions of ideal practice and three threads that provide critical insights into ways discourses shape possibilities to enact social transformation through occupation. Implications. This study brings together experiential and theoretical knowledge to advance social transformative practices by problematizing underexamined discourses in occupational therapy.
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- Gaber, Sophie N., et al.
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Everyday technologies and public space participation among people with and without dementia
- 2019
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - Stockholm : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174 .- 1911-9828. ; 86:5, s. 400-411
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Occupational therapists support everyday technology use; however, it is necessary to consider the challenges that people with dementia encounter with everyday technologies when participating in various places within public space.Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore stability and change in participation in places visited within public space in relation to the relevance of everyday technologies used within public space.Method: People with dementia (n = 35) and people with no known cognitive impairment (n = 34) were interviewed using the Participation in Activities and Places Outside Home Questionnaire and the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire. Data analysis used modern and classical test theory.Findings: Both samples participated in places within public space; however, participation and relevance of everyday technologies were significantly lower for the dementia group.IMPLICATIONS: To enable participation, occupational therapists need to be aware of challenges that technologies and places within public space present to people with dementia.
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- Gaber, Sophie N., et al.
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Everyday technologies and public space participation among people with and without dementia
- 2019
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - Stockholm : Sage Publications. - 0008-4174 .- 1911-9828. ; 86:5, s. 400-411
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background.: Occupational therapists support everyday technology use; however, it is necessary to consider the challenges that people with dementia encounter with everyday technologies when participating in various places within public space.Purpose.: The purpose of the study was to explore stability and change in participation in places visited within public space in relation to the relevance of everyday technologies used within public space.Method.: People with dementia (n = 35) and people with no known cognitive impairment (n = 34) were interviewed using the Participation in Activities and Places Outside Home Questionnaire and the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire. Data analysis used modern and classical test theory.Findings.: Both samples participated in places within public space; however, participation and relevance of everyday technologies were significantly lower for the dementia group.Implications.: To enable participation, occupational therapists need to be aware of challenges that technologies and places within public space present to people with dementia.
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- Glasdam, Stinne, et al.
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Use of measuring tools in practice development projects—A critical perspective
- 2021
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174 .- 1911-9828. ; 88:1, s. 59-70
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background.Occupational therapists are generally positive towards use of measuring tools. However, such use may be problematic.Purpose.To illuminate hidden and adverse effects of using measuring tools in occupational therapy.Method.A Foucauldian inspired thematic analysis of the use of measuring tools in 13 reports of practice development projects in Denmark.Findings.Three themes were constructed: “Categorisation of loss”, “Conduct of conduct: Self-tracking and competition”, and “Conforming to expected forms of everyday living”. Measuring tools tended to produce generalised truths about older adults and were used to predict outcome of or access to reablement programs. The measurements guided both older people and professionals, and measurements created both motivation and resistance. The tools served as an extension of the healthcare professionals’ authority.Implications.When appropriately situated, measuring tools have the potential to empower and enhance older adults’ lives and should be the focus of greater clinical attention.
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- Hemmingsson, Helena, et al.
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Accommodation needs and student-environment fit in upper secondary schools for students with severe physical disabilities
- 2000
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 67:3, s. 162-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study was to identify, from the personal perspective of students with disability, their needs for physical and social accommodations in upper secondary schools specially adapted for students with severe physical disabilities. The study also aimed to identify those areas of student-environment fit which were most often achieved. Forty-eight students in four schools in Sweden were assessed by occupational therapists using the School Setting Interview. Forty-seven students reported needs for accommodations in the school setting. The study indicates that schools generally were able to meet the students' accommodation needs in the physical environment. The schools also met students' accommodation needs for field trips, sport activities and assistance. Student-environment fit in occupations requiring reading, remembering and speaking was unsatisfactory. Accommodations on a general, group and individual level are highlighted and discussed. The study recommends that occupational therapists become more involved and offer society their expertise in barrier removal to a greater extent.
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- Larsson-Lund, Maria, et al.
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Occupational life in the home environment : the experiences of people with disabilities
- 2004
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 71:4, s. 243-251
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: There is a need to empirically explore the occupational engagement of people with disabilities to support the development of occupational therapy interventions. PURPOSE: This study describes how people with disabilities experience their occupational lives in their home environment. METHOD: Thirteen people with physical disabilities living at home were interviewed and data were subsequently analysed using a constant comparative method. RESULTS: The findings showed that interactions between the individuals and their environment influenced their experiences of engaging in occupations and the meaning of their home. Occupations formed three categories: always performed with others, occasionally disrupted or deprived. These were particularly related to the social support that was provided under different conditions. This condition formed a central category: access to social support for occupations. Their experiences of performing occupations in the home also formed another central category: transformed meaning of the home. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: By understanding enabling conditions as well as barriers to occupational engagement, effective occupational therapy interventions can be developed to support the occupational lives of people with disabilities
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- Lilja, Margareta, et al.
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Occupational therapy practice patterns with older Swedish persons at home
- 2001
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Ingår i: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie. - : SAGE Publications. - 0008-4174. ; 68:1, s. 51-59
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper explores and describes occupational therapy practice patterns during two periods for 89 elderly persons living at home. Occupational therapists working in one social welfare district in Stockholm, Sweden documented and reported every occupational therapy intervention provided. The results revealed that the elderly persons who received occupational therapy services during an extended period had an age span of 30 years, with a mean age over 80 years. They had several medical problems and were living in different types of settings. Occupational therapists provided a wide range of interventions, most frequently categorised as treatment, especially related to leisure activities. Irrespective of level of care, the median of interventions per person increased or was the same over time, and 72% of the elderly persons remained at the same level of care. Enabling occupation for elderly disabled person living in their home involves constantly adjusting to the current situation since the clients' capacities, goals and environment change over time. Therefore, occupational therapists need to have a client-centred approach working in home health community services
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