Sökning: "engagement in occupations"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden engagement in occupations.
1. Engagement in occupations in persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our knowledge of engagement in occupations in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in order to develop client-centred occupational therapy and rehabilitation. In study I, observations of the performance of self-care and household occupations were pursued in 44 participants, and study II identified self-perceived problems in performance of occupations in 47 participants. LÄS MER
2. Togetherness in everyday occupations : how participation in on-going life with others enables change
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to provide knowledge of how everyday occupations with others can be understood as an on-going and evolving process in people’s lives. This thesis includes four papers, all with a qualitative approach and a focus on everyday occupations with others from the perspective of people in different life situations. LÄS MER
3. Living with physical disability : experiences of the rehabilitation process, occupations and participation in everyday life
Sammanfattning : A comprehensive understanding is lacking of the experiences persons with acquired physical disabilities have of changes in their engagement in occupations and of the conditions influencing these experiences Furthermore, little is known about the experiences these people have of the rehabilitation process and whether the rehabilitation services satisfy their needs. Access to such knowledge would significantly add to the ability to design rehabilitation services intended to enhance participation in everyday life. LÄS MER
4. Engagement in community-based day centres for people with psychiatric disabilities
Sammanfattning : This thesis provides knowledge of occupational engagement in day centres for people with psychiatric disabilities and contributes to measurement development in the area of occupational engagement. The first study focused on the characteristics of the occupations carried out at the day centre by exploring occupational engagement using time-use diaries with a person-environment-occupation perspective. LÄS MER
5. Aspects of meaning in everyday occupations and its relationships to health-related factors
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of meaning connected with the performance of everyday occupations. Further, the aim was to investigate relationships between occupation, meaning, and health-related variables among adult and elderly subjects with and without chronic pain. LÄS MER