Exploring risk factors for developing occupational ill health–departing from an occupational perspective
(2022) In Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 29(5). p.363-372- Abstract
Background: Sick leave due to stress-related mental ill health increases in society. In occupational therapy, occupational balance is considered important for experiencing health and well-being. Thus, knowledge regarding occupational balance and occupational value constitute essential parts of occupational therapists’ work with people suffering from occupational ill health. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the relationships between sociodemographic factors, occupational value, occupational balance and perceived health in people suffering from occupational ill health. Methods: In a quantitative cross-sectional study data from a total of 218 individuals were included, 192 women, 22 men and 4 individuals who did not specify... (More)
Background: Sick leave due to stress-related mental ill health increases in society. In occupational therapy, occupational balance is considered important for experiencing health and well-being. Thus, knowledge regarding occupational balance and occupational value constitute essential parts of occupational therapists’ work with people suffering from occupational ill health. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the relationships between sociodemographic factors, occupational value, occupational balance and perceived health in people suffering from occupational ill health. Methods: In a quantitative cross-sectional study data from a total of 218 individuals were included, 192 women, 22 men and 4 individuals who did not specify their gender. Data were collected by means of surveys prior to an occupational therapy intervention. The instruments used included OVal-pd, OBQ, EQ5D and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Data were analysed using regression and decision tree analysis. Results: The results show that individuals who experience an imbalance in their everyday life and who have few or no experiences of daily occupations imprinted by socio-symbolic occupational value experienced lower perceived health. Conclusions: Low level of experiences of balance in daily life and occupational value seems to be the main risk factors for the development of occupational ill health, rather than sociodemographic factors.
(Less)
- author
- Karlsson, Louise ; Ivarsson, Andreas and Erlandsson, Lena Karin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Mental illness, occupational balance, occupational therapy, occupational value, perceived health, stress-related illness
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
- volume
- 29
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85131509098
- pmid:34184961
- ISSN
- 1103-8128
- DOI
- 10.1080/11038128.2021.1936160
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Funding Information: The authors express their gratitude to all the participants who have contributed with data for this study. We also would like to thank Region Sörmland, Lund University and Halmstad University for funding. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- id
- b109825a-7e8f-46b8-a44b-311fb4f73538
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-18 14:30:35
- date last changed
- 2024-04-16 22:21:23
@article{b109825a-7e8f-46b8-a44b-311fb4f73538,
abstract = {{<p>Background: Sick leave due to stress-related mental ill health increases in society. In occupational therapy, occupational balance is considered important for experiencing health and well-being. Thus, knowledge regarding occupational balance and occupational value constitute essential parts of occupational therapists’ work with people suffering from occupational ill health. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the relationships between sociodemographic factors, occupational value, occupational balance and perceived health in people suffering from occupational ill health. Methods: In a quantitative cross-sectional study data from a total of 218 individuals were included, 192 women, 22 men and 4 individuals who did not specify their gender. Data were collected by means of surveys prior to an occupational therapy intervention. The instruments used included OVal-pd, OBQ, EQ5D and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Data were analysed using regression and decision tree analysis. Results: The results show that individuals who experience an imbalance in their everyday life and who have few or no experiences of daily occupations imprinted by socio-symbolic occupational value experienced lower perceived health. Conclusions: Low level of experiences of balance in daily life and occupational value seems to be the main risk factors for the development of occupational ill health, rather than sociodemographic factors.</p>}},
author = {{Karlsson, Louise and Ivarsson, Andreas and Erlandsson, Lena Karin}},
issn = {{1103-8128}},
keywords = {{Mental illness; occupational balance; occupational therapy; occupational value; perceived health; stress-related illness}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{5}},
pages = {{363--372}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy}},
title = {{Exploring risk factors for developing occupational ill health–departing from an occupational perspective}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2021.1936160}},
doi = {{10.1080/11038128.2021.1936160}},
volume = {{29}},
year = {{2022}},
}