Assessing environmental barriers by means of the swedish craig hospital inventory of environmental factors among people post-stroke
Carlsson, Gunilla LU ; Slaug, Björn LU
and Månsson Lexell, Eva
LU
(2021)
In Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
28(5).
p.366-374
- Abstract
Background: When occupational therapists address environmental barriers to occupational engagement, some barriers might not be possible to reduce for single individuals, because decisions have to be taken at community or societal level, for example changes in public transport. Investigating environmental barriers by means of the Swedish Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF-S) may increase our understanding of the environmental impact on occupation engagement and the methodological challenges to assess environmental barriers. Aims: To investigate and describe the magnitude of encountered environmental barriers in a group of people post-stroke and to assess psychometric properties of the CHIEF-S. Material and methods:... (More)
Background: When occupational therapists address environmental barriers to occupational engagement, some barriers might not be possible to reduce for single individuals, because decisions have to be taken at community or societal level, for example changes in public transport. Investigating environmental barriers by means of the Swedish Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF-S) may increase our understanding of the environmental impact on occupation engagement and the methodological challenges to assess environmental barriers. Aims: To investigate and describe the magnitude of encountered environmental barriers in a group of people post-stroke and to assess psychometric properties of the CHIEF-S. Material and methods: In total, 34 participants, who had sustained a stroke in Sweden were recruited. Results: The participants reported in average 2,7 barriers and the total frequency-magnitude score of barriers (CHIEF-S score) was 0.45. The Cronbach’s α for the total CHIEF-S was 0.80 and the analysis of test-retest reliability revealed ICC = 0.86. The entire instrument demonstrated better psychometric properties than the single sub-scales. Conclusion: In this study, the frequency-magnitude of environmental barriers encountered by people post-stroke are reported at a group level and adds information to the cumulative knowledge generation on perceived environmental barriers in the society. However, to inform which interventions are needed at a more detailed level, other data collection methods have to be added.
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- author
- Carlsson, Gunilla
LU
; Slaug, Björn
LU
and Månsson Lexell, Eva
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Assessment, city planning, community health planning, occupational therapy, participation, total words
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
- volume
- 28
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85086936779
- pmid:32544352
- ISSN
- 1103-8128
- DOI
- 10.1080/11038128.2020.1775885
- project
- Activity and Participation Ten Years after Stroke
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- be259978-ec76-4812-8485-feba7ae00989
- date added to LUP
- 2020-07-10 10:19:21
- date last changed
- 2024-06-12 17:06:47
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