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Aktivitetsbalans på äldre dar: En intervjustudie om arbetsterapeuters erfarenheter av att arbeta med äldre personer

Lindén, Måns LU (2019) ATPK62 20191
Department of Health Sciences
Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
Abstract (Swedish)
Bakgrund: Att uppleva balans mellan sina aktiviteter är inom arbetsterapi förknippat med hälsa och välbefinnande. Hur arbetsterapeuter arbetar med äldre personer för att förbättra deras aktivitetsbalans är dock understuderat. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur arbetsterapeuter beskriver arbetet med äldre personer och deras aktivitetsbalans. Metod: En kvalitativ ansats med semistrukturerade intervjuer användes och fyra arbetsterapeuter i kommunal verksamhet intervjuades. För att rekrytera deltagare användes ett strategiskt urval och data analyserades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Deltagarna beskrev äldre personers aktivitetsbalans som en individuell upplevelse av balans mellan olika aktiviteter i vardagen och... (More)
Bakgrund: Att uppleva balans mellan sina aktiviteter är inom arbetsterapi förknippat med hälsa och välbefinnande. Hur arbetsterapeuter arbetar med äldre personer för att förbättra deras aktivitetsbalans är dock understuderat. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur arbetsterapeuter beskriver arbetet med äldre personer och deras aktivitetsbalans. Metod: En kvalitativ ansats med semistrukturerade intervjuer användes och fyra arbetsterapeuter i kommunal verksamhet intervjuades. För att rekrytera deltagare användes ett strategiskt urval och data analyserades genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Deltagarna beskrev äldre personers aktivitetsbalans som en individuell upplevelse av balans mellan olika aktiviteter i vardagen och att kunna utföra meningsfulla aktiviteter. Att tillsammans genom samtalet medvetandegöra, motivera och prata om strategier var de deltagande arbetsterapeuternas främsta åtgärd för äldre personers aktivitetsbalans. På grund av tidsbrist och fokus på egenvård beskrevs deras arbete med äldre personers aktivitetsbalans som en utmaning. Slutsats: Arbetsterapeuter kan genom samtal hjälpa äldre personer att möjliggöra meningsfulla aktiviteter och upplevelse av aktivitetsbalans. För att kunna tillgodose äldre personers behov behöver arbetsterapeuter fokusera mer på aktivitetsbalans i sitt dagliga arbete. (Less)
Abstract
Background: In occupational therapy, experiencing balance between occupations is associated with health and well-being. There is little known about occupational therapists work with older people to improve their occupational balance. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how occupational therapists describe the work with older people and their occupational balance. Method: A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was used and four occupational therapists were interviewed. To recruit participants, a strategical sample was used, and data was analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Result: The participants described older people’s occupational balance as an individual experience of balance between different... (More)
Background: In occupational therapy, experiencing balance between occupations is associated with health and well-being. There is little known about occupational therapists work with older people to improve their occupational balance. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how occupational therapists describe the work with older people and their occupational balance. Method: A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was used and four occupational therapists were interviewed. To recruit participants, a strategical sample was used, and data was analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Result: The participants described older people’s occupational balance as an individual experience of balance between different daily occupations and to be able to perform meaningful occupations. Raise awareness, motivate and discuss strategies through conversation was the participated occupational therapists’ main intervention for older people’s occupational balance. Because of limited time and focus on personal care, their work with older people’s occupational balance was described as a challenge. Conclusion: Through conversation occupational therapists can help older people to enable meaningful occupations and experience improved occupational balance. To be able to satisfy the need of older people, occupational therapists need to increase their focus on occupational balance in their daily work. (Less)
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Lindén, Måns LU
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ATPK62 20191
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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arbetsterapi, aktivitetsbalans, äldre personer, hälsa
language
Swedish
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8984546
date added to LUP
2019-06-26 12:55:16
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2019-06-26 12:55:16
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  abstract     = {{Background: In occupational therapy, experiencing balance between occupations is associated with health and well-being. There is little known about occupational therapists work with older people to improve their occupational balance. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how occupational therapists describe the work with older people and their occupational balance. Method: A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was used and four occupational therapists were interviewed. To recruit participants, a strategical sample was used, and data was analyzed through a qualitative content analysis. Result: The participants described older people’s occupational balance as an individual experience of balance between different daily occupations and to be able to perform meaningful occupations. Raise awareness, motivate and discuss strategies through conversation was the participated occupational therapists’ main intervention for older people’s occupational balance. Because of limited time and focus on personal care, their work with older people’s occupational balance was described as a challenge. Conclusion: Through conversation occupational therapists can help older people to enable meaningful occupations and experience improved occupational balance. To be able to satisfy the need of older people, occupational therapists need to increase their focus on occupational balance in their daily work.}},
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