Occupational Role Performance in the Presence of Disability: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of a Group of Men over Sixty

Anne Hillman

ISBN 10: 3836427818 / ISBN 13: 9783836427814

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2007

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Neu Neuware; original eingeschweisst; Rechnung mit MwSt.; new item, still sealed; -Satisfactory performance in personally valued roles is known to be important to a sense of purpose and well-being in everyday life, yet there is little understanding of how the concept of role might be used by the role performer. People recovering from stroke often do not resume roles that they previously held and valued, yet this problem is often not effectively addressed in rehabilitation. This study used the conceptual framework of the Occupational Performance Model (Australia) (Chapparo&Ranka, 1997) to examine how a group of men perceived their own occupational role performance following a disabling stroke. Inductive analysis of the data showed that participants used the concept of role to organise their own occupational performance in terms of meaning, personal abilities and time. This book uses the information suggested by the data to discuss of the nature of occupational role performance in ways that develops and extend the construct of occupational performance role as described by Chapparo and Ranka and other occupational therapy researchers. It is addressed to health professionals, health educators and researchers who are working with people with chronic disability. 280 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Occupational Role Performance in the Presence of Disability: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of a Group of Men over Sixty
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836427818
• ISBN 13: 9783836427814
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Weight: 408 grams

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Synopsis

Satisfactory performance in personally valued roles is known to be important to a sense of purpose and well-being in everyday life, yet there is little understanding of how the concept of role might be used by the role performer. People recovering from stroke frequently do not resume roles that they previously held and valued, yet this problem is often not effectively addressed in rehabilitation. This study used the conceptual framework of the Occupational Performance Model (Australia) (Chapparo & Ranka, 1997) to examine how a group of men perceived their own occupational role performance following a disabling stroke. Inductive analysis of the data showed that participants used the concept of role to organise their own occupational performance in terms of meaning, personal abilities and time. This book uses the information suggested by the data to discuss the nature of occupational role performance in ways that develop and extend the construct of occupational performance role as described by Chapparo and Ranka and other occupational therapy researchers. It is addressed to health professionals, health educators, and researchers who are working with people with chronic disability.

About the Author

Studies occupational therapy and social participation among community-living adults at Sydney University, NSW, Australia, where she is a university lecturer and a senior research fellow.