Leufstadius (2017)Leufstadius, C. (2017). Experiences of meaning of occupation at day centers among people with psychiatric disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(3), 180-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1325933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017....
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11 users of the Day Centers, aged 32 to 63. |
A three-phase intervention was carried out with four Day Center teams: |
1) Educational training focusing on research data and theory on meaningful occupation; |
2) Workshops to identify gaps and good practices regarding meaningful occupation in the Day Centers; |
3) Formulation of goals and strategies by the professionals in collaboration with service users. |
Lund et al. (2017)Lund, K., Argentzell, E., Leufstadius, C., Tjörnstrand, C., & Eklund, M. (2017). Joining, belonging, and re-valuing: a process of meaning-making through group participation in a mental health lifestyle intervention. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26(1), 55-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1409266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017....
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19 users of mental health services, aged 26 to 69. |
A group intervention called “The Balancing Everyday Life” was carried out for 12 weeks. Participants reflected and talked with others about their involvement in meaningful daily occupations and how to find a balance, through lectures, study material, group discussions, and activities. Each member set personal goals related to the topic of each week and did self-assigned homework. |
Verdonck et al. (2017)Verdonck, M., Nolan, M., & Chard, G. (2017). Taking back a little of what you have lost: the meaning of using an Environmental Control System (ECS) for people with high cervical spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology, 13(8), 785-790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2017.1378392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2017....
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5 adults with high cervical spinal cord injuries. |
Participants received a kind of assistive technology called “Environmental Control System”, which was fitted in their homes according to their preferences. |
Fletcher (2017)Fletcher, T. S. (2017). Factors that bring meaning to mementos created by elders. Aging & Mental Health, 21(6), 609-615. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1141284. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016....
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10 elderly adults, over 75 years old. |
In biweekly groups, the participants developed 7 activity projects: a memory book used to store photographs and other souvenirs; a digital media disc with photographs; an autobiographical voice box; manual modeling/sculpture; origami folding with special papers; a self-portrait painting on canvas; and a time capsule, created from an old book. Each participant developed their own activities but they were asked to do them around the same table. |
Nilsson & Lundgren (2017)Nilsson, I., & Lundgren, A. (2017). Making meaning around experiences in interventions: identifying meaningfulness in a group-based occupational therapy intervention targeting older people. Ageing and Society, 38(9), 1887-1911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000...
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19 elderly adults, over 77 years old. |
8 group sessions focusing on health promotion, based on social activities, physical activities, meaningful participation, and good eating habits. The participants chose the activities to address each theme. |
Rijkers-de Boer et al. (2017)Rijkers-de Boer, C., Heijsman, A., van Nes, F., & Abma, T. A. (2017). Professional competence in a health promotion program in the Netherlands. Health Promotion International, 33(6), 958-967. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dax033...
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2 elderly adults, over 55 years old, who are considered to be in a transition phase to aging. |
10 group sessions focusing on the meaning of daily activities to foster self-perception of health and well-being. |
Van’t Leven et al. (2016)Van’t Leven, N., de Lange, J., Prick, A. E., & Pot, A. M. (2016). How do activating interventions fit the personal needs, characteristics and preferences of people with dementia living in the community and their informal caregivers? Dementia, 18(1), 157-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301216662378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14713012166623...
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34 persons/people with dementia and caregiver dyads. |
3 intervention proposals, in a total of 6 to 10 home sessions, were conducted: Pleasant Events Program, Exercise Intervention and Support for People with Dementia and their Caregivers and Occupational Therapy. Several activities were carried out jointly by the dyads. Psychoeducation and emotional care to promote adaptation to the effects of dementia were conducted. |
Chippendale & Boltz (2015)Chippendale, T., & Boltz, M. (2015). Living legends: effectiveness of a program to enhance sense of purpose and meaning in life among community-dwelling older adults. American Occupational Therapy Association, 69(4), 6904270010p1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.014894. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.0148...
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39 people, community residents, over 60 years old. |
Two-step intervention: |
First the elderly attended weekly life review writing workshops for 8 weeks. Writing instruction was offered to favor writing in chronological order about how life experiences shaped who they were (control group). |
Two weeks later, some of these elderly people, chosen at random, attended an intergenerational program composed by them and by students of health sciences, with weekly meetings, for 4 weeks. |
Folan et al. (2015)Folan, A., Barclay, L., Cooper, C., & Robinson, M. (2015). Exploring the experience of clients with tetraplegia utilizing assistive technology for computer access. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(1), 46-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013.836686. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013....
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7 people with spinal cord injuries, aged 20 to 45, users of rehabilitation services. |
Participants were exposed to the use of assistive technologies to access computers. |
Lindström et al. (2013)Lindström, M., Sjöström, S., & Lindberg, M. (2013). Stories of rediscovering agency: home-based occupational therapy for people with severe psychiatric disability. Qualitative Health Research, 23(6), 728-740. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732313482047. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323134820...
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16 people with psychotic disorders, aged 27 to 66. |
The intervention program was based on the Everyday Life Rehabilitation model (a model of home occupational therapy which aims to allow significant daily occupations for people with severe mental illness who live in sheltered or supported homes). Depending on the goals of each participant, the intervention phase ranged from 2 to 17 months. |
Chiu et al. (2012)Chiu, T. M. L., Wehrmann, S., Reid, D., & Sinclair, G. (2012). Transforming mother-infant interaction within cultural and caregiving contexts: home-based occupational therapy for preterm infants. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(1), 17-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2012.04.003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2012.0...
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12 dyads of mothers and premature babies. The mothers had an average age of 33. |
Weekly home-based occupational therapy sessions, lasting one hour, from a few months to more than one year depending on the clients’ needs, with video recordings of mother-baby interactions. |
Mason & Conneeley (2012)Mason, J., & Conneeley, L. (2012). The meaning of participation in an allotment project for fathers of preschool children. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(5), 230-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802212X13361458480324. http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802212X1336...
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6 men aged between 20 and 60 and their children. |
Fathers and children participated in horticulture/gardening, handicrafts, and activities in nature, for four hours, twice a week, for one year. |
Zafran et al. (2012)Zafran, H., Tallant, B., & Gelinas, I. (2012). A first-person exploration of the experience of academic reintegration after first episode psychosis. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 16(1), 29-46.
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5 adults, aged 20 to 25, after a first psychotic episode. |
Participants received occupational therapy treatment, focusing on academic reintegration. |
Cipriani et al. (2010)Cipriani, J., Haley, R., Moravec, E., & Young, H. (2010). Experience and meaning of group altruistic activities among long-term care residents. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(6), 269-276. http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802210X12759925468989. http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802210X1275...
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8 elderly people, over 65 years old, residents in nursing homes. |
Participants discussed, planned, and engaged in the altruistic activity of creating flower arrangements and greeting cards for local patients receiving palliative care. |
Bazyk & Bazyk (2009)Bazyk, S., & Bazyk, J. (2009). Meaning of occupation-based groups for low-income urban youths attending after-school care. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(1), 69-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.63.1.69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.63.1.69...
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10 low-income urban youths attending after-school care (4 boys and 6 girls), aged 7 to 12. |
The youths attended a nine-week after-school program designed as preventive occupation-based groups called “Occupational Therapy Groups for HOPE”, offered annually on the basis of their inherent needs for structured leisure occupations, social-emotional learning, and close human connections. |
Dubouloz et al. (2008)Dubouloz, C. J., Vallerand, J., Laporte, D., Ashe, B., & Hall, M. (2008). Occupational performance modification and personal change among clients receiving rehabilitation services for rheumatoid arthritis. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55(1), 30-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00639.x. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.20...
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10 adults diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, aged 39 to 66. |
The participants attended a rehabilitation program focused on the provision of information, encouragement of reflection on their illness, and adaptation of their daily living environment and activity. The occupational therapy intervention was provided at the clients’ residences once a week, and lasted between 6 and 12 weeks. |