“Nobody cares about you as a group of people”: a mixed methods study of women living in congregate social housing in Ontario, Canada

Marshall, Carrie Anne; Tjörnstrand, Carina; Downs, Emily; Devries, Rebecca; Drake, Fiona

doi:10.1080/08882746.2020.1793285

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Section: Covid-19 Health Inequities and Occupational Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Occupational therapists often support persons living in low income both as practitioners and as advocates ( Kirsh, 2015 ). Examples of such populations include individuals who experience homelessness ( Marshall et al, 2021 ) individuals living with disabilities ( Jongbloed, 2016 ), and tenants who live in social housing ( Marshall, Tjörnstrand, et al, 2020 ). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of a range of disadvantaged groups including persons living with disabilities ( Czeisler et al, 2021 ), older persons ( Steptoe & Di Gessa, 2021 ), and persons living with mental illness ( Yao et al, 2020 ) have all experienced declines in psychosocial wellbeing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Boredom emerges from a lack of access to activities that are meaningful, or a lack of meaning or challenge in the activities in which one is able to engage ( van Tilburg & Igou, 2012 ). Individuals living in poverty often experience exclusion from meaningful activities due to living in poverty and lacking social networks that provide access to such activities ( Marshall et al, 2022 ; Marshall, Tjörnstrand, et al, 2020 ). A lack of access to meaningful activity may further deepen health inequities as the boredom that results can be prolonged and pervasive in the lives of persons living in poverty, and this pattern of boredom has been associated with a range of threats to psychosocial wellbeing in previous research ( Biolcati et al, 2018 ; Elpidorou (2022) ; Marshall, McIntosh, et al, 2019 ; Marshall, Roy, et al, 2019 ; Weissinger, 1995 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Meaningful Activity, Psychosocial Wellbeing, and Poverty During COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study

Marshall¹,

Gewurtz²,

Holmes³

et al. 2023

Can J Occup Ther

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Background: Only a few studies have explored experiences of meaningful activity and associations with psychosocial wellbeing during COVID-19. None reflect a Canadian context or focus on persons living in poverty. Purpose: To identify experiences and associations between meaningful activity and psychosocial wellbeing for persons living in poverty during the first year of COVID-19. Method: We delivered a quantitative survey at three time points during the first year of the pandemic supplemented by qualitative interviews at Time(T) 1 and 1 year later at T3. Findings: One hundred and eight participants completed T1 surveys, and 27 participated in qualitative interviews. Several statistically significant correlations between indices of meaningful activity engagement and psychosocial wellbeing were identified across T1–T3. Meaningful activity decreased from T1–T3 [X2 (2, n = 49) = 9.110, p < .05], with a significant decline from T2–T3 (z = −3.375, p < .001). In T1 qualitative interviews, participants indicated that physical distancing exacerbated exclusion from meaningful activities early in the pandemic. At T3 (1 year later), they described how classist and ableist physical distancing policies layered additional burdens on daily life. Implications: Meaningful activity engagement and psychosocial wellbeing are closely associated and need to be accounted for in the development of pandemic policies that affect persons living in low income. Occupational therapists have a key role in pandemic recovery.

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Section: Covid-19 Health Inequities and Occupational Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%