Occupation, Health and Well-Being

Law, Mary; Steinwender, Sandy; Leclair, Leanne

doi:10.1177/000841749806500204

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“…Still, as shown in the model, a fair amount of variance was unique to the Activity latent variable. A relationship between activity and quality of life has been found in previous studies too (17,24,25). However, to the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to show that there is a unique contribution from activity to quality of life also when other important contributors, in terms of personality, depression and health, are considered.…”

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“…However, other factors need to be considered as well. It is increasingly acknowledged that people's quality of life is related to their engagement in everyday activities (17,18), and activity has shown to be an important mediator in quality of life models that successfully have explained quality of life among people with psychiatric diseases (19,20). Activity is an interesting issue when focusing on quality of life in women, who tend to be involved in a variety of everyday activities, such as work and taking care of home, children and older relatives, as well as spending time on leisure and fitness activities (21).…”

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Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to test a model proposing that the relationship between personality factors and women's quality of life (QoL) is mediated by degree of depression and the way in which every day activity and general health were appraised. Specifically, the paper addressed the mediating contribution of activity.Methods: 488 women, 38 or 50 years old, filled out questionnaires regarding the target variables. The personality traits measured were extraversion and neuroticism, and the activity aspect addressed was the value linked with everyday activities. Additionally, general health and depressive state was rated. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyse the data.Results: A model was found where health, activity and depressive state mediated the association between personality and QoL. Health explained in total nearly 30% of the variation in QoL. Activity predicted 12% of the variance in QoL, partly as a unique factor and partly mediated by depressive state and health. Extraversion was linked to QoL only through activity, and neuroticism through depressive state and health.Conclusions: Our analysis supported that there was a link between personality and QoL and that perceived general health was an important contributor to QoL. Moreover, it contributed new knowledge regarding the importance of valued and satisfying activities. If this proves to be a consistent finding in future studies, including intervention research, monitoring women's daily activities might be a pathway to improved QoL.

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Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women

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“…Exclusion criterion: language difficulties 69 did not meet the 140 met all the criteria of step 2 criteria of step 2 and selected for study (Law et al, 1998) and the Goal Attainment Scaling (Kiresuk and Sherman, 1968) in that no predefined items are given, but the participants formulate the target issues themselves. Target Complaints has shown satisfactory reliability (Bond et al, 1979;Mintz and Kiesler, 1982;Donnelly and Carswell, 2002).…”

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Women's experiences of hassles and uplifts in their everyday patterns of occupations

Erlandsson

Eklund

2003

Occupation Therapy Intl

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“…The fundamental belief that occupation is a determinant of health informs practice which aims to enhance well-being through engagement in meaningful occupations 8 .…”

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The impact of two modules on first year occupational therapy students' knowledge and attitudes to the core constructs of occupation

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Hudson

Wicht

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S. Afr. j. occup. ther

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Introduction: The first year occupational therapy course at the University of Cape Town focusses on developing an understanding of occupation. Two first semester modules form the foundation for this understanding. This study aimed to describe the impact of these modules on first year students' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, the core constructs of occupation. Methodology: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used with a convenience sample recruited from the 2013 first year occupational therapy class. A self-administered questionnaire was developed for the study based on an extensive literature review and consultation with international occupational therapy experts. Data were gathered before and after participating in the modules. Content and construct validity, test-retest and inter-rater reliability were determined using the expert panel and a pilot test. Data were analysed with STATISTICA. Results: Forty-five (N=60) participants completed pre-test and post-test questionnaires and were included in the analysis. Knowledge improved significantly (p<0.001) between pre-test and post-test, and positive attitudinal changes were noted.Conclusion: Knowledge and attitudes improved after completing the modules suggesting that students were equipped with a sound foundational understanding of the core constructs of occupation. With the shift to an occupation-based approach, occupational therapy researchers have sought to understand the complexity of occupation and articulate its constructs clearly 1,9 . While different theorists understand the term 'occupation' from varying angles, all highlight similar aspects within their definitions, namely who is involved, where it takes place, what is done and how it is experienced. These aspects align with Nelson's 4,5 constructs of occupation which he terms 'developmental structure', 'occupational form', 'occupational performance' and 'meaning'. However, ambiguity continues to surround the term 'occupation' 10 which creates uncertainty about professional identity and blurs the boundaries between occupational therapy and other professions 11,12 . As students are particularly susceptible to this confusion, occupation-based practice should be emphasised in educational curricula to ensure the development of a strong professional identity and a sound understanding of the importance of occupation 12 . To this end, learning tasks to assist the exploration of occupation and its multiple constructs are introduced from first year to ensure that students develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes required for practice. To this end, first year occupational therapy students at UCT are exposed to a variety of definitions and theories of occupation within the Basic Concepts of Human Occupation and Artforms modules, with an emphasis on Nelson's work. However, as Nelson argued that his conceptualisation of occupation aligns with that of other theorists 5 , it is possible that these modules may equip students with a broad understanding of occupation that...

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Occupation, Health and Well-Being

Cited by 322 publications

References 30 publications

Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women

Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women

Women's experiences of hassles and uplifts in their everyday patterns of occupations

The impact of two modules on first year occupational therapy students' knowledge and attitudes to the core constructs of occupation

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