Processes influencing participation in the daily lives of immigrants living with polio in Sweden: A secondary analysis

Exploring potential in participation mediated by digital technology among older adults

“…The ideas in the stories about being alone, belonging together, and becoming alone together are congruent with themes pertaining to participation presented in other studies (Borell et al, 2006;Hammel et al, 2008;Silva et al, 2016). Though digital technology was a fundamental and distinguishing feature in the initiation of this study, it blended into the contexts in which participation occurred.…”

“…The World Health Organization's (2001) definition -involvement in life situations -does not capture its complexity (Hemmingsson & Jonsson, 2005), as it has been used in various collocations, such as participation in everyday life (e.g., Häggblom Kronlöf, 2007;Larsson Lund, 2004), participation in occupations (e.g., Law, 2002Law, , 2013, occupational participation (e.g., Kielhofner, 2008), and social participation (e.g., Kennedy & Lynch, 2016;Levasseur, Richard, Gauvin, & Raymond, 2010). Several authors (Hammel et al, 2008;Sakiyama, Josephsson, & Asaba, 2010;Silva, Thorén-Jönsson, Sunnerhagen, & Dahlin-Ivanoff, 2016) view it as a process, or a negotiation of individual, social, and societal needs and values, that can provide opportunities to experience meaning and satisfaction, as well as develop identity and worth. It is impelled by a person's endeavor to master daily occupations, find meaning in daily life, connect to places and people, belong to groups, and be trusted by others (Silva et al, 2016).…”

“…Several authors (Hammel et al, 2008;Sakiyama, Josephsson, & Asaba, 2010;Silva, Thorén-Jönsson, Sunnerhagen, & Dahlin-Ivanoff, 2016) view it as a process, or a negotiation of individual, social, and societal needs and values, that can provide opportunities to experience meaning and satisfaction, as well as develop identity and worth. It is impelled by a person's endeavor to master daily occupations, find meaning in daily life, connect to places and people, belong to groups, and be trusted by others (Silva et al, 2016). Participation is concerned with demonstrating agency, being active, being social, and doing something for others (Borell, Asaba, Rosenberg, Schult, & Townsend, 2006).…”

“The car is my extra legs” – Experiences of outdoor mobility amongst immigrants in Sweden with late effects of polio

“…The late effects of polio cause significant limitations to mobility and thereby participation in the community. The younger, immigrant population of persons with late effects of polio may also face participation restrictions due to the additional requirement of integration into a new culture and community [25, 26]. Road users in Sweden who were born elsewhere are obviously not a homogeneous group.…”