Why do occupational therapists' medico‐legal opinions differ regarding the amount of domestic assistance a person requires?

Arnold, Susan; Mackenzie, Lynette; James, Carole; Millington, Michael J.

doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12278

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“…When relocating to countries with a more equitable attitude towards gender roles, conflicts between the reasoning of the occupational therapist and migrant expectations can occur. An understanding of the current research regarding the performance of housework is essential for therapists providing recommendations on domestic care requirements, rather than using their own performance times as a guide (Arnold et al., 2017).…”

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International perspective on factors influencing the performance of housework: a scoping review

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British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction: Occupational therapists provide care opinions when assessing a person's capacity to perform housework. This skill requires occupational therapists to understand healthy populations' attitude towards housework. Method: A scoping review was undertaken using keyword and MeSH terms. Thirty articles were identified as meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Each article was reviewed allowing thematic development of factors that influenced a person's decision to perform housework. Results: Studies present data from 34 countries, many of which are classified as high-or upper-middle-income countries. The results indicated that housework is primarily performed by women. The time range was 11.5 hours/week to 27 hours/week. Impacting factors included the employment, marital and parental status of the household, the earning and education level of each person as well as their peer group attitudes, women's involvement in national legislation along with the social class and cultural attitudes towards women. In addition, the presence of children aged under 15 years or adults over 74 years in the household increased levels of housework performance. Conclusion: The study reveals there is no single predictive factor on who performs housework, how long it will take nor the selection of tasks. This supports the occupational therapy philosophy of considering the individual's requirements when making care decisions.

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“…Thus, the recognition of a person's cultural background was not considered as important as that of the Australian attitudes towards housework. In addition to the court decision, there is evidence that many occupational therapists use their own performance of housework as a guide when estimating care (Arnold et al., 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%