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Creating an autism friendly environment
- Author:
- NGUYEN Anh
- Publisher:
- National Autistic Society
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many people with an Autism find it hard to cope with the everyday environment. This booklet offers advice on making clothing, furniture and the environment easier to cope with and is Illustrated with witty cartoons.
Exploring environmental restrictions on everyday life participation of children with developmental disability
- Authors:
- CHIEN Chi-Wen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 42(1), 2017, pp.61-73.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Environments are important to children’s participation, but little is known about which environmental factors restrict their participation, particularly in children with moderate to severe developmental disability. Method: Parents of 64 children attending special schools completed the Environmental Restriction Questionnaire (ERQ). Two researchers classified the item contents of the ERQ using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Children and Youth (ICF-CY) to provide uniform interpretation. Results: At home, the environmental restrictions related to Products and technology within the ICF-CY. The environmental restrictions in the community involved 3 areas: Products and technology, Support and relationships, and Services, systems, and policies. The environmental restrictions on children’s educational participation originated from Support and relationships and Attitudes of the parents. Conclusions: The findings offer insights into the critical environmental restrictions on the participation of children with developmental disability. Resources and support that target modifiable environmental factors may help to promote children’s participation. (Publisher abstract)
Framing spaces in places: Creating “respite spaces” in dementia care settings
- Author:
- HARNETT Tove
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 13(3), 2014, pp.396-411.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Research on dementia care settings has primarily focused on routine aspects of life, including mealtimes, bathing procedures, etc. However, studies rarely explore how individuals with dementia interact in these settings during the intervals between routines. This study aimed to analyse how residents actively carved out spaces that provided temporary respite from institutional life, termed “framing respite spaces.” Ethnographic data was collected over five months in a dementia care setting in Sweden. Frame analysis was employed to investigate residents’ shared understanding of non-task-orientated situations. The results showed that individuals with dementia adjusted to institutional order, but also actively created respite spaces through conversation. Interestingly, individuals with dementia interpreted conversational cues and often acted logically according to a shared definition of the specific situation. These findings showed that looking beyond task-orientated interactions between staff and residents can provide a more detailed picture of everyday life in dementia care settings (Publisher abstract)
Community-based services and depression from person-environment fit perspective: focusing on functional impairments and living alone
- Authors:
- KIM BoRin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 60(4), 2017, pp.270-285.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Guided by the Person-Environment Fit perspective, the authors investigated the extent to which personal and environmental factors influence depression among community-dwelling adults. The data came from the special section about community-based service utilisation in the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (N=1,710). Although community-based service was not significantly associated with depression after controlling for covariates, respondents with functional limitations and living alone were less likely to be depressed when using community-based services. This study demonstrates the different associations between community-based services and depression depending on personal needs. It discusses the importance of community-based services for ageng-in-place policy, particularly among vulnerable populations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Creating a dementia friendly York: summary
- Authors:
- CRAMPTON Janet, DEAN Janet, ELEY Ruth
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This paper summarises a year-long project in York investigating what it would take to make the City of York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. The findings are discussed based on ‘the Four Cornerstones’ of place, people, resources and networks. The authors conclude that the city is responding positively in many ways to the needs of people with dementia, but there is still much to do to make sure that people can live well with dementia. The project, a combination of research and development, focused on what happens to people before and after they are given a diagnosis of dementia. It features real lives, accounts of lived experiences, and thoughts on how York compares to other places and what it might do to become increasingly dementia-friendly; draws on the experiences of life in York for people who are trying to live as well and as normally as possible despite their dementia, and puts forward some ideas on how York can build on the things that work well for people with dementia and overcome the things that work less well.
Creating a dementia friendly York: report
- Authors:
- CRAMPTON Janet, DEAN Janet, ELEY Ruth
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report is the culmination of a year’s investigation into what it would take to make the City of York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. The authors conclude that the city is responding positively in many ways to the needs of people with dementia, but there is still much to do to make sure that people can live well with dementia. The project, a combination of research and development, focused on what happens to people before and after they are given a diagnosis of dementia. It features real lives, accounts of lived experiences, and thoughts on how York compares to other places and what it might do to become increasingly dementia-friendly; draws on the experiences of life in York for people who are trying to live as well and as normally as possible despite their dementia, and puts forward some ideas on how York can build on the things that work well for people with dementia and overcome the things that work less well based on based on ‘the Four Cornerstones’ of place, people, resources and networks.
An exploration of occupation in nursing home residents with dementia
- Authors:
- MORGAN-BROWN Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(5), May 2011, pp.217-225.
- Publisher:
- Sage
There is growing interest in evaluating the living experience of people with dementia in nursing homes. However evaluating staff, visitor and resident interactions within a residential care environment is complex and challenging. The aim of this study was to develop and report a method of measuring the way residents used their time. The authors evaluated the sitting room environment of two nursing homes in Ireland, using interactive occupation and social engagement as outcome measures and defining these rooms as occupational spaces. Snapshot observational recordings were made during the periods of time when the rooms were in most active use. A total of 35 residents with dementia were involved. These residents spent approximately 70% of their time in the main sitting room areas in states of occupational disengagement. Further insight is provided through narrative descriptions of the functioning of the main sitting room environment in terms of interactive occupation and social engagement, which was poor in these two traditional nursing homes. Routines involving food and drink were critical opportunities for occupational and social engagement. Environmental influences on occupational and social engagement could be detected. The study demonstrated an assessment procedure that provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of a residential care environment in terms of occupation, social engagement and non-engaging behaviour.
Can personal and environmental factors explain dimensions of child participation?
- Authors:
- ROSENBERG L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 37(2), March 2011, pp.266-275.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Noting that one of the main aims of paediatric occupational therapists and other health professionals is to enhance child participation in age-related activities within their communities, this study aimed to explore the multi-dimensional concept of child participation (involvement in life situations). It examined how personal factors (motor competence, cognitive competence, self perceived competence, and performance skills) and human and physical environmental factors (including home and neighbourhood accessibility) explain 5 dimensions of child participation (diversity, intensity, independence, enjoyment, and parental satisfaction). A sample of 70 preschool children and their parents from the centre of Israel participated in the study. Parents completed questionnaires and each child was evaluated individually at their own home. The findings indicated that child participation is affected differently by personal and environmental factors, with personal factors (age and visual-motor integration capacity) as the best determinants for diversity (how many) and environmental factors the best determinants for intensity (how often). The authors suggest that further studies are warranted.
A phenomenological study of volition in everyday occupations of older people with dementia
- Authors:
- RABER Christine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(11), November 2010, pp.498-506.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The aim of this study was to understand volition in people with moderate dementia. The study provided an in-depth description and analysis of the lived experience of volition in the everyday occupations of eight older people in a memory-support assisted living unit. Guiding questions focused on understanding past life interests, demonstration of volition, volitional continuity, and the relationship among the social environment, volition and daily occupations. Data collection included participant observation, family and staff interviews, and the Volitional Questionnaire. The Mini-Mental State Examination provided a measure of cognitive impairment. Three interacting themes emerged from the analysis of the participant narratives: variation in volitional expression; redefining meaningful occupation; and potency of the social environment. The participants differed in volitional expression, showed changes in continuity between past and present interests, and tended to modify their occupations to match their abilities. The participants' lived experiences consistently reflected dynamism between the social environment and the person in volitional expression. The article concludes that understanding the volition of people with moderate dementia in the context of their social world may help caregivers better support engagement in meaningful occupations.
Supporting the participation of youth with physical disabilities: parents' strategies
- Authors:
- KILLEEN Hazel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(3), 2019, p.153–161.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Introduction: Little is known about strategies used by parents to explicitly promote the participation in meaningful occupations of transition-age youth. This descriptive study explored the type and scope of parents' strategies to facilitate the participation of youth living with a physical disability. Methods: Twenty-two parents of youths (12 to 18 years) with mobility restriction reported strategies used at home, school, and in the community by completing the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth at two time points. Content analysis was conducted. Strategies were extracted and coded, and sub-categories were identified and organised into the three domains (person, occupation, environment) of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance – Engagement. Findings: Overall, 241 strategies were reported, of which 130 were distinct. The strategies encompassed all three domains of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance – Engagement, with an emphasis on youths' immediate physical environment and no reference to institutional policies at the macro level. The majority of strategies focused on facilitating youths' participation in the school setting through collaboration, advocacy, and involvement. Conclusion: Findings can increase our understanding of the range of actions parents take in supporting participation of transition-age youth. Occupational therapists can build on those strategies and, through family-centred practice, jointly promote youth participation and inclusion. (Edited publisher abstract)