Experiences of the Redesigning Daily Occupation programme - a qualitative study among persons with neurological diseases.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Sandström C; Rehabilitation and Pain Centre, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.; Mårtensson E; Rehabilitation and Pain Centre, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.; Hellman T; Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
- Source
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9502210 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1651-2014 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 11038128 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Occup Ther Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Background: The Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO) is a programme targeting persons who need to restructure activities and routines to achieve a healthier balance in everyday life. Issues that often is needed for persons with neurological diseases.
Aims/objectives: To describe how persons with neurological disease experienced the ReDo-programme and to investigate how their occupational patterns and fatigue changed during the programme.
Material and Methods: A mixed method study with a convergent parallel design including ten participants. Questionnaires and individual semi-structured interviews have been used and data analysed by descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.
Results: The findings indicated an increased participation in everyday life after the intervention. Furthermore, the main theme showed that the intervention enabled reflections and new insight. Sub-themes included: feeling pressured to perform, being part of a group and changing occupational pattern.
Conclusions: Participants valued being a group; however, they experienced the intensity as being too high. The content of the intervention enabled reflections and new insights regarding their occupational pattern, which was experienced as a starting point towards behavioural changes and re-prioritisation of occupations in everyday life.
Significance: A modified version with lower intensity and careful goal setting might be valuable for persons with neurological diseases.