Cultural adaptation of the adolescent/adult sensory profile for Spain

[Abstract] Importance: In Spain, culturally adapted tools are needed to assess sensory processing in adolescents and adults. Objective: To adapt the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP) so that it is culturally appropriate for use in Spain. Design: Following standard procedures for cultural adaptation, we completed direct and back translation, conducted cognitive interviews, and examined test-retest reliability. Participants: Cognitive interviews were conducted with 18 participants ages 11-13 yr. Test-retest reliability was calculated with different samples of 30 participants who were Spanish speaking only and 30 who were Spanish and English speaking. Results: The cognitive interviews revealed no serious difficulties in comprehension. The linguistic expert made necessary adjustments, and test-retest reliability of items showed low intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs; i.e., <.50) for two items in the monolingual group and five items in the bilingual group. These items were reviewed and revised by the linguistic expert, and subsequent test-retest reliability showed only one item with an ICC of <.50. Conclusions and relevance: The cultural adaptation of the AASP for Spain is conceptually and semantically equivalent to the original version and provides a culturally sensitive measure of sensory processing for adolescent and adult Spanish populations. What this article adds: The cultural adaptation of assessment tools is an essential part of occupational therapy clinical intervention. We describe the cultural adaptation to Spain of the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile

Educational materials on citizenship from an occupational perspective

Sarah Kantartzis - ORCID: 0000-0001-5191-015X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5191-015XThis booklet presents educational materials for teachers or educators and students of occupational therapy in higher education programmes. The materials can also be applied in interprofessional programmes, to enable an occupation-based approach to citizenship to be negotiated in the inter-curricula context. In addition, they will be useful for the continuing professional development of people working in health and social fields and in community development programmes. The general aim is to facilitate and highlight addressing issues of citizenship in the contemporary education of occupational therapists. The purpose is to bring the co-creation of knowledge, skills and values of participatory citizenship together with strategic political, cultural and critical thinking into education, particularly at the Diploma/Bachelor or pre-registration levels. The booklet is written in three sections, which present: Section 1: An introduction to the concept of citizenship and particularly of participatory citizenship (Chapter 2). Section 2: A discussion of competences and learning outcomes, as well as of the theoretical approaches that underpin these educational materials (Chapters 3 and 4). Section 3: A range of educational materials, enabling flexible, contextualised, approaches, for the exploration, understanding and development of knowledge regarding participatory citizenship (Chapter 5).This booklet has been published with the support from a grant of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE) for the Project: “Citizenship II”.https://doi.org/10.17979/spudc.9788497498142pubpu

Effectiveness of an occupational therapy home programme in Spain for people affected by stroke

[Abstract] The main aim of this paper is to assess the effects of an occupational therapy home programme in Spain on 23 people who had had stroke (mean age 61.17 years). The programme was made up of a set of activities and techniques of physical, cognitive, social and functional nature aimed at preventing, maintaining and/or rehabilitating the abilities affected of people who had had stroke. A multiple-baseline intrasubject design and replication with a treatment withdrawal period to check whether the effects of the programme remained was applied. The results show a significant statistical improvement, concerning not only the participants' cognitive skills through Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment Battery - Second Edition but also their functional independence as assessed by the Barthel Index. Despite the low number of participants, being one of the limitations of our study, the results support the need to carry out research about the effectiveness of rehabilitation treatments in the home with the goal to plan how public healthcare systems should tackle them and how to improve those already being used

Participatory citizenship: critical perspectives on client-centred occupational therapy

Background/aims: This article aims to discuss client-centred practice, the current dominant approach within occupational therapy, in relation to participatory citizenship. Occupational therapists work within structures and policies that set boundaries on their engagement with clients, while working with complex, multidimensional social realities. Methods: The authors present a critical discussion shaped by their research, including a survey, discussions at workshops at international conferences, and critical engagement with the literature on occupational therapy, occupation, and citizenship. Conclusion: A focus on citizenship suggests reframing professional development based on the participation in public life of people as citizens of their society. While occupational therapists often refer to clients in the context of communities, groups, families, and wider society, the term client centred practice typically represents a particular view of the individual and may sometimes be too limited in application for a more systemic and societal approach. Significance: The authors question the individual focus which has, until recently, been typical of client-centred occupational therapy. Placing citizenship at the core of intervention is a transformative process that assumes all people are citizens and conceives of health as a collective issue, influencing the way we educate, do research, and practise. Key words: Collective, dis-citizenship, inequalities, professional development, participation, paradigms, occupational justice</p

Proxecto de colaboración ACCEM-UDC

Banco de experiencias de Aprendizaxe Servizo. Convocatoria 2015/201

Aproximación inicial al impacto del trabajo en las ocupaciones y en la salud de las camareras de piso desde una perspectiva de la justicia ocupacional.

Objective: to explore work impact on housekeepers’ occupations and health from an occupational justice perspective. Methods: a qualitative methodology was used, articulated from a critical approach and occupational justice perspective. Access to the field and information generation took place in May 2017, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and reflective notebooks given to participants. Three women participated. Results: four themes emerged: "It is a tiring job", "Precariousness in the day to day work","Lace of occupations in a context of uncertainty" and "A collective fight articulated from occupational justice." Conclusion: in the daily life of their work, participants face a variety of situations that impact on their health and limit their occupational choices. Occupational therapy can contribute to the situation of female housekeepers in this context by identifying opportunities for the promotion of health and well-beingObjetivo: explorar el impacto del trabajo en las ocupaciones y en la salud de las camareras de piso desde la mirada de la justicia ocupacional. Métodos: se utilizó una metodología cualitativa empleando una orientación crítica y desde la perspectiva de la justicia ocupacional. El acceso al campo y la recopilación de información se llevó a cabo en el mes de mayo de 2017, en la comunidad autónoma de Galicia (España). Se generaron datos mediante la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas y de cuadernos reflexivos entregados a las participantes. Han participado 3 mujeres. Resultados: surgieron cuatro temáticas: “Es un trabajo agotador”, “La precariedad en el día a día laboral”, “Encaje de las ocupaciones en un contexto de incertidumbre” y “Una lucha como colectivo articulada desde la justicia ocupacional”. Conclusiones: en la cotidianeidad de su trabajo las participantes se enfrentan a una gran variedad de situaciones que impactan en su salud y que limitan sus elecciones ocupacionales. La terapia ocupacional puede contribuir a mejor la situación de las camareras de piso en este contexto, identificándose oportunidades para la promoción de la salud y el bienestar

Initial approach to the impact of work on housekeeper's occupations and health from an occupational justice perspective

[Resumen] Objetivo: explorar el impacto del trabajo en las ocupaciones y en la salud de las camareras de piso desde la mirada de la justicia ocupacional. Métodos: se utilizó una metodología cualitativa empleando una orientación crítica y desde la perspectiva de la justicia ocupacional. El acceso al campo y la recopilación de información se llevó a cabo en el mes de mayo de 2017, en la comunidad autónoma de Galicia (España). Se generaron datos mediante la realización de entrevistas semiestructuradas y de cuadernos reflexivos entregados a las participantes. Han participado 3 mujeres. Resultados: surgieron cuatro temáticas: “Es un trabajo agotador”, “La precariedad en el día a día laboral”, “Encaje de las ocupaciones en un contexto de incertidumbre” y “Una lucha como colectivo articulada desde la justicia ocupacional”. Conclusiones: en la cotidianeidad de su trabajo las participantes se enfrentan a una gran variedad de situaciones que impactan en su salud y que limitan sus elecciones ocupacionales. La terapia ocupacional puede contribuir a mejor la situación de las camareras de piso en este contexto, identificándose oportunidades para la promoción de la salud y el bienestar.[Abstract] Objective: to explore work impact on housekeepers’ occupations and health from an occupational justice perspective. Methods: a qualitative methodology was used, articulated from a critical approach and occupational justice perspective. Access to the field and information generation took place in May 2017, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and reflective notebooks given to participants. Three women participated. Results: four themes emerged: "It is a tiring job", "Precariousness in the day to day work","Lace of occupations in a context of uncertainty" and "A collective fight articulated from occupational justice." Conclusion: in the daily life of their work, participants face a variety of situations that impact on their health and limit their occupational choices. Occupational therapy can contribute to the situation of female housekeepers in this context by identifying opportunities for the promotion of health and well-bein

Estudio documental de las necesidades ocupacionales de la población del ayuntamiento de Fene.

Objective: To describe the occupational needs of the population of municipality of Fene and to detect the most urgent priorities of action, of the present to ten years. Methods: A descriptive study is realized through the quantitative methodology, following the structure of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model. Data collection was carried out through contact with city council and public databases (IGE, INE). For the data analysis, the Excel program of the Microsoft Office 2013 package was used. Results: The occupational needs of the Fene municipality’s population are detected and a few lines of action are suggested of the present to ten years. These lines are: the attention to the elderly; the accompaniment in the process of retirement; the attention to the infancy and to the adolescence, as well as, to the disability and to the dependence; the attention to the persons in situation of unemployment or precariousness work and; finally, to promote and to guarantee the accessibility of Fene's environment, as well as, of the entity of the council.Conclusion: Unemployment, job precariousness and the aging of the population are social problems of the population. Providing health, well-being and quality of life to the people, should be one of the priorities of action for the authorities.Objetivos: Describir las necesidades ocupacionales de la población del Ayuntamiento de Fene y detectar las prioridades de actuación más urgentes, de aquí a diez años. Métodos: Se realiza un estudio descriptivo a través de la metodología cuantitativa, siguiendo la estructura del Modelo Persona-Entorno-Ocupación. El ámbito de estudio es la población de Fene, en la provincia de A Coruña. La recogida de datos se realizó mediante la puesta en contacto con el Ayuntamiento y bases de datos poblacionales públicas (IGE, INE). Para el análisis de los datos se ha empleado el programa Excel, del paquete de Microsoft Office 2013. Resultados: Se detectan las necesidades ocupacionales de la población de Fene y se sugieren unas líneas de actuación de aquí a diez años. Estas líneas son: la atención a las personas mayores; el acompañamiento en el proceso de jubilación; la atención a la infancia y a la adolescencia, así como, a la discapacidad y a la dependencia; la atención a las personas en situación de desempleo o precariedad laboral y; por último, fomentar y garantizar la accesibilidad del entorno de Fene, así como, de la entidad del Ayuntamiento. Conclusión: El desempleo, la precariedad laboral y el envejecimiento de la población son problemas sociales de la población. Proporcionarle salud, bienestar y calidad de vida a las personas, debe ser una de las prioridades de actuación para las autoridades

Documentary study of the occupational needs of the population of the municipality of Fene

[Resumen] Objetivos: Describir las necesidades ocupacionales de la población del Ayuntamiento de Fene y detectar las prioridades de actuación más urgentes, de aquí a diez años. Métodos: Se realiza un estudio descriptivo a través de la metodología cuantitativa, siguiendo la estructura del Modelo Persona-Entorno-Ocupación. El ámbito de estudio es la población de Fene, en la provincia de A Coruña. La recogida de datos se realizó mediante la puesta en contacto con el Ayuntamiento y bases de datos poblacionales públicas (IGE, INE). Para el análisis de los datos se ha empleado el programa Excel, del paquete de Microsoft Office 2013. Resultados: Se detectan las necesidades ocupacionales de la población de Fene y se sugieren unas líneas de actuación de aquí a diez años. Estas líneas son: la atención a las personas mayores; el acompañamiento en el proceso de jubilación; la atención a la infancia y a la adolescencia, así como, a la discapacidad y a la dependencia; la atención a las personas en situación de desempleo o precariedad laboral y; por último, fomentar y garantizar la accesibilidad del entorno de Fene, así como, de la entidad del Ayuntamiento. Conclusión: El desempleo, la precariedad laboral y el envejecimiento de la población son problemas sociales de la población. Proporcionarle salud, bienestar y calidad de vida a las personas, debe ser una de las prioridades de actuación para las autoridades.[Abstract] Objective: To describe the occupational needs of the population of municipality of Fene and to detect the most urgent priorities of action, of the present to ten years. Methods: A descriptive study is realized through the quantitative methodology, following the structure of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model. Data collection was carried out through contact with city council and public databases (IGE, INE). For the data analysis, the Excel program of the Microsoft Office 2013 package was used. Results: The occupational needs of the Fene municipality’s population are detected and a few lines of action are suggested of the present to ten years. These lines are: the attention to the elderly; the accompaniment in the process of retirement; the attention to the infancy and to the adolescence, as well as, to the disability and to the dependence; the attention to the persons in situation of unemployment or precariousness work and; finally, to promote and to guarantee the accessibility of Fene's environment, as well as, of the entity of the council.Conclusion: Unemployment, job precariousness and the aging of the population are social problems of the population. Providing health, well-being and quality of life to the people, should be one of the priorities of action for the authorities

Politicizing Children’s Play: A Community Photovoice Process to Transform a School Playground

From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: epub 2024-05-31, issued 2024-05-31, ppub 2024-07-01Publication status: PublishedItem is not available in this repository.Silvia Veiga-Seijo - ORCID: 0000-0001-9309-2941 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-2941Importance: Contextual elements at school playgrounds compromise the right to play. An occupation-based social transformation project to foster occupational justice in play at a school playground was conducted. Objective: To better understand barriers to and facilitators of children’s participation in occupations at the school playground to co-create actions that enable play. Design: A participatory methodology—Photovoice—was used. The research consisted of four phases: involving the community in the research design, community-led data generation and analysis, discussion of findings to increase the community’s awareness, and a community agenda for changing the playground. Setting: Public primary school playground in northwest Spain. Participants: All children (n = 450, ages 3–12 yr), families (n = 12), and teachers (n = 15) participated. A thematic analysis of visual, textual, and oral material was conducted, including member checking. Results: The study revealed several barriers to play, including the short recess duration, poor floor (surface) conditions, jail-like atmosphere, and violence. However, participants identified an ad hoc lending games system and playground murals advocating for children’s rights as facilitators. These findings have direct implications for improving the play environment. Conclusions and Relevance: Conflicting priorities between children’s and adults’ desires and needs for the playground were unveiled, displaying the relevance of invisible contexts (i.e., social or institutional contexts) in shaping play opportunities. A critical occupational stance combined with a participatory and playful methodology generated space to unveil these conflicting priorities, reconcile agendas, raise awareness, and propose collective actions to transform the playground. Plain-Language Summary: Playing is fundamental to children’s development and inclusion. This study focused on making school playgrounds better places for kids to play. Researchers found that things such as short playtimes, bad playground conditions, and violence made it tough for kids to enjoy playing, but they also discovered some good things, such as a system for borrowing games and colorful murals promoting children’ rights. These findings show that changing the playground’s physical and social environment can make a big difference for kids. By listening to kids and working together, adults and children can create playgrounds where all kids can play meaningfully and safely. Occupational therapists can promote such processes.pubpu