Occupational Self-Analysis Programme

Summary

Introduction There is a growing tendency from Occupational Therapy towards the use of programs based on occupation, which, through significant occupational participation, have shown to obtain beneficial results maintained over time in its participants. For this, these programs carry out processes of occupational self- analysis in which people reflect on the daily activities they usually perform so that they can generate modifications towards more satisfactory routines. However, and despite their proven benefits, these programs have been conducted mainly on older people and in cultural contexts other than Spanish.

The "Occupational Self-Analysis" program, developed in the Spanish context, provides participants with a space where they can learn to analyse the barriers and supports for occupational participation and thus achieve a more significant occupational performance.

Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the "Occupational Self-Analysis" program on the subjective perception of health and the number of roles in people with and without disabilities. In the same way, the purpose was to analyse the increase or modification of the performance in the Activities of the Daily Life that the participants did, and to know how the social environment supports the individual participation of the participants in meaningful activities.

Method The implementation of the "Occupational Self-Analysis" program was carried out in 3 different populations; people with intellectual disability, people with acquired brain injury (ABI) and University students. The intervention was performed by comparing it with a control group (vocational guidance or usual rehabilitation in the caso of ABI participants). In people with intellectual disability, the experimental group consisted of 12 participants and the control one of 13. In people with ABI, the experimental group involved 5 participants and the control, 7. In university students, the experimental group involved 7 and the control 7. The SF-36 Health Questionnaire was used for the evaluation of subjective health perception and the Roles Checklist (Part 1) to evaluate the number of roles they play in the present and the future. All of them underwent a final focus group and the diary were they wrote their learning and emotions was analyzed to assess the benefits of the program.

Conditions

• Occupational Therapy
• Intellectual Disability
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Students
• Stroke
• Awareness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Occupational self-analysis

The "Occupational Self-Analysis" program provides participants with a space where they can learn to analyse the barriers and supports for occupational participation.

BEHAVIORAL

Vocational guidance

To explore participant´s job interests and learned how to find a job and define a professional profile.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Rehabilitation

Usual rehabilitation: occupational therapy and/or physiotherapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Malaga

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ana Judit Fernández-Solano, PhD · Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2016-07-31

Completion

2016-07-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations