Alnaser Musaed Z
Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 31470, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait, 90805.
Work. 2009;32(2):123-32. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2009-0798.
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the meaning of work, causes of work-related musculoskeletal injuries (WRMIs), related psychosocial issues, and adaptation of ten occupational therapy practitioners. Data were collected using interview technique. Emergent themes suggested that the practitioners participating in this study perceived the meaning of occupational therapy as both helping others and providing a sense of identity and satisfaction. Combinations of work, patient and practitioner characteristics were associated with WRMIs, which led to participation restriction and limitation in work duties, activities of daily living, and leisure and social activities. As a result, participants experienced psychosocial problems including depression and dissatisfaction. Participants generated adaptive responses to meet the occupational challenges and to improve their occupational performance. Findings supported the centrality of occupation and its impact on all aspects of the worker with an aquired disability due WRMI.
这项现象学研究的目的是探讨十名职业治疗从业者工作的意义、与工作相关的肌肉骨骼损伤（WRMIs）的原因、相关的社会心理问题以及适应情况。采用访谈技术收集数据。新出现的主题表明，参与本研究的从业者将职业治疗的意义视为帮助他人以及提供身份认同感和满足感。工作、患者和从业者特征的综合因素与WRMIs相关，这导致了工作参与受限以及工作职责、日常生活活动、休闲和社交活动受到限制。结果，参与者经历了包括抑郁和不满在内的社会心理问题。参与者产生了适应性反应，以应对职业挑战并提高职业表现。研究结果支持了职业的核心地位及其对因WRMI而获得残疾的工人各方面的影响。
