Hewitt Alana, Howie Linsey, Feldman Susan
School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2010 Feb;57(1):8-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00820.x.
To examine, using a retrospective narrative study, the factors influencing four older people's decision to plan for the activities they would undertake once retired, the planning process undertaken and their subsequent experience of retirement.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the factors influencing older people's decision to commence pre-retirement planning, the planning process undertaken and their experience of retirement. In keeping with narrative inquiry, paradigmatic-type narrative analysis led to the development of categories and subsequent themes to reveal the participants' experiences of these issues.
Three themes: environmental influences, the planning process and retirement experiences: the outcome of planning, were derived from the participants' narratives. Overall, retirement activities that were continued or initiated led to a positive experience even when these planned activities were temporarily interrupted or altered. Planning for future years in retirement and older age also continued.
Occupational therapists have a unique understanding of the centrality of occupation to health and wellbeing. Thus occupational therapists are well-positioned to assist people identify, plan and engage in meaningful occupations outside work in retirement.
采用回顾性叙事研究方法，探究影响四位老年人对退休后活动进行规划的决策因素、所采取的规划过程以及他们随后的退休经历。
进行半结构化访谈，以探究影响老年人开始退休前规划的决策因素、所采取的规划过程以及他们的退休经历。按照叙事探究方法，范式型叙事分析得出了类别及后续主题，以揭示参与者在这些问题上的经历。
从参与者的叙述中得出了三个主题：环境影响、规划过程和退休经历：规划的结果。总体而言，持续或新开展的退休活动带来了积极的体验，即便这些规划好的活动暂时中断或有所改变。对退休后及老年时期未来岁月的规划也在继续。
职业治疗师对职业在健康和幸福中的核心地位有着独特的理解。因此，职业治疗师完全有能力协助人们识别、规划并参与退休后有意义的非工作职业。
