Division of Occupational Therapy, University of Utah, 520 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2013 Sep-Oct;67(5):e100-5. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2013.008102.
We examined household task participation patterns of 46 children and youth with and without physical disability (PD) and explored the effects of age on roles of and expectations for these children in household task participation. Children with PD did not differ significantly from those without PD in the number of household tasks they performed; however, they did require more assistance than those without PD. In both groups, younger children performed significantly fewer household tasks and required significantly more help than older children. These findings further support the discriminant validity of the Children Helping Out: Responsibilities, Expectations, and Supports (Dunn, 2004) measure of household task participation and its use with adolescents. Assessing such participation would help caregivers and practitioners more successfully prepare children and youths with PD for independent living. Considering the roles and opportunities for social participation inherent in many household tasks will contribute to the usefulness of examining such participation.
我们研究了 46 名有和没有身体残疾（PD）的儿童和青少年参与家务的模式，并探讨了年龄对这些儿童参与家务角色和期望的影响。有 PD 的儿童在完成的家务数量上与没有 PD 的儿童没有显著差异；然而，他们确实比没有 PD 的儿童需要更多的帮助。在这两个组中，年龄较小的儿童完成的家务数量明显较少，需要的帮助也明显多于年龄较大的儿童。这些发现进一步支持了儿童帮助：责任、期望和支持（Dunn，2004）测量工具在青少年中的家庭任务参与的判别有效性。评估这种参与将有助于照顾者和从业者更成功地为有 PD 的儿童和青少年做好独立生活的准备。考虑到许多家务中固有的角色和参与社会的机会，将有助于评估这种参与的有用性。
