Bartie Michelle, Dunnell Alex, Kaplan Jesse, Oosthuizen Dianka, Smit Danielle, van Dyk Anchen, Cloete Lizahn, Duvenage Mia
Ukwanda Rural Clinical School, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7808, Republic of South Africa.
Occup Ther Int. 2016 Jun;23(2):91-102. doi: 10.1002/oti.1404. Epub 2015 Sep 8.
Occupational therapists believe that play is a child's main occupation and is considered essential for healthy motor, cognitive and emotional development. However, play spaces and activities in low socio-economic areas are often different to those provided in structured occupational therapy treatment environments. The main objective was to determine play opportunities, activities, equipment, toys and the play environment for 5- to 6-year-olds living in a low-socio-economic community outside a small town in South Africa, in order to understand the nature of play in this environment better. Participant observation together with an adapted photovoice method to capture the play experience was used. Data was analysed using inductive content analysis. Two global themes emerged from the results: "neighbourhood children find ways to play" and "context influences play". Children were given ample opportunity to play and participated in extensive outdoor play. Their games were highly social and involved the imaginative use of found items as toys. Play was also used to make sense of social hazards. An understanding of play in a low-income context has implications for the development of future play assessments and the provision of play therapy in these communities. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
职业治疗师认为，玩耍是儿童的主要活动，对其健康的运动、认知和情感发展至关重要。然而，社会经济地位较低地区的玩耍空间和活动往往与结构化职业治疗治疗环境中提供的不同。主要目的是确定南非一个小镇外社会经济地位较低社区中5至6岁儿童的玩耍机会、活动、设备、玩具和玩耍环境，以便更好地了解这种环境下玩耍的本质。采用参与观察法并结合一种经过改编的摄影声音方法来捕捉玩耍体验。使用归纳内容分析法对数据进行分析。结果出现了两个总体主题：“邻里儿童想方设法玩耍”和“环境影响玩耍”。孩子们有充足的玩耍机会，并参与大量户外活动。他们的游戏具有很强的社交性，包括将找到的物品想象为玩具来使用。玩耍还被用来理解社会危害。了解低收入环境下的玩耍情况对未来玩耍评估的发展以及在这些社区提供玩耍治疗具有启示意义。版权所有© 2015约翰·威利父子有限公司。
