Wong Carin, Fagan Brenda, Leland Natalie E
Carin Wong, MS, is PhD Candidate, Mrs. T. H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles;
Brenda Fagan, OTR/L, is Project Manager, Mrs. T. H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Am J Occup Ther. 2018 Jul/Aug;72(4):7204205050p1-7204205050p7. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2018.026492.
Occupational engagement is the foundation of occupational therapy. We identified perspectives of 18 occupational therapy practitioners on integrating occupation-based interventions during postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation for persons with hip fracture to identify occupational therapy's distinct contribution.
We conducted six focus groups derived from a purposive national sample of occupational therapy practitioners (N = 18). A secondary analysis was conducted to analyze the transcripts for major subthemes around occupation-based interventions.
Three major themes arose from practitioners' perspectives regarding the role of occupation in rehabilitation: (1) conducting an occupational profile, (2) integrating occupation-based intervention in the facility, and (3) identifying goals for occupational engagement after discharge. Challenges and strategies for integrating occupation-based interventions were also identified.
Identifying practitioners' perspectives on integrating occupation into rehabilitation may inform strategies to facilitate occupation-based interventions in PAC and define occupational therapy's role in this setting.
职业参与是职业治疗的基础。我们确定了18名职业治疗从业者对于在髋部骨折患者的急性后期护理（PAC）康复期间整合基于职业的干预措施的看法，以确定职业治疗的独特贡献。
我们对来自全国有目的抽样的职业治疗从业者（N = 18）进行了六个焦点小组访谈。进行了二次分析，以分析围绕基于职业的干预措施的主要子主题的记录。
从业者对于职业在康复中的作用的看法产生了三个主要主题：（1）进行职业概况评估，（2）在机构中整合基于职业的干预措施，以及（3）确定出院后职业参与的目标。还确定了整合基于职业的干预措施的挑战和策略。
确定从业者对于将职业融入康复的看法可能为促进PAC中基于职业的干预措施的策略提供信息，并界定职业治疗在这种情况下的作用。
