Temporal Patterns of Daily Occupations among Older Adults in Northern Sweden

Björklund, Cecilia; Gard, Gunvor; Lilja, Margareta; Erlandsson, Lena‐Karin

doi:10.1080/14427591.2013.790666

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“…A study of people going through the process of retirement highlighted that they adopted a slower pace of life, post-retirement (Jonsson, Borell and Sadlo 2000). However, the participants in the current study kept to their morning routines, echoing the findings of work by Björklund et al (2014), which highlighted that older adults organized their daily routines in the same ways as people of working age. Participants' descriptions of their routines suggested that they perceived themselves as following not just a mere set of tasks, but a series of carefully planned and meaningful rituals.…”

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Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People’s Meaningful Occupations

Križaj

Roberts

Warren

et al. 2019

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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People are occupational beings and enabling older people to engage in meaningful occupations contributes to their health and well-being. Experiences of engagement and meaning in an occupation may differ in different socio-cultural contexts. The aim of this study was to explore Slovenian older people's individual experiences of engagement in occupation, with a particular emphasis on their meaningful occupations. The study employed a phenomenological research approach. Semistructured interviews were conducted with ten Slovenian older adults, living independently in their home environment. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to approach and analyze the data. The findings highlighted that meaningful occupations and daily rituals represented an important part of the participants' identities. The meanings they attached to their occupations were informed by Slovenian socio-cultural, historical and physical context. A range of people and places were identified as significant in generating and maintaining these meanings. Participants gave particular significance to the role of productive, health-promoting and family-related occupations. The study contributes new occupational science knowledge and the findings support the case for increased recognition of the importance of meaningful occupation for older people.

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confidence: 58%

Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People’s Meaningful Occupations

Križaj

Roberts

Warren

et al. 2019

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…The method complements time-use methods with further dimensions that include deriving knowledge from how individuals and groups in society use their time and move in space. Time geography has been applied in recent years within occupational therapy and occupational science research, applying either an individual perspective [21,80,81] or a family perspective [82]. Time geography has shown to be useful and suitable for illustrating individuals' doing in time and place.…”

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The linkage between patterns of daily occupations and occupational balance: Applications within occupational science and occupational therapy practice

Eklund

Orban

Argentzell

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Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Patterns of daily occupations (PDO) and occupational balance (OB) are recurring phenomena in the literature. Both are related with health and well-being, which makes them central in occupational therapy practice and occupational science. The aim was to review how PDO and OB are described in the literature, to propose a view of how the two constructs may be linked, and elaborate on how such a view may benefit occupational science and occupational therapy. The literature was analysed by latent and manifest content analysis and comparative analysis. The findings were summarized in a model, framing PDO as the more objective and OB as the more subjective result from an interaction between personal preferences and environmental influences. The proposed model does not assume a cause-effect relationship between the targeted constructs, rather a mutual influence and a joint reaction to influencing factors. Indicators of PDO and OB were identified, as well as tools for assessing PDO and OB. The authors propose that discerning PDO and OB as separate but interacting phenomena may be useful in developing a theoretical discourse in occupational science and enhancing occupational therapy practice. Although the scope of this study was limited, the proposed view may hopefully inspire further scrutiny of constructs.

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“…The results showed that 80% of the notes related to leisure activities, 18% to productivity and 2% to self-care. Previous research shows that during a day, older adults spend most of their time at home and alone [ 19 , 20 ], and many of the activities performed during a day focus on self-care such as eating, and sleeping [ 32 ]. However, when asked a question about what makes you feel good, it might be that the “taken for granted” activities are less likely to be reported.…”

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What makes older adults feel good?

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Background and aim To inform health promotion interventions, there is a need for large studies focusing specifically on what makes older adults feel good, from their own perspective. The aim was to explore older adults’ views of what makes them feel good in relation to their different characteristics. Methods A qualitative and quantitative study design was used. Independently living people (n = 1212, mean age 78.85) answered the open-ended question, ‘What makes you feel good?’ during preventive home visits. Following inductive and summative content analysis, data was deductively sorted, based on The Canadian model of occupational performance and engagement, into the categories leisure, productivity, and self-care. Group comparisons were made between: men/women; having a partner/being single; and those with bad/good subjective health. Results In total, 3117 notes were reported about what makes older adults feel good. Leisure activities were the most frequently reported (2501 times), for example social participation, physical activities, and cultural activities. Thereafter, productivity activities (565 times) such as gardening activities and activities in relation to one’s home were most frequently reported. Activities relating to self-care (51 times) were seldom reported. There were significant differences between men and women, having a partner and being single, and those in bad and good health, as regards the activities they reported as making them feel good. Discussion and conclusions To enable older adults to feel good, health promotion interventions can create opportunities for social participation and physical activities which suit older adults’ needs. Such interventions should be adapted to different groups.

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Temporal Patterns of Daily Occupations among Older Adults in Northern Sweden

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People’s Meaningful Occupations

Early Hour, Golden Hour: an Exploration of Slovenian Older People’s Meaningful Occupations

The linkage between patterns of daily occupations and occupational balance: Applications within occupational science and occupational therapy practice

What makes older adults feel good?

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