The Art and Science of Occupation: Nature, Inquiry, and the Aesthetics of Living

Cutchin, Malcolm P.

doi:10.1080/14427591.2012.744290

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“…Findings contribute to occupational science in several ways. First, the findings contribute to scholarship about the transactional nature of person-neighborhood relationships and the centrality of occupation as a means of negotiating those relationships (Cutchin, 2013; Dickie et al, 2006; Shank & Cutchin, 2010). The relational connection of participants and their neighborhoods, the creative responses to emerging problematic aspects of the neighborhood, and actions taken to improve the situation by older residents, provide empirical examples of how occupational changes were part of participants’ efforts to coordinate and re-coordinate themselves with their changing neighborhood situations.…”

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“…We drew upon transactionalism’s attention to holistic situations and the way people respond to situational problems through inquiry and re-coordinate their relationship to the situation (Cutchin & Dickie, 2012; Dickie & Cutchin, 2013). We also viewed occupations as the product of and the means through which individuals constantly coordinated themselves and their environments (Cutchin, 2013). Further, the transactional perspective sensitized us to consider what the possible problematic situations might be that arise as part of everyday person-neighborhood negotiations among our sample and how occupations contribute to their resolution (Dickie, Cutchin, & Humphry, 2006).…”

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Changing neighborhoods and occupations: Experiences of older African-Americans in Detroit

Fritz

Cutchin

2017

Journal of Occupational Science

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Neighborhood characteristics are relevant to understanding occupations and associated outcomes, yet few empirical studies have focused on neighborhood as the unit of analysis when examining person-environment-occupation relationships. The purpose of this report is to begin addressing that gap. We present findings from a qualitative investigation conducted as part of a larger mixed methods study of 100 African-Americans aged 55 and older living in a variety of neighborhood contexts. With a subsample of older adults (n = 20), we utilized participant-generated photos and photo-elicitation interviews to examine the question of how participation in everyday occupations changes (or not) for older African-Americans residing in urban neighborhoods that have undergone significant physical and socio-demographic changes. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach in combination with a constant comparative method. Occupational change was conceptualized as four primary types: (a) spatio-temporal changes to participation in occupation, (b) changes to social participation, (c) heightened vigilance during daily occupations, and (d) actions to preserve and protect the neighborhood. The findings provide insights about the ways that neighborhood deterioration is related to occupational change. We discuss the potential impact of participants’ occupational changes on health and well-being, and we assess the issue of neighborhood and occupation as relevant to occupational justice in urban contexts.

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Changing neighborhoods and occupations: Experiences of older African-Americans in Detroit

Fritz

Cutchin

2017

Journal of Occupational Science

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“…''Problematic situations are those where change occurs and individual or social habits of thought and behaviour prove to be inadequate or ineffective'' (Cutchin & Dickie, 2012, p. 259). Problematic situations are prerequisites of human action, meaning that people act through their connections to different situations (Cutchin, 2013). To meet problematic situations the persons use actions and creativity in order to re-coordinate the situations in relation to the environment and society (Cutchin, 2013).…”

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Being a pedestrian with dementia: A qualitative study using photo documentation and focus group interviews

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The aim of the study was to identify problematic situations in using zebra crossings. They were identified from photo documentations comprising film sequences and the perspectives of people with dementia. The aim was also to identify how they would understand, interpret and act in these problematic situations based on their previous experiences and linked to the film sequences.A qualitative grounded theory approach was used. Film sequences from five zebra crossings were analysed. The same film sequences were used as triggers in two focus group interviews with persons with dementia. Individual interviews with three informants were also performed.The core category, the hazard of meeting unfolding problematic traffic situations when only one layer at a time can be kept in focus, showed how a problematic situation as a whole consisted of different layers of problematic situations. The first category, adding layers of problematic traffic situations to each other, was characterized by the informants' creation of a problematic situation as a whole. The different layers were described in the subcategories of layout of streets and zebra crossings, weather conditions, vehicles and crowding of pedestrians. The second category, actions used to meet different layers of problematic traffic situations, was characterized by avoiding problematic situations, using traffic lights as reminders and security precautions, following the flow at the zebra crossing and being cautious pedestrians.In conclusion, as community-dwelling people with dementia commonly are pedestrians, it is important that health care professionals and caregivers take their experiences and management of problematic traffic situations into account when providing support.

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“…Occupation is a means through which individuals gain experience and practice, getting better at living, adapt habits that support their current situations, and foster inquiry and the ability to imagine new possibilities for action and growth (Cutchin, 2013). Although there are obvious benefits to occupation, it is important to note that occupations are not always positive (Wilcock, 2006).…”

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Water: A Useful Metaphor for Occupation

Fox

2014

Journal of Occupational Science

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The Art and Science of Occupation: Nature, Inquiry, and the Aesthetics of Living

Cited by 27 publications

References 17 publications

Changing neighborhoods and occupations: Experiences of older African-Americans in Detroit

Changing neighborhoods and occupations: Experiences of older African-Americans in Detroit

Being a pedestrian with dementia: A qualitative study using photo documentation and focus group interviews

Water: A Useful Metaphor for Occupation

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