How attention to everyday technology could contribute to modern occupational therapy: A focus group study / Louise Nygard in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.79 N°8 (August 2016)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.79 N°8 (August 2016) . - p. 467-474 Titre : How attention to everyday technology could contribute to modern occupational therapy: A focus group study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Louise Nygard ; Lena Rosenberg Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : p. 467-474 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : ergothérapie  communication  technologie  pratique centrée sur le client Résumé : Introduction Everyday technologies such as mobile phones and ticket vending machines have become increasingly indispensable, profoundly influencing daily life activities. Yet this has been given little attention in occupational therapy. The aim of this study was to explore occupational therapists’ views on everyday technologies’ relevance, meaning and potential applicability in practice. Method Focus groups were undertaken with 42 occupational therapists who had been introduced to an assessment of people’s ability to use everyday technologies. Data comprised eight focus groups and were analysed with a constant comparative approach. Findings The findings show how the participants’ fields of vision expanded when they discovered new ways of using information related to their clients’ everyday technology use, and new roles as therapists that would help make occupational therapy ‘modern’, that is, more timely and up-to-date. However, this also implied a risk of receiving information that was considered potentially unethical if the detected problems could not be dealt with. Conclusion Attending to clients as everyday technology users could give occupational therapists new expert roles, and allow clients to be seen as more complete persons. However, as this opportunity also involves priority conflicts and ethical dilemmas, the issue can inspire critical discussion about client-centred occupational therapy. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=45786 [article] How attention to everyday technology could contribute to modern occupational therapy: A focus group study [texte imprimé] / Louise Nygard ; Lena Rosenberg . - 2016 . - p. 467-474. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.79 N°8 (August 2016) . - p. 467-474 Mots-clés : ergothérapie  communication  technologie  pratique centrée sur le client Résumé : Introduction Everyday technologies such as mobile phones and ticket vending machines have become increasingly indispensable, profoundly influencing daily life activities. Yet this has been given little attention in occupational therapy. The aim of this study was to explore occupational therapists’ views on everyday technologies’ relevance, meaning and potential applicability in practice. Method Focus groups were undertaken with 42 occupational therapists who had been introduced to an assessment of people’s ability to use everyday technologies. Data comprised eight focus groups and were analysed with a constant comparative approach. Findings The findings show how the participants’ fields of vision expanded when they discovered new ways of using information related to their clients’ everyday technology use, and new roles as therapists that would help make occupational therapy ‘modern’, that is, more timely and up-to-date. However, this also implied a risk of receiving information that was considered potentially unethical if the detected problems could not be dealt with. Conclusion Attending to clients as everyday technology users could give occupational therapists new expert roles, and allow clients to be seen as more complete persons. However, as this opportunity also involves priority conflicts and ethical dilemmas, the issue can inspire critical discussion about client-centred occupational therapy. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=45786

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