KMID : 0603920090170020041
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Journal of Korean Academy of Occupational Therapy 2009 Volume.17 No. 2 p.41 ~ p.53
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Restructured New Daily Living- A Study on the Participation of Older People With Disabilities in an Adult Daycare Program -
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Kim Seul-Gi
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study is to understand and explain the experiences of participation of older people with disabilities in an adult day-care program. Through this study, we found ground materials for pre paring support programs that promote elderly disabled peoples¡¯ adaptation to adult day-care and the roles of occupational therapy to be considered in such care.
Methods : A qualitative research was conducted to understand the experiences of the elderly in an adult daycare center. This study collected data through in-depth interviews with participants, participant observations, field notes, and program diaries from December 1st, 2005 to April 30th, 2006, and analyzed them using the grounded theory method.
Results : In the analysis, 115 concepts, 12 categories, and 34 subcategories were emerged from the raw data, and all are constituted on the paradigm model. ¡®Reconstructed new daily living? was the care category in this study and was found to be related with the change of two factors: daily routine and social network. The part icipants showed three types of participation: dependent participation, independent participation, and interdepen dent participation, and each of the participation types showed differences in expectation, meaning of activity, and interactions with peers.
Conclusion : This study explained the significance of the participation of the elderly in an adult care center, and provided strategies for occupational therapy intervention to enhance their participation.
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KEYWORD
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Adult day-care, Grounded theory, Occupational therapy, Participation
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