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    The experience of engaging in occupation following stroke: a qualitative meta-synthesis

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    Date
    2013
    Publisher
    © 2013 British Journal of Occupational Therapy
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    Williams, Shoshannah
    Murray, Carolyn
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7660
    Citation
    Williams, S., & Murray, C. (2013). The experience of engaging in occupation following stroke: A qualitative meta-synthesis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(8), 370-378. doi:10.4276/030802213X13757040168351
    Abstract
    Introduction: A meta-synthesis is a means of extracting data from multiple qualitative studies about the same topic, re-analysing the findings and bringing them together as a collective whole. Data from six qualitative studies that investigated the experience of engaging in occupation following a stroke were extracted and reanalysed with the purpose of gaining a greater understanding of the subjective experience to inform occupational therapy practice. Methods: Six databases were systematically searched for literature published in English during 1990-2011. Seven studies were appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool; six of these were included in the meta-synthesis. Findings: Five conceptual themes regarding occupational engagement emerged from the review: an emotional response, impact on identity, role of significant others, community access and the process of occupational adaptation. Conclusion: Engagement in occupation following a stroke is linked to self-identity and an emotional response; both of these, in turn, have an impact on capacity for occupational adaptation. Individuals are situated within a context of significant others and community. These findings give occupational therapists greater insight into the experience of older people following stroke in community settings.
    Keywords
    Aged; Community; Independent living; Occupational therapy; Qualitative approaches; Stroke
     
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    This review was published in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy [© 2013 The College of Occupational Therapists Ltd.] and The Journal's website is at: https://goo.gl/LGmjo7
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    https://goo.gl/LGmjo7
    DOI
    http://doi.org/10.4276/030802213X13757040168351
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    James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
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