dc.contributor.author | Patil, Grete Grindal | |
dc.contributor.author | Asbjørnslett, Mona | |
dc.contributor.author | Aurlien, Kristin | |
dc.contributor.author | Levin, Nina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-04T09:54:37Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-08T21:26:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-04T09:54:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-08T21:26:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Patil GG, Asbjørnslett MA, Aurlien, Levin N. Gardening as a Meaningful Occupation in Initial Stroke Rehabilitation: An Occupational Therapist Perspective. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2019;7(3):1-15 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2168-6408 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2168-6408 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/8246 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Initial rehabilitation after stroke is demanding for patients whose primary aim is to regain their functions. The literature indicates that gardening may provide medical rehabilitation opportunities and health resources. This study explored occupational therapists’ own observations and descriptions on how participation in a gardening group may support inpatients’ initial rehabilitation following acute stroke. Methods::The authors analyzed notes written by occupational therapists during a 6 month-period that reflected their observations and descriptions after sessions with a gardening group. The therapists were trained in stroke rehabilitation and offered two sessions with gardening groups per week. The sessions were integrated into the occupational therapy program at a residential rehabilitation hospital. The study had a qualitative descriptive design, which included thematic analysis. Results: Six themes were revealed: possibilities for skills training, engagement in the occupation, mastery of the activity, finding mental rest, connection to past experiences, and shared experiences and hope. Conclusions: The occupational therapists found that gardening provided clinical opportunities for skills training and health resources. The results are discussed in relation to meaningful occupations through occupational characteristics, such as doing, being, becoming, and belonging. As a group-based, common occupation, gardening may provide a complementary approach in stroke rehabilitation. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The gardening intervention was supported by the Norwegian Extra Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation with the last author, Nina Levin, as the project leader. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Western Michigan University | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Open Journal of Occupational Therapy;Volume 7, Issue 3 | |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Belonging | en |
dc.subject | Activity engagements | en |
dc.subject | Gardening groups | en |
dc.subject | Mental rests | en |
dc.subject | Past experiences | en |
dc.subject | Shared experiences | en |
dc.title | Gardening as a Meaningful Occupation in Initial Stroke Rehabilitation: An Occupational Therapist Perspective | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2020-02-04T09:54:37Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1561 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1731028 | |
dc.source.journal | The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy | |