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Occupation by design: dimensions, therapeutic power, and creative process.

D Pierce1

  • 1Eastern Kentucky University, 103 Dizney Building, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, Kentucky 40475, USA. doris.pierce@eku.edu

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
|November 29, 2001
PubMed
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Occupational therapy must translate its growing knowledge of occupation into practice to meet healthcare demands. The occupational design approach provides tools to build bridges for powerful, evidence-based interventions.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Health sciences
  • Intervention design

Background:

  • Growing knowledge base in occupational therapy.
  • Increasing demand for functional outcomes in healthcare.
  • External professions encroaching on occupational therapy expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the convergence of forces impacting occupational therapy.
  • To advocate for translating occupational understanding into practice.
  • To introduce the occupational design approach as a solution.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of occupational experience.
  • Description of the occupational design process.
  • Examination of therapeutic power factors (appeal, intactness, accuracy).

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Main Results:

  • Identified three essential bridges: discourse, demonstration sites, and education.
  • The occupational design approach offers conceptual tools for practice.
  • Subjective and contextual dimensions influence therapeutic power.

Conclusions:

  • Occupational therapy must adapt to current healthcare trends.
  • The occupational design approach facilitates the translation of knowledge into practice.
  • Effective interventions are built on appeal, intactness, and accuracy.