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[The Profile of Leisure Activities, a promising instrument in occupational therapy]
Elisabeth Dutil1, Nathalie Bier, Céline Gaudreault
1Ecole de réadaptation, Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain, Institut de réadaptation de Montréal.
Background:
Although the benefits of leisure activities are well known, few instruments have been specifically designed to measure a person's engagement in their leisure activities and to assess the personal or environmental factors affecting their capacity to participate in leisure activities.
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to present the steps leading to the development of the Profil du Loisir between 1990 and 2002.
Methods:
The planning, construction, and validation of the tool were done according to the steps suggested by Benson and Clark (1982). The first versions were tested by occupational therapists on individuals with traumatic brain injuries.
Results:
The validation led to the development of the final version (3.0). The inter-rater reliability of the instrument was rated from acceptable (kappa 0.21-0.4) to very good (0.61-0.80) and the test-retest reliability was rated from acceptable to moderate (0.41-0.60).
Clinical Implications:
The Profil du Loisir is a promising tool that invites occupational therapists to systematically consider and assess client leisure time in their practice.
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