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Mining concepts of health responsibility using text mining and exploratory graph analysis
Sofia Kjellström1, Hudson Golino2
1a The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare , School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University , Jönköping , Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
|May 25, 2018
Summary
Understanding personal responsibility for health is key for occupational therapists. This study reveals how health views differ across ages, highlighting challenges in engaging children and older adults.
Area of Science:
- Health Psychology
- Occupational Therapy
- Quantitative Research Methods
Background:
- Occupational therapists require insight into personal health responsibility beliefs to facilitate patient engagement in daily activities.
- Understanding these beliefs is crucial for effective therapeutic interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate age-related differences in perceptions of health and personal responsibility using advanced quantitative methods.
- To identify distinct dimensions of health responsibility across the lifespan.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods approach combining text mining of 233 interviews (ages 5-96) and exploratory graph analysis (EGA).
- EGA was employed to determine the number of latent variables, with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) used for structural verification.
Main Results:
- Three dimensions of health responsibility were identified: 1) habit formation and well-being, 2) self-awareness and improvement, and 3) normative health behaviors.
- Children, adolescents, and the oldest elderly (>73) reported lower levels of personal health responsibility compared to young adults, adults, and the young elderly.
Conclusions:
- Knowledge of health responsibility concepts is valuable for occupational therapists, yet engaging younger and older populations presents a specific challenge.
- Further research may explore tailored strategies to enhance health responsibility engagement in these age groups.
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