"You've Got to Do Something": Developing Occupational Therapists' Role in End-of-Life Care

被引:3
作者
Chow, Janice Kishi [1 ]
Pickens, Noralyn Davel [2 ]
Fletcher, Tina [2 ]
Thompson, Mary [2 ]
Bowyer, Patricia [3 ]
机构
[1] VA Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, 3801 Miranda Ave MC 117, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
[2] Texas Womans Univ, Dallas, TX USA
[3] Texas Womans Univ, Houston, TX USA
来源
OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH | 2023年 / 43卷 / 01期
关键词
palliative care; occupational adaptation; model of human occupation; grounded theory; qualitative research; PEOPLE; MODEL;
D O I
10.1177/15394492221088239
中图分类号
R49 [康复医学];
学科分类号
100215 ;
摘要
Occupational therapists support the occupational participation of people who are dying yet remain underutilized in end-of-life care. To explore how occupational therapists develop their role in end-of-life care to provide strategies to address underutilization. Using a grounded-theory method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 occupational therapists. Three themes emerged which demonstrate participants' role development process. Participants' experiences with dying (Close Experience of Loss) often instilled the importance of end-of-life care. Led by these convictions (Willing to Do It), participants developed skills for end-of-life care. Reflecting on their experiences and treatment outcomes (Making a Difference), participants self-validated their role. The Model of Occupational Therapists' Role Development in End-of-Life Care captured this process. Personal experiences and critical self-reflection may provide an adaptive means to drive role development and appropriately increase end-of-life care occupational therapy utilization.
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页码:109 / 118
页数:10
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