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Contextual factors affecting community participation in leisure and free time persons with disabilities physical

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  • Mara Arévalo H. Universidad Santo Tomás, sede Gran Concepción
  • Jorge Yáñez A. Universidad Santo Tomás, sede Gran Concepción
Vol. 16 No. 2 (2016): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2016.44760

Abstract

A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the contextual factors that influence community participation in leisure activities and free time in persons with disabilities from physical aged between 30 and 59 years and belonging to the Department Disability Concepcion, Chile. The sample was selected by convenience sampling and consisted of four participants who underwent an open interview applied individually during the period of June 2016.In conclusion, the greater community participation in leisure activities and free time of respondents in the activities arising from specific programs for people with disabilities, in this case from the Department of Disability Concepcion, identifying both environmental and personal factors that influence participation of these activities. In relation to environmental factors, more than half of participants identified: physical space, support and relationships and climate, as factors influencing their participation in such activities. In relation to personal factors, more than half identified: motivation, time, results of the experience and the factors associated with the health condition as factors influencing their participation in such activities.

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contextual factors, community participation, leisure, free time and physical disability

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Arévalo H., M., & Yáñez A., J. (2016). Contextual factors affecting community participation in leisure and free time persons with disabilities physical. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 16(2), 163–173. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2016.44760
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Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
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