Send article
i

It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.

Analysis of environmental contextual factors in relation to Occupational performance. Inclusion from the perspective of people with disabilities, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, during 2017–2018

Authors

  • Maria Campisi Español
  • Verónica Fernández Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): Diciembre
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2019.52536

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the environmental contextual factors that are linked to the occupational performance of people with disabilities in the areas of work / study and leisure time / leisure; and from these results to understand their experiences of social inclusion. An exploratory and descriptive cross-sectional design was proposed, using a qualitative methodology that allowed analyzing, comprehensively and interpretively, the perspective of the subject studied from particular scenarios. The study group, selected for convenience, was made up of twenty people with disabilities, whose ages ranged between 19 and 60 years. The data was obtained through standardized unscheduled interviews. The most outstanding results indicate that there are environmental, physical and social contextual factors that interfere in the autonomous occupational performance of the people of the group studied; especially architectural barriers, absence of technological aid devices, lack of compliance with current legislation, and in some cases, the negative attitudes of people in the immediate environment, whether educational or community. From the subjective experiences reported, the sense of inclusion emerges as the ability to feel productive and autonomous under equal conditions. Several lines are open to continue research, linked to each of the factors studied and the conception of inclusion.

Keywords:

Disabled Persons, education, work, leisure activities, occupational therapy

Downloads

Altmetrics
How to Cite
Campisi, M., & Fernández, V. (2019). Analysis of environmental contextual factors in relation to Occupational performance. Inclusion from the perspective of people with disabilities, in Mar del Plata, Argentina, during 2017–2018. Revista Chilena De Terapia Ocupacional, 19(2), 73–86. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5346.2019.52536
ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX
 
Revista Chilena de Terapia Ocupacional
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Chile
DATOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Dirección de Servicios de Información y Bibliotecas (SISIB)