Occupations and occupational therapy practice with Chinese older adults living with life-limiting illnesses in Singapore: A focus group study.
Chinese
culture
occupational therapy
older adults
palliative care
Journal
Australian occupational therapy journal
ISSN: 1440-1630
Titre abrégé: Aust Occup Ther J
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 15420200R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024
Historique:
revised:
03
01
2024
received:
31
05
2023
accepted:
17
02
2024
medline:
19
3
2024
pubmed:
19
3
2024
entrez:
19
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
While Singapore is rapidly ageing and the need for palliative care services is projected to rise, there has been limited exploration of the occupations of Chinese older adults with life-limiting conditions. This study is the third in a series of three studies aimed to address this issue. This study also sought to discuss future directions for occupational therapy practice with Chinese older adults living with life-limiting illnesses in Singapore. The study adopted a qualitative exploratory design using focus groups. Participants were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Inclusion criteria were occupational therapists who had attained full registration status with the Allied Health Professionals Council in Singapore, had two or more years of practice as an occupational therapist, and had a current or recent palliative care caseload. Three focus groups with 16 participants were conducted, and three themes were constructed from the data through reflexive thematic analysis. Reflections on culture and occupations is about the impact of a collectivist culture on occupations, such as tensions new caregivers experience between keeping clients safe and respecting clients' choices. It also highlights that there will always be individual differences within any cultural group. Challenges of occupational therapy practice in palliative care describe the need for therapists to be comfortable with rest and ethical tensions participants faced with billing for sessions that mainly involved time spent conversing with clients and when clients and caregivers' goals differed. Finally, Moving forward is about the importance of having mentors and the learning needs of occupational therapists in palliative care. Occupational therapists experienced in providing services to palliative care clients in Singapore emphasised the collectivist nature of Singaporean Chinese families and contributed more information to its possible impact on occupations and occupational therapy practice and made suggestions for future practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38499502
doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12942
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Occupational Therapy Australia.
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