Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of creative activities in occupational therapy in Sweden and how often Swedish occupational therapists use creative activities as a means of intervention. A web-mail survey was sent to 2975 Swedish occupational therapists working in health care at regional, county council or primary health care level, and those working in vocational rehabilitation. A total of 1867 (63%) answered the questionnaire and showed that 44% did use creative activities as a means of intervention and most often by practitioners working in psychiatric health care. The most commonly used form of creative activity was arts and crafts followed by gardening. This web-mail survey was based on a limited amount of items regarding creative activities. Further research should focus on in-depth inquiries about how occupational therapists and their patients perceive the use of creative activities as a means of treatment in occupational therapy.

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Authors

Müllersdorf M, Ivarsson AB

Institution

Mälardalen University, Sweden. maria.mullersdorf@mdh.se

Source

Occupational therapy international 19:3 2012 Sep pg 127-34

MeSH

Attitude of Health Personnel
Chi-Square Distribution
Female
Humans
Male
Occupational Therapy
Professional Practice
Questionnaires
Sweden

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22489029