TY - JOUR
T1 - Practice, Knowledge and Needs of Occupational Therapy Practitioners Providing Services to Parents with Physical Impairments
T2 - A Pilot Study
AU - Lampe, Angela
AU - Gabriel, Linda
AU - Blanchard, Shirley
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Jena Munson, CTRS, CBIS, CHI Immanuel Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha, Nebraska and Gina Springhower, mother and spinal cord injury survivor, for providing the inspiration for this study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This survey study describes practice patterns, knowledge, skills, resources, and needs of occupational therapy practitioners providing services to parents with physical impairments. Participants (n = 51) primarily worked in outpatient rehabilitation (30%), inpatient rehabilitation (21%), and acute care (15%) settings. Participants reported evaluating and providing interventions for nine role-focused parenting activities. All participants agreed addressing the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) of parenting should be part of occupational therapy practice. Adaptive equipment and techniques were utilized to increase participation of parents with physical impairments in child rearing. Lack of resources for childcare equipment and need for more training were barriers. Ninety-eight percent of participants agreed advancing the role of occupational therapy for parents with physical impairments is needed.
AB - This survey study describes practice patterns, knowledge, skills, resources, and needs of occupational therapy practitioners providing services to parents with physical impairments. Participants (n = 51) primarily worked in outpatient rehabilitation (30%), inpatient rehabilitation (21%), and acute care (15%) settings. Participants reported evaluating and providing interventions for nine role-focused parenting activities. All participants agreed addressing the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) of parenting should be part of occupational therapy practice. Adaptive equipment and techniques were utilized to increase participation of parents with physical impairments in child rearing. Lack of resources for childcare equipment and need for more training were barriers. Ninety-eight percent of participants agreed advancing the role of occupational therapy for parents with physical impairments is needed.
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U2 - 10.1080/07380577.2019.1613707
DO - 10.1080/07380577.2019.1613707
M3 - Article
C2 - 31074672
AN - SCOPUS:85065743248
VL - 33
SP - 233
EP - 246
JO - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
JF - Occupational Therapy in Health Care
SN - 0738-0577
IS - 3
ER -