The influence of food packaging on independent eating in individuals with hand impairments.

Autor:	Hitzig SL; St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Donaghy S; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.; St. John's Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada., Wang S; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Tay C; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Cimino SR; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Szkudlarek S; Faculty of Design, OCAD University, Toronto, ON, Canada., Werle S; Faculty of Design, OCAD University, Toronto, ON, Canada., Lopez-Pollard W; St. John's Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Practice-Based Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada., Linkewich E; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Practice-Based Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Disability and rehabilitation [Disabil Rehabil] 2024 Jul; Vol. 46 (15), pp. 3373-3380. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 25.
DOI:	10.1080/09638288.2023.2247982
Abstrakt:	Purpose: Hand function plays a major role in the successful performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), such as eating. There is a lack of data exploring how persons with hand impairment manage food packaging and its impact on eating. Methods: A convenience sample of 12 inpatients with hand impairments undergoing rehabilitation participated in a qualitative interview where they were asked questions about their experiences with food packaging and independent eating, and asked to open a set of commonly available hospital food packages, first without any tools/aids, and then with tools/aids if they desired to use them. Audio data were transcribed and cross-referenced with video data. Data were analyzed using codebook thematic analysis. Results: An overarching theme of "Messiness" along with four major themes were identified: a) Inaccessibility of food packaging; b) Lack of control; c) Eating avoidance; and d) Preferred packaging and strategies. Conclusions: Inpatients with a hand impairment often experience several challenges with independent eating while in hospital as a result of their difficulties with hard to open food packaging. A greater consideration of universal design principles may be relevant for designers to make packaging more accessible.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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