"It feels as though I need to exert more effort than others": the experience of daily participation of young adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) – a qualitative study.

Autor:	Zaguri-Vittenberg, Shahar, Weintraub, Naomi, Tal-Saban, Miri
Předmět:	CRITICISM QUALITATIVE research PLEASURE INTERVIEWING QUESTIONNAIRES MOVEMENT disorders DESCRIPTIVE statistics THEMATIC analysis APRAXIA SOCIAL context MOTIVATION (Psychology) RESEARCH methodology PSYCHOLOGICAL stress PHENOMENOLOGY SHAME ACTIVITIES of daily living WELL-being PATIENT participation SELF-perception ADULTS
Zdroj:	Disability & Rehabilitation; Jul2024, Vol. 46 Issue 15, p3332-3341, 10p
Abstrakt:	Participation difficulties among adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have been documented. However, little attention has been given to the subjective aspects of participation, also called occupational experience, including feeling during engagement in activities and their meaning. This study aimed to explore the occupational experience of young adults with DCD. Informed by the phenomenological approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 young adults with DCD. Three themes emerged: (1) Complexity of occupational experience; describes the motives for participation, with variations in experience across activities and individuals. Participants engage in activities that provide them with pleasure and fulfillment, while other activities require constant effort and cause stress and shame; (2) The role of internal factors; illustrates the influence of poor motor and organizational/planning skills, self-acceptance; and utilizing strategies on the participants' occupational experience; and (3) The role of the social environment; reveals the participants' dual perception of their environment – as a source of criticism as well as a source of support. Individuals with DCD may benefit from intervention during young adulthood to enhance their well-being. The interventions should target their subjective occupational experiences in addition to their objective performance difficulties, by enhancing their psycho-social resources. Occupational experience, the subjective experience of participation in daily activities, is vital for well-being. The occupational experience of young adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) varies across activities, including daily struggles with household tasks and work. Rehabilitation clinicians and researchers are encouraged to relate to the subjective occupational experience of young adults with DCD in addition to objective performance difficulties. Well-being may be enhanced by altering the occupational experience of young adults with DCD, by fostering self-acceptance and support developing adaptive strategies and social resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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