One body, three hands and two minds: A case study of the intertwined occupations of an older couple after a stroke

Autor:	Hans Jonsson, Fenna van Nes, Ulla Runge
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Social environment medicine.disease Developmental psychology Interdependence Individualism Home visits Social system medicine Narrative Psychology Stroke Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Period (music) media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Occupational Science. 16:194-202
ISSN:	2158-1576 1442-7591
DOI:	10.1080/14427591.2009.9686662
Popis:	This exploratory case‐study aims to understand an older couple's experience of their everyday occupations after a stroke. Data were collected through individual and joint interviews conducted during multiple home visits over a period of 7 months, 3 years after the stroke. Analysis resulted in two personal narratives and one joint narrative. The main finding is that their current occupational life is fully intertwined. The couple acts as one entity, conceptualized as one body, three hands and two minds, in their everyday occupations; in timing, coordinating, balancing, orchestrating and assisting. The findings challenge an individualistic view of occupation and suggest a complementary view paying attention to the interdependency of people and the interaction with their close social environment as being part of one complex social system.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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