Spending my time- Time use and meaningfulness in daily occupations as perceived by people with persistent mental illness
Författare
Summary, in English
Being occupied per se, as well as having organised activities and routines, was perceived as meaningful and generated a feeling of occupational balance. Further, social life and a feeling of being needed by others was the aspect of meaningfulness most frequently reported in everyday life. Other aspects of meaningfulness in daily occupations were enjoyment, a sense of achievement and doing occupations to take care of oneself to maintain health. Work, in terms of employment, was perceived as meaningful since it had certain unique characteristics, gave structure to the day, a feeling of normality and acceptance, a balanced everyday life, and increased well-being. However, it was important that the demands at work and the individuals’ interests and skills were well matched. A tentative model was suggested, integrating these aspects of meaningfulness in work.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2008
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Lund University Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series
Volym
2008:65
Fulltext
Dokumenttyp
Doktorsavhandling
Förlag
Lund University, Division of Occupational Therapy and gerontology
Ämne
- Occupational Therapy
Nyckelord
- time use
- Persistent mental illness
- meaningful occupations
- occupational balance
- daily activities
- work
- imbalance
- well-being and mental health
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
Handledare
- Mona Eklund
- Tommy Björkman
- Lena-Karin Erlandsson
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1652-8220
- ISBN: 978-91-86059-18-7
Försvarsdatum
11 juni 2008
Försvarstid
13:00
Försvarsplats
Vårdvetenskapens hus, H01
Opponent
- Staffan Josephsson (Docent)