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Home Assessment of Person-Environment Interaction (HoPE): Content Validation Process.
- Source :
- Occupational Therapy in Health Care; Oct2013, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p289-307, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to present the content validation, including a pilot test, of the Home Assessment of the Person-Environment Interaction (HoPE). The HoPE fills a gap for evaluating issues related to home adaptation. Using qualitative methods, a two-phase study was conducted: an expert consultation and a pilot test. The expert consultation was conducted via focus groups with occupational therapists ( n = 20), and individual interviews with adults who had undergone home adaptation ( n = 5). The pilot test was undertaken using a multiple case study design of four adults awaiting home adaptation. Data were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using NUD.IST software. In phase 1, experts agreed with the content of HoPE and suggested minor changes. In phase 2, HoPE enabled occupational therapists to identify handicap-creating situations. After both phases, the final version of HoPE is more comprehensive than other current tools and addresses the complex experiences of clients with whom occupational therapists work which suggests a new approach for practice regarding home adaptation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTERVIEWING
MATHEMATICAL models
RESEARCH methodology
MOVEMENT disorders
OCCUPATIONAL therapists
PEOPLE with disabilities
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
QUALITATIVE research
PILOT projects
THEORY
HOME environment
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
OCCUPATIONAL therapy needs assessment
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07380577
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Occupational Therapy in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104142280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/07380577.2013.843114