Enhancing occupational performance through occupationally embedded exercise: A meta-analytic review
Journal
Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
1
Pages
25-47
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
Occupation or purposeful activity is the unique historical root of occupational therapy and is thought to enhance health and prevent disability. Nelson's (1988) recent conceptual framework of occupation consolidates the beliefs of occupational therapy. One focus for empirical research and theoretical inquiry is the relationship between occupational form and occupational performance. This article critically analyzes this important part of the Nelson model and meta-analytically summarizes findings of the empirical studies that have examined this relationship. Results of the meta- analysis showed a substantial relationship of occupational form to occupational performance (weighted mean effect size r=0.50) in support of the proposition of the Nelson model that occupation can be analyzed in terms of the relationship between occupational form and occupational performance. The impact of potential moderators on the study findings is explored. Implications for occupational therapy theory and practice are discussed.
Subjects
research synthesis; the model of occupation; theory validation
SDGs
Other Subjects
exercise; human; job performance; meta analysis; motor performance; occupational disease; occupational health; occupational therapy; physical disability; review; theory; training
Publisher
Slack Incorporated
Type
review