IMPACT OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND MOTYVATION FOR PATIENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Abstract
Background: Creative activities aims to improve the daily functioning of the patients, according to the existing problems, which can reduce or at least keep rising at an individual selection of useful activities¹. Method: A... [ view full abstract ]
Background: Creative activities aims to improve the daily functioning of the patients, according to the existing problems, which can reduce or at least keep rising at an individual selection of useful activities¹.
Method: A randomized clinical study was performed during 2014 - 2015 years at inpatient rehabilitation program in Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports medicine centre Vilnius University hospital Santariskiu klinikos. Instruments: Quality of life questionnaire, list of 45 activities Interest / Activity search, Will questionnaire, Leisure Boredom Scale.
Results: Were participated 40 patients with physical disabilities: creative activity improves quality of life, as it provides an opportunity to engage in leisure activities (p<0.05), to show the residual possibilities, and to apply them in daily activities (p<0.05). Creative activity affects motivation, because after the creative work of the desire to try new activities (p<0.05), error correction of these activities (p<0.05), striving to complete the task before the end (p<0.05) are higher than applied creative activities
Conclusions: Creative activities targeting can be used as a way of contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of patients and increasing motivation rehabilitation.
Application to Practice: Occupational therapist applying creative activities for patients with physical disabilities can lead to better patient motivation, improving the quality of life, which is important not only to the creative workshops.
References:
1. Blacker D., Broadhurst L., Teixeira L. The role of Occupational Therapy in leisure adaptation with complex neurological disability: A discussion using two case study examples. NeuroRehabilitation (23). London, UK. 2008; p. 313–319. ISSN 1053-8135
Authors
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Rūta Rakštelytė
(Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
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Inga Raudonytė
(Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
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Alma Cirtautas
(Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
Topic Areas
Europe 2020 targets and occupational therapy /science development , Horizon 2020 and occupational therapy / science research , Education / Research / Professional Challenges , Social inequality , Community society gender, culture , Research methods , Pedagogical methods , Practice and intervention methods , Curriculum development , New and innovative intervention , ICT , Evidence based practice , Multiprofessional issues in practice, research and education , Service user involvement in developing practice education and research enablement , Vocational, reintegration and work
Session
PS2 » Poster Session 2 - Coffee Break - 15:10 - 16:10 (15:10 - Friday, 17th June, Concourse)
Paper
IMPACT_OF_CREATIVE_ACTIVITIES_ON_QUALITY_OF_LIFE_AND_MOTYVATION_FOR_PATIENTS_WITH_PHYSICAL_DISABILITIES.doc
