Agency and Engagement: Older Adults' Experiences of Participation in Occupation during Home-Based Rehabilitation

Kjersti Vik, Louise Nygård, Lena Borell, Staffan Josephsson

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy · 2008 · 40 citations · 26 references

Abstract

The findings identified participation as a dynamic engagement ranging from individual agency, including decision-making, choosing, and acting in daily life, to letting life itself be the agent. The emphasis on agency in the participants' experiences challenges rehabilitation professionals to find further means of facilitating the clients' possibilities of being agents in their daily lives.

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