What is it about?
Well-being is often the aim of health interventions. But what is well-being? This study looked at how people with Parkinson's defined their own well-being and whether keeping involved in activities they enjoy helps them maintain their quality of life.
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Why is it important?
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time it has been identified that being able to contribute (reciprocity) is a part of well-being. So well-being is not just about being able to do the things you want to do but also being able to contribute to family and to others. This means that if health professional want to use well-being as an outcome measure, they also need to consider they can enable people with Parkinson's to maintain a contributor role.
Perspectives
As an occupational therapist, I really hope that this article will expand the ways healthcare professionals work with people with Parkinson's.
Ann Kennedy-Behr
University of the Sunshine Coast
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Wellbeing and engagement in occupation for people with Parkinson’s disease, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, October 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0308022617728645.
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