title: The ecology of human performance: a framework for considering the effect of context.
abstract: In theory and in practice, context (as an area of concern to occupational therapists) has not received the same attention as performance components and performance areas. The Ecology of Human Performance serves as a framework for considering the effect of context. Context is described as a lens from which persons view their world. The interrelationship of person and context determines which tasks fall within the person's performance range. The Ecology of Human Performance framework provides guidelines for encompassing context in occupational therapy theory, practice, and research.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7602.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGuigan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001290:Attitude; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004463:Ecology; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D012380:Role; D012942:Social Sciences; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis