[Participation in leisure activities by patients with hemiplegia is greatly reduced].
BACKGROUND
Participation in leisure activities by people with hemiplegia is greatly reduced. There is limited information regarding the extend to which client participation is taken into consideration in the current practice of occupational therapy.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to examine the way by which occupational therapists working at the Centres médico-sociaux (CMS) Vaudois take into consideration the leisure activities of people with hemiplegia.


METHODS
An investigation was undertaken by correspondence with occupational therapists working at the CMS. Of the 54 questionnaires received, 31 were considered for analysis.


RESULTS
The majority (87 %) of participating occupational therapists explore the areas of leisure activities. Objectives linked to this field are achieved by 55% of the clients. Diverse interventions are favoured in order to reach these objectives.


CONCLUSIONS
Occupational therapists appear to frequently address the subject of leisure activities with their clients. However, they identify objectives with only a limited percentage of their clients and utilise few of the available resources in order to reach these objectives.
Métral
Marlène
M
Clinique romande de réadaptation, Sion, Suisse. marlene.metral@crr-suva.ch
Wassmer
Laurence
L
Bertrand
Martine
M
D003625:Data Collection; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning