title: Use of creative activities in occupational therapy practice in Sweden.
abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of creative activities in occupational therapy in Sweden and how often Swedish occupational therapists use creative activities as a means of intervention. A web-mail survey was sent to 2975 Swedish occupational therapists working in health care at regional, county council or primary health care level, and those working in vocational rehabilitation. A total of 1867 (63%) answered the questionnaire and showed that 44% did use creative activities as a means of intervention and most often by practitioners working in psychiatric health care. The most commonly used form of creative activity was arts and crafts followed by gardening. This web-mail survey was based on a limited amount of items regarding creative activities. Further research should focus on in-depth inquiries about how occupational therapists and their patients perceive the use of creative activities as a means of treatment in occupational therapy.
authors.affiliation: Mälardalen University, Sweden. maria.mullersdorf@mdh.se
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müllersdorf
authors.forename: Ann Britt
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ivarsson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011364:Professional Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden