The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion
Research regarding occupation-based intervention (OBI) has been mainly conducted in developed Western and Asian countries. Therefore, the transferability and generalisability of the published research to the Malaysian context is questionable. The purpose of this study was to examine Malaysian occupa...
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| author | Ahmad, Aisyah A. Rahman, Padma Tomori, Kounosuke Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir |
| author_facet | Ahmad, Aisyah A. Rahman, Padma Tomori, Kounosuke Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir |
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| description | Research regarding occupation-based intervention (OBI) has been mainly conducted in developed Western and Asian countries. Therefore, the transferability and generalisability of the published research to the Malaysian context is questionable. The purpose of this study was to examine Malaysian occupational therapists’ perceptions of the developed definition of OBI and how they put it into practice. Three focus group discussions were conducted. Participants were recruited among Malaysian occupation-based practitioners. Data were analysed using a manifest and latent content analysis. The major finding that emerged from the data analysis was the practice of OBI in Malaysia, which was further divided into how OBI is implemented in Malaysia, and the facilitators to practise OBI. This study’s findings suggest that OBI was implemented in various ways by the Malaysian occupational therapists despite agreeing with the developed definition of OBI as occupation as a means and an end. |
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| spelling | upm-1024552025-06-23T07:15:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102455/ The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion Ahmad, Aisyah A. Rahman, Padma Tomori, Kounosuke Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir Research regarding occupation-based intervention (OBI) has been mainly conducted in developed Western and Asian countries. Therefore, the transferability and generalisability of the published research to the Malaysian context is questionable. The purpose of this study was to examine Malaysian occupational therapists’ perceptions of the developed definition of OBI and how they put it into practice. Three focus group discussions were conducted. Participants were recruited among Malaysian occupation-based practitioners. Data were analysed using a manifest and latent content analysis. The major finding that emerged from the data analysis was the practice of OBI in Malaysia, which was further divided into how OBI is implemented in Malaysia, and the facilitators to practise OBI. This study’s findings suggest that OBI was implemented in various ways by the Malaysian occupational therapists despite agreeing with the developed definition of OBI as occupation as a means and an end. Informa UK Ltd 2022-02 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad, Aisyah and A. Rahman, Padma and Tomori, Kounosuke and Wan Yunus, Farahiyah and Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah and Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir (2022) The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 79 (1). pp. 63-71. ISSN 1447-3828; eISSN: 2056-6077 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14473828.2021.2018835 10.1080/14473828.2021.2018835 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Aisyah A. Rahman, Padma Tomori, Kounosuke Wan Yunus, Farahiyah Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title | The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title_full | The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title_fullStr | The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title_short | The use of occupation-based intervention among Malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
| title_sort | use of occupation-based intervention among malaysian occupational therapists: a focus group discussion |
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