- Title
- The impact of chronic low back pain on leisure participation: implications for occupational therapy
- Creator
- Ashby, Samantha; Fitzgerald, Maureen; Raine, Simon
- Relation
- The British Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 75, Issue 11, p. 503-508
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4276/030802212X13522194759897
- Publisher
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Aim: Chronic low back pain can reduce engagement and participation in all areas of daily life. Previous research has focused on employment and vocational rehabilitation initiatives, with less attention paid to its impact on leisure. This paper examines the difficulties men with chronic low back pain experienced in the maintenance of their leisure activities. It explores the connection between leisure and social networks and the potential barriers to resuming leisure occupations due to chronic low back pain. Method: This ethnographic study examined the experiences of 11 men involved in a vocational rehabilitation programme in New South Wales, Australia. Data were gathered using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Findings: Chronic low back pain has a critical impact on leisure occupations. It creates two barriers to a client's engagement in former leisure occupations: physical restrictions and financial barriers. Conclusion: The findings build on knowledge of how leisure impacts on social dimensions of health and wellbeing. Occupational therapists can play an important role in enabling people with chronic low back pain to re-engage in leisure. These interventions may reduce the social isolation experienced by individuals due to the loss of leisure activity.
- Subject
- leisure participation; chronic low back pain; occupational therapy
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1047038
- Identifier
- uon:14725
- Identifier
- ISSN:0308-0226
- Language
- eng
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