Journal Article
| Occupational Science: A data-based American perspective Author: Pierce, Doris & Baltisberger, Julie & Fehringer, Elaine & Hunter, Elizabeth & Malkawi, Samaya & Parr, Twilla Published: 2010 |
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| The purpose of this research was to provide a data-based picture of the discipline of occupational
science by identifying patterns of research in the f irst 5 years of presentations at the Society for the
Study of Occupation: USA (SSO:USA). A grounded theory approach was used to examine 184 peer-
reviewed presentation abstracts, from 2002 to 2006. Among the 108 data-based presentations, adults
were the most studied group, with 46% of the data-based abstracts focused on participants with a
disability or clear disadvantage. Presenters’ research foci related to 4 themes: the personal experience
of occupation, the context surrounding or impacting occupation, changes associated with occupation,
and a descriptive perspective of occupation. Implications for occupational science are discussed.
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