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Psychiatric rehabilitation in community-based day centres: Motivation and satisfaction.

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Summary, in English

Abstract Objective: This study investigated attendees' motivation and motives for participation in day centres and their satisfaction with the rehabilitation, while also addressing the influence of day centre orientation (work- or meeting-place orientation), gender and age. Methods: Ninety-three Swedish day centre attendees participated in a cross-sectional study and completed questionnaires about motivation, motives, and satisfaction with the rehabilitation. Data were analysed with non-parametric statistics. Results: The participants were highly motivated for going to the day centre and set clear goals for their rehabilitation. Female gender, but not age, was associated with stronger motivation. The strongest motives for going to the day centre were getting structure to the day and socializing. Attendees at work-oriented day centres more often expressed that they went there to get structure to the day and gain social status. Satisfaction with the rehabilitation was high, and the most common wishes for further opportunities concerned earning money and learning new things. Conclusions and implications for practice: The rehabilitation largely seemed to meet the attendees' needs, but the findings indicated that further developments were desired, such as participation in work on the open market and more work-like occupations in the day centre, accompanied by some kind of remuneration.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

438-445

Publication/Series

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volume

20

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Occupational Therapy

Status

Published

Research group

  • Mental Health, Activity and Participation
  • Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1651-2014