Occupational Justice
Causey Upton (2015) discusses the concept of occupational justice and its prevalence in the nursing home, or long-term care settings. The researcher indicated that occupational justice is a principle that compliments and extends social justice ideologies. Differences in access to resources and opportunities amongst a group of people constitutes a form of social injustice. This researcher explored the importance of engaging in valued leisure occupations that reflect previous interests for residents to maintain their self-identity. The study concluded that residents identified leisure activities in long term care as the single most important fact impacting on quality of life. Furthermore, the provision of group leisure activities provided residents
with an opportunity for socialization and relationship building, which previous studies have identified as important social isolation mitigation in long term care.
Another study that looked at occupation therapy among older people was carried out by Nilsson (2006). This study highlights three themes throughout: “Evaluation of occupational engagement, the repertoire of occupational engagement, and finally, the relation between occupational engagement and life satisfaction”. The aim of this study is to understand how an occupation based programme and leisure, are experienced by an older person. This study refers to occupation, as doing something with meaning or purpose and refers to activity as doing something with no purpose. A theory of occupational engagement was looked at and stated that it is good for well-being, although some theorists suggested that a person must be motivated, to involve themselves, therefore suggesting that not everyone will engage. There is a belief that occupation and health have a close relationship. In alignment with this, the National Positive Ageing Strategy (2013) states that health and well-being is a multi-dimensional concept with several determents, including occupation and leisure (DOH 2013). Findings in the study concluded that older persons who experienced the participation of group activity felt joy a sense of astonishment and usefulness (Nilsson 2006).
with an opportunity for socialization and relationship building, which previous studies have identified as important social isolation mitigation in long term care.
Another study that looked at occupation therapy among older people was carried out by Nilsson (2006). This study highlights three themes throughout: “Evaluation of occupational engagement, the repertoire of occupational engagement, and finally, the relation between occupational engagement and life satisfaction”. The aim of this study is to understand how an occupation based programme and leisure, are experienced by an older person. This study refers to occupation, as doing something with meaning or purpose and refers to activity as doing something with no purpose. A theory of occupational engagement was looked at and stated that it is good for well-being, although some theorists suggested that a person must be motivated, to involve themselves, therefore suggesting that not everyone will engage. There is a belief that occupation and health have a close relationship. In alignment with this, the National Positive Ageing Strategy (2013) states that health and well-being is a multi-dimensional concept with several determents, including occupation and leisure (DOH 2013). Findings in the study concluded that older persons who experienced the participation of group activity felt joy a sense of astonishment and usefulness (Nilsson 2006).