Cultural influence in the development of functional independence
Introduction: The occupational therapy discipline considers cultural aspects as keys to understanding the performance and development. Objective: To compare occupational performance among healthy children aged 3 and 7 years in daily life activities in different countries. Method: This is a compara...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cadernosdeterapiaocupacional.ufscar.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1248/765 |
| Summary: | Introduction: The occupational therapy discipline considers cultural aspects as keys to understanding
the performance and development. Objective: To compare occupational performance among healthy children aged
3 and 7 years in daily life activities in different countries. Method: This is a comparative study, from Spain, Norway
and Taiwan. We used the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) scale of functional skills. Data from
the three countries were compared using the Welch unpaired test. Results: The results show that there are significant
differences between the three samples in all domains of the PEDI functional scales and for all age groups. Taiwanese
children scored higher than Spanish and Norwegian children; and Spanish children scored higher than Norwegians
in all of the PEDI functional domains. Conclusion: Culture has a decisive role in the development patterns of skills
for acquiring independence in ADLs. Before planning an intervention, occupational therapist should take into
account different cultural related issues.
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| ISSN: | 0104-4931 2238-2860 |