ABSTRACT

The aim of this Swedish study was to explore and describe physiotherapists and occupational therapists’ attitudes and understanding of the place of play in habilitation. This was a qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews exploring ten habilitation professional’s experiences and attitude towards play. Interviews were analysed using content analysis. The analysis of the interviews resulted in four categories (1) Play in the present or exercise for the future (2) Play is a useful tool (3) Play needs different prerequisites (4) Play is a shared responsibility. The categories represent the professional’s attitudes and understanding of play in habilitation. Results demonstrated that enabling play for the sake of play was a low priority in habilitation, despite the acknowledgement that it is a primary concern for children. The professionals focus was mainly on interventions that were remedial: about doing the right thing for the physical body and preparing the child for his/her life as an adult. There is a need to change perspective and incorporate interventions aimed at childhood as well as adulthood. Habilitation professionals need to reframe their anxiety for the future child and reconsider the place of play in practice.

摘要

这项瑞典研究的目的是探索和描述物理治疗师和职业治疗师对康复训练中游戏场所的态度和理解。这是一项定性研究，使用半结构化访谈来探索十名康复专家的经历和对游戏的态度。使用内容分析对访谈进行分析。访谈的分析结果分为四类(1) 玩现在或为未来锻炼 (2) 玩是一种有用的工具 (3) 玩需要不同的先决条件 (4) 玩是一种共同的责任. 这些类别代表专业人士对适应训练游戏的态度和理解。结果表明，为了游戏而游戏在适应训练中的优先级较低，尽管人们承认这是儿童的主要关注点。专业人士主要关注具有补救作用的干预措施：关于为身体做正确的事情，让孩子为他/她的成人生活做好准备。需要改变观点并纳入针对儿童和成年期的干预措施。康复专家需要重新审视他们对未来孩子的焦虑，并重新考虑实践中的游戏场所。