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Title: Supporting parents with disability and other challenges through occupational therapy: What is needed?
Authors: Honey, Anne, Almomani, Fidaa, Chen, Yu‐Wei Ryan, Codd, Yvonne, Kim, Junghun A. J., Kunishige, Masafumi, Morrison, Rodolfo, Mara, Veronica O., Peterson, Jessica, Pituch, Evelina, Rider, John V., Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah, Rozen, Deena, Sabbah, Rachel, Sarsak, Hassan I., Saunders, Elaine, Sim, So Sin, Tan, Hwei Lan, Wong, Wing Tung, Yunus, Farahiyah Wan
Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. Jun2025, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p1-15. 15p.
Subjects: Cross-sectional method, Social media, Medical care use, Occupational roles, Professional practice, Occupational therapists, Parenting education, Interviewing, Content analysis, Multiple regression analysis, Parenting, Descriptive statistics, Multivariate analysis, Population geography, Chi-squared test, Occupational therapy, Surveys, Attitudes of medical personnel, Research, Research methodology, Social support, Needs assessment, Confidence intervals, Psychosocial factors, Cognition
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: Introduction: Parenting is a highly valued and challenging occupational role in which many parents experience challenges. Yet the involvement of occupational therapy in supporting parenting for adults with disability and other challenges is relatively low. This paper explores what is needed to increase occupational therapy support for parents with disability and other challenges. Methods: An international online survey was developed based on previous literature and refined via cognitive interviews. It was reviewed by international occupational therapy academics from 11 countries and translated into eight languages. The survey sought the experiences and views of occupational therapists who work with adult populations about supporting parenting occupations. For this paper, fixed‐choice and free‐text responses illuminating what is needed to increase the provision of that support were analysed. A mixed methods design was used, combining descriptive statistics and interpretive content analysis. Multivariate multinominal logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between needs identified and participant and practice characteristics. Consumer and Community Involvement: This survey and paper were developed with input from occupational therapists and occupational therapy academics from 13 countries. Results: Participants (n = 1347) identified six types of factors needed to increase occupational therapy support for parenting occupations in adult populations. These were supportive institutional structures; training, resources and assessments; and recognition of occupational therapists' suitability to support parenting both within and outside the profession. Responses varied somewhat by country, setting, population, previous training and clinical experience. Conclusion: Increasing occupational therapy support for parents with a variety of disabilities and other challenges requires efforts from individual occupational therapists, professional bodies, organisations and educators. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Many occupational therapists work with parents but do not support them with parenting. We did a survey and asked them what they needed to support parents better. They said that they needed support from the organisations they worked for. They also needed more training, more resources and assessments to use that focus on parenting. They said that more awareness was needed that helping parents is part of a therapist's job. We checked to see if different groups saw different needs. The differences were not very big. Those who worked in different countries and with different parents sometimes needed different things. How much training and experience they had also sometimes made a difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Introduction: Parenting is a highly valued and challenging occupational role in which many parents experience challenges. Yet the involvement of occupational therapy in supporting parenting for adults with disability and other challenges is relatively low. This paper explores what is needed to increase occupational therapy support for parents with disability and other challenges. Methods: An international online survey was developed based on previous literature and refined via cognitive interviews. It was reviewed by international occupational therapy academics from 11 countries and translated into eight languages. The survey sought the experiences and views of occupational therapists who work with adult populations about supporting parenting occupations. For this paper, fixed‐choice and free‐text responses illuminating what is needed to increase the provision of that support were analysed. A mixed methods design was used, combining descriptive statistics and interpretive content analysis. Multivariate multinominal logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between needs identified and participant and practice characteristics. Consumer and Community Involvement: This survey and paper were developed with input from occupational therapists and occupational therapy academics from 13 countries. Results: Participants (n = 1347) identified six types of factors needed to increase occupational therapy support for parenting occupations in adult populations. These were supportive institutional structures; training, resources and assessments; and recognition of occupational therapists' suitability to support parenting both within and outside the profession. Responses varied somewhat by country, setting, population, previous training and clinical experience. Conclusion: Increasing occupational therapy support for parents with a variety of disabilities and other challenges requires efforts from individual occupational therapists, professional bodies, organisations and educators. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Many occupational therapists work with parents but do not support them with parenting. We did a survey and asked them what they needed to support parents better. They said that they needed support from the organisations they worked for. They also needed more training, more resources and assessments to use that focus on parenting. They said that more awareness was needed that helping parents is part of a therapist's job. We checked to see if different groups saw different needs. The differences were not very big. Those who worked in different countries and with different parents sometimes needed different things. How much training and experience they had also sometimes made a difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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