1. Craft Activities as a Meaningful Occupation among Clients with Schizophrenia in Thailand.
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Kaunnil, Anuchart, Kaunnil, Kannika, Permpoonputtana, Kannika, Sirisatayawong, Pornpen, Srikhamjak, Tiam, Chupradit, Supat, Sy, Michael P., Juntorn, Sutinun, Griffiths, Jiranan, and Thichanpiang, Peeradech
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SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment ,PARTICIPATION ,RESEARCH methodology ,SELF-perception ,INTERVIEWING ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy ,QUALITATIVE research ,HOPE ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,HANDICRAFT ,JUDGMENT sampling ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
Therapeutic craft is a meaningful occupation used in occupational therapy. This study investigated the lived experience of clients with schizophrenia who engaged in craft activities. This qualitative study was conducted at a mental health hospital where seven participants were recruited through purposive sampling to participate in semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis was used to process the data. Four themes emerged from the analysis: (i) sense of self and value, (ii) facilitators to occupational engagement, (iii) barriers to occupational engagement, and (iv) future hope. Experiences of clients with schizophrenia provide insight and perhaps a road map for developing holistic rehabilitation and the transition to the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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