MOUNTAIN, Gail and CRAIG, Claire (2011). The lived experience of redesigning lifestyle post retirement in the UK. Occupational Therapy International, 18 (1), 48-58. [Article]
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of introducing and delivering an occupation-based lifestyle
intervention, inspired by the US Lifestyle Redesign® into a UK context and to test requirements for a future robust
clinical evaluation. The intervention involves a weekly facilitated group session to assist participants to engage with
new and neglected occupations supplemented by an individual monthlymeeting with one of the facilitators.A range
of quantitative and qualitative methods were employed for the entire research programme. An in-depth interview
was conducted with all participants before and after the 8-month programme and their progress was documented in
reflective diaries maintained by the programme facilitators. The four participants whose narratives are described in
this paper were experiencing eroded lifestyle as a result of diminished health combined with other challenges of later
life. However, results of post-intervention interviews revealed that all had been able to engage with new and
re-engage with neglected occupations despite continuing compromises. None of the participants reported experiencing
improved physical health but all talked about the improvements to their confidence, self-efficacy and overall
well-being which they attributed to the programme. Therefore, the intervention appears to warrants the investment
necessary for population-based evaluation.
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