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Parental Perspectives Of Occupational Therapy Home Instruction Programs For Their Children With Special Needs, Elizabeth Gazzola Brazeau

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

In this changing age of health care it has become even more important to reevaluate the effectiveness and relevance of patient education. Traditionally, patients have been given extensive occupational therapy home instruction programs with little thought to the patient's perspective or ability to comply. Among pediatric occupational therapists there continues to be some debate as to whether it is even beneficial for parents to perform activities at home with their children. The purpose of this study was to use a qualitative research approach with focus group methodology to 1) gain a better understanding of the life experiences and perceptions of …