The Occupational Experience Helps to Express the Clients’ Occupational Needs in Goal Setting: A Retrospective Study in Subacute Care Setting

Abstract

This study investigates whether reflection on occupational experience during assessment and intervention would help clients express their occupational needs in goal setting. Sixty-two participants who were not able to express their occupational needs in the initial assessment process were either allocated to the occupational experience group who undertook occupation-based assessment and intervention, or the physical training group who engaged in physical training only. The ratio of participants who expressed their occupational needs in each group was 67% (30/45) and 12% (2/17) respectively. Reflection on occupational experience during assessment and intervention to help clients express their occupational needs would have significant implications for practice, as it may encourage clients to reflect on their performance more easily.