Exploring the multidimensional occupational participation of young adults with developmental coordination disorder

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 REHABILITATION

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI:10.1111/1440-1630.70016

Shahar Zaguri-Vittenberg, Naomi Weintraub, Miri Tal-Saban

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Abstract

Introduction

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) impacts occupational participation in adulthood, yet little is known about its multidimensional pattern (including objective and subjective dimensions). This study explores the participation patterns of adults with DCD.

Methods

Fifty-five adults with DCD aged 21–35 (51% women) completed the young adults' daily activities participation scale.

Consumer and community involvement

No consumer and community involvement were included in this study.

Results

Imbalanced patterns were noted, with a high frequency of participation but low levels of pleasure and performance in motor-related activities such as driving, cooking, and household-chores. Reduced frequency and low levels of performance, meaning, and pleasure were observed in fitness and sports, health management, shopping, bureaucratic and financial tasks, and spiritual or volunteering activities. Medium-low performance and low pleasure reported in most of the activities examined, except for interpersonal relationships and community and social life that reported with the highest level of performance, meaning, and pleasure.

Conclusions

Individuals with DCD may face participation challenges during adulthood, highlighting their need for occupational therapy services.

PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY

This study looked at how developmental coordination disorder (DCD) affects young adults' participation in their daily lives. The findings show that many adults with DCD have trouble with tasks like driving, finding their way, doing household chores, and taking care of themselves. However, even though they take part in social and leisure activities less often, they still enjoy these activities. Understanding these challenges can help create better support services and strategies for them. For example, occupational therapy can help people develop skills to perform daily tasks and enhance their enjoyment levels and confidence in performing these activities, leading to improved wellbeing.

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Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 医学-康复医学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

16.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal is a leading international peer reviewed publication presenting influential, high quality innovative scholarship and research relevant to occupational therapy. The aim of the journal is to be a leader in the dissemination of scholarship and evidence to substantiate, influence and shape policy and occupational therapy practice locally and globally. The journal publishes empirical studies, theoretical papers, and reviews. Preference will be given to manuscripts that have a sound theoretical basis, methodological rigour with sufficient scope and scale to make important new contributions to the occupational therapy body of knowledge. AOTJ does not publish protocols for any study design The journal will consider multidisciplinary or interprofessional studies that include occupational therapy, occupational therapists or occupational therapy students, so long as ‘key points’ highlight the specific implications for occupational therapy, occupational therapists and/or occupational therapy students and/or consumers.