學院

醫學院

系所

職能治療學系

題名

Defining occupation: A comparative analysis

作者

吳菁宜 ( WU CHING-YI ) ; 林克忠 ( LIN KEH-CHUNG ) ; * 林克忠 ( LIN KEH-CHUNG )

期刊名稱

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE v.6 pp.5-12

發表日期

1999

著作性質

綜合評論

語文

英文

關鍵字

OCCUPATION CONSTRUCT AND THEORY RESEARCH

系統號

00007365

摘要

The concept of occupation has long defied satisfactory definition by occupational therapists or occupational scientists. Recently, both Kielhofer and Nelson have attempted to define the term "occupation" in a manner that would reduce the ambiguity associated with uses of the term. This article compares and contrasts their conceptulizations of occupation, describing how the term occupation and related concepts have been defined and operationalized. The differences and similarities identified provide a basis for recommendations for the further development and validation of a definition of occupation.