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Unga vuxna med stressproblematik: – Arbetsterapeuters upplevelser och erfarenheter
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Dep. of Rehabilitation.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Dep. of Rehabilitation.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Young adults with stress related disorders : – Occupational therapists proficiency and experiences (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur arbetsterapeuter i primärvården upplever att arbeta med unga vuxna med stressproblematik. Studien utgick ifrån kvalitativ forskningsansats bestående av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Deltagarna rekryterades med avsiktligt urval och snöbollsurval. Totalt deltog tio respondenter, samtliga befann sig på olika vårdcentraler runt om i Sverige. Materialet analyserades och tolkades av författarna och resulterade i tre huvudkategorier: Att ge patienter professionellt och känslomässigt stöd, Att skapa förståelse för aktivitetens betydelse och Att skapa förändring. Resultatet visade att arbetsterapeuter upplever att det ofta finns en obalans i aktiviteterna bland unga vuxna. Unga vuxna uppmuntras av samhällsnormer att ha många bollar i luften och har därför svårt att få återhämtande aktiviteter i sin vardag. Det resulterade i ökad stress och till slut total utmattning. Arbetsterapeuterna upplever att stressen hos unga vuxna växer på grund av obalansen i vardagen, attityder och att de har otillräckligt med strategier för att hantera stressfyllda situationer. Gruppbehandling upplevs som ett bra verktyg att skapa diskussioner kring stress och lyfta bort stigmat från stressproblematiken. Arbetsterapeuterna upplevde svårigheter vid målformuleringen då patienterna formulerade prestationsinriktade mål. Störst förändring upplevdes vara de små förändringarna i vardagen. Detta gjorde skillnad för rehabiliteringen. Slutsatsen var att känslomässigt och professionellt stöd upplevdes som viktigt. Erfarenhet visar att förståelse för aktivitetens betydelse behövs för att skapa förändring.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study was to investigate occupational therapists, working in primary health care center, experience and perception of working with young adults with stress related disorders. The study progressed emanated from a qualitative method consisting of semi structured interviews. Participants were recruited from different health care centers, with a purposive sampling and a snowball sampling, totally ten participants participated. The material was analyzed and interpreted and resulted in three main categories: To give the patient professional and emotional support, To create understanding for the significance of activities and To create change. The results show that occupational therapists perceived that the cause of stress was imbalance in the activities of young adults. They are encouraged by societal norms to multitask and to keep busy and they have difficulties to implement recovering activities. This contributed to increased stress and finally led to exhaustion. Group treatment was perceived as a good tool to create discussions about stress and to remove the stigma from stress related disorders. The occupational therapists experienced difficulties in formulating prestige driven goals. The biggest change was perceived to be the small changes in everyday life, this made a difference for the rehabilitation. The conclusion was that emotional and professional support is important. Experience also shows that creating understanding for the significance of activities is needed to make a change.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 21
Keywords [en]
Fatigue, Primary health care center, Occupational imbalance, Stress related disorders
Keywords [sv]
Aktivitetsobalans, Primärvård, Stress, Utmattning
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Occupational Therapy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49302ISRN: JU-HHJ-ATA-1-20200173OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-49302DiVA, id: diva2:1440739
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HHJ, Occupational Therapy
Available from: 2020-06-15 Created: 2020-06-15 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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