Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Environmentally sustainable practices within occupational therapy: A scoping review
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]

Introduction: Environmental sustainability is in scope of occupational therapy practice. It is necessary to explore opportunities for sustainable action. Despite climate crisis being caused by occupational choices, it remains scarcely addressed in occupational therapy practice. Values influence occupational choices of individuals. Aim:  To map environmentally sustainable occupational therapy practices using Guiding principles for Sustainability and environmental ethics as lenses. Method: A Scoping review guided by Arksey and O’Malley, documented in tables, text and Prisma Flow Diagram, applying a deductive approach to conduct Qualitative content analysis of data. Findings: Numerous possibilities of OTs role in environmental sustainability are considered in literature in relation to each of the five guiding principles, with most being rooted in anthropocentrism. Conclusions: Individual OTs are encouraged to use the guiding principles as foundation for initiating changes in their respective setting, using presented findings as inspiration. Person-centeredness should be reconsidered when faced with environmentally unsustainable occupational behavior. Significance: Review offered a unique insight into environmental ethics principles behind environmentally sustainable occupational therapy practices and up to date overview of ways of implementation. The need to document evidence of implementation and effectiveness is revealed. Author calls for debate on environmental ethics principles behind environmentally sustainable occupational therapy practices.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Keywords [en]
climate crisis, environmental ethics, guiding principles, occupational therapy, value
National Category
Occupational Therapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-64042OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-64042DiVA, id: diva2:1854161
Subject / course
HHJ, Occupational Therapy
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2024-05-30 Created: 2024-04-24 Last updated: 2024-05-30Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

No full text in DiVA

By organisation
School of Health and Welfare
Occupational Therapy

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 58 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf