Perceived occupational gaps among the Ugandan general population - A pilot study

Authors

  • Susanne Guidetti Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6878-6394
  • Matilda Utbult Stockholm County Council, Child and adolescent psychiatry (BUP) PRIMA BUP Botkyrka, Tomtbergavägen 2, 145 67 Norsborg,
  • Julius Tunga Kamwesiga Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board, Kampala, Uganda http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4884-067X
  • Gunilla Margareta Eriksson Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5308-4821

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed at culturally adapting the Occupational Gaps Questionnaire and to describe gaps which may exist during
participation in everyday occupations i.e. the discrepancy between what a person wants to do and what he or she actually does in everyday
life, in a reference sample from an English-speaking population in Uganda and furthermore to explore differences in occupational gaps
between the Ugandan and Swedish reference samples.
Method: A cross-sectional design was used and data were collected using the Occupational Gaps Questionnaire in four different
districts in Uganda (n = 252). The Swedish representative sample included 771 people.
Results: Occupational gaps were reported by 91% of the participants (mean=5.8; SD=3.9) in Uganda. The number of gaps per
person was higher than in the Swedish sample. The most common gaps in the Ugandan sample were reported as Working (42%),
Studying (37%) and Hobbies (35%) in comparison to Cleaning (29%), Sports (23%) Hobbies as well as Travelling for pleasure
(20%) in the Swedish sample. Younger participants perceived significantly more gaps than older participants in both samples.
Conclusions: The majority of the participants perceived gaps, indicating that occupational gaps are perceived to a greater extent
in Uganda.

Key words: Activities in daily living, participation in everyday occupations, assessment, culture, reference sample, self-report

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Author Biographies

  • Susanne Guidetti, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Qualifications: OT reg,

    Position: Senior lecturer,  Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

  • Matilda Utbult, Stockholm County Council, Child and adolescent psychiatry (BUP) PRIMA BUP Botkyrka, Tomtbergavägen 2, 145 67 Norsborg,

    Qualfications: BSc (Karolinska Institutet), OT reg,

    Position: Stockholm County Council, Child and adolescent psychiatry (BUP) PRIMA BUP Botkyrka, Tomtbergavägen 2, 145 67 Norsborg, Sweden

  • Julius Tunga Kamwesiga, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board, Kampala, Uganda

    Qualifications:PhD (Karolinska Institutet), OT reg, 

    Position: Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board, Kampala, Uganda

  • Gunilla Margareta Eriksson, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Qualifications: PhD

    Position: Associate Professor, Dept of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Sweden and Department of Neurosciences, Rehabiliatation Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Published

15-12-2019

How to Cite

Perceived occupational gaps among the Ugandan general population - A pilot study. (2019). South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(3), 17-23. https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajot/article/view/19513
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