Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Children’s and teachers’ perspectives on adjustments needed in school settings after acquired brain injury
Authors: Kocher Stalder, Cornelia
Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz
Steinlin, Maja
Hemmingsson, Helena
DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Volume(Issue): 25
Issue: 4
Page(s): 233
Pages to: 242
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1103-8128
1651-2014
Language: English
Subjects: Adjustment; School-setting interview; School participation; Self-report; Student-environment fit
Subject (DDC): 371: Schools and their activities
610: Medicine and health
Abstract: Background: Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) often present with functional deficits that influence their societal participation and well-being. Successful reintegration into school calls for individual support to meet each child’s adjustment needs. The adjustment needs of children with ABI in school settings have not previously been explored. Aim: The objectives of the present study were (a) to describe adjustment needs in school settings for children with ABI and (b) to explore differences and similarities between reports from the children and their teachers. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 20 children with ABI (mean age 12.8 ± 3.4 years; class grade 1-10) and their teachers were interviewed individually, using the School Setting Interview (SSI). Data were analyzed with descriptive and with non-parametric statistics. Results: (a) In the overall group, children rated that 55.6% of the 16 activities in the SSI needed no adjustment. The corresponding percentage for teachers was 48.4%. (b) In the child-teacher pairs, there was a positive relationship between teachers’ and children’s responses only in 3 out of 16 school activities and agreement varied strongly according to the activity in question. Conclusions and significance: It is important for occupational therapists and other professionals to specifically consider adjustment needs relating to school activities from various perspectives when aiming to provide individualized interventions.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8502
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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Kocher Stalder, C., Kottorp, A. B. M., Steinlin, M., & Hemmingsson, H. (2018). Children’s and teachers’ perspectives on adjustments needed in school settings after acquired brain injury. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(4), 233–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932
Kocher Stalder, C. et al. (2018) ‘Children’s and teachers’ perspectives on adjustments needed in school settings after acquired brain injury’, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25(4), pp. 233–242. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932.
C. Kocher Stalder, A. B. M. Kottorp, M. Steinlin, and H. Hemmingsson, “Children’s and teachers’ perspectives on adjustments needed in school settings after acquired brain injury,” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 233–242, 2018, doi: 10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932.
KOCHER STALDER, Cornelia, Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, Maja STEINLIN und Helena HEMMINGSSON, 2018. Children’s and teachers’ perspectives on adjustments needed in school settings after acquired brain injury. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2018. Bd. 25, Nr. 4, S. 233–242. DOI 10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932
Kocher Stalder, Cornelia, Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp, Maja Steinlin, and Helena Hemmingsson. 2018. “Children’s and Teachers’ Perspectives on Adjustments Needed in School Settings after Acquired Brain Injury.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 25 (4): 233–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932.
Kocher Stalder, Cornelia, et al. “Children’s and Teachers’ Perspectives on Adjustments Needed in School Settings after Acquired Brain Injury.” Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 25, no. 4, 2018, pp. 233–42, https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2017.1325932.


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