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ArticleAustralian occupational therapy journal2025

Supporting parents with disability and other challenges through occupational therapy: What is needed?

Anne Honey, Fidaa Almomani, Yu-Wei Ryan Chen, Yvonne Codd, Junghun A J Kim, Masafumi Kunishige, Rodolfo Morrison, Veronica O Mara, Jessica Peterson, Evelina Pituch and 11 more

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Article in Australian occupational therapy journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Parenting and Occupational Therapy: An Exploration of Global Practice.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Anne HoneyDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5918-0454
Fidaa AlmomaniFaculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar-Ramtha, Jordan.
Yu-Wei Ryan ChenDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Yvonne CoddDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2824-2880
Junghun A J KimDepartment of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Kangwon National University, Samcheok-si, South Korea.
Masafumi KunishigeDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Science Technology, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Saitama, Japan.
Rodolfo MorrisonDepartamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Veronica O MaraDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Jessica PetersonMatrescence Occupational Therapy, Austin, Texas, USA.
Evelina PituchDepartment of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada.
John V RiderSchool of Occupational Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Muhammad Hibatullah RomliDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-4361-8102
Deena RozenMeuhedet Health Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rachel SabbahMeuhedet Health Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hassan I SarsakBatterjee Medical College, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Elaine SaundersLondon School of Occupational Therapy, Brunel University, London, UK.
So Sin SimHealth and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore.
Hwei Lan TanHealth and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5803-8341
Wing Tung WongDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Farahiyah Wan YunusFaculty of Health Sciences, Center for Rehabilitation and Special Needs Studies, Occupational Therapy Programme, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2106-6522
Margaret McGrathDiscipline of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionParenting is a highly valued and challenging occupational role in which many parents experience challenges. Yet the involvement of occupational therapy in supporting parenting for adults with disability and other challenges is relatively low. This paper explores what is needed to increase occupational therapy support for parents with disability and other challenges.

methodsAn international online survey was developed based on previous literature and refined via cognitive interviews. It was reviewed by international occupational therapy academics from 11 countries and translated into eight languages. The survey sought the experiences and views of occupational therapists who work with adult populations about supporting parenting occupations. For this paper, fixed-choice and free-text responses illuminating what is needed to increase the provision of that support were analysed. A mixed methods design was used, combining descriptive statistics and interpretive content analysis. Multivariate multinominal logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations between needs identified and participant and practice characteristics. CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: This survey and paper were developed with input from occupational therapists and occupational therapy academics from 13 countries.

resultsParticipants (n = 1347) identified six types of factors needed to increase occupational therapy support for parenting occupations in adult populations. These were supportive institutional structures; training, resources and assessments; and recognition of occupational therapists' suitability to support parenting both within and outside the profession. Responses varied somewhat by country, setting, population, previous training and clinical experience.

conclusionIncreasing occupational therapy support for parents with a variety of disabilities and other challenges requires efforts from individual occupational therapists, professional bodies, organisations and educators.

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