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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
Exploring occupational needs: a study of case
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to explain the meaning of Occupational Need after it's appliance during the seminaries' investigation: "Occupational Needs of a Caregiver Mother during a Child with Special Health Care Need's hospitalization."For the investigation, there was observed the Child with Special Health Care Need's mother hospitalized in the Universidad de Chile's University along the period 2007 - 2008.The data of the case study has been reevaluated, that is why it varies from the previous study. After the analysis, it has been detected that the performance areas that were mostly injured during the hospitalization period were: the instrumental activities of daily living, work and leisure.The relevancy of this study is based on the acknowledgement and techniques (OccupationalNeeds Questionnaire) contribution to the development of the Occupational Science and it'spractice: the Occupational Therapy.The identification process of the Occupational Needs, is a tool for diagnosis, planning, execution, evaluation and systematization for health that allows to create action lines, turning itself into an inclusive therapeutic mean.
