Table 2 Overview of the Internet-based occupational therapy intervention “Strategies for empowering activities in everyday life” (SEE)
Module theme | Content | Assignment | Client activity | Occupational therapy (OT) guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Introduction module | The foundation, aim, design of the web-programme, modules and content. | Listen to the module presentation | ||
1. Changes in daily activities and participation after stroke | Consequences of a stroke in daily activities, places and social networks | Reflect on whether you recognise these changes in your life situation and if you are interested in participating in the programme | Send in a short note | Contact the client for a meeting and dialogue of how to move forward with the programme |
2. Value and meaning of daily activities | How daily activities generate different values and contribute to meaning in life | Reflect on which activities bring meaning and health in your life. | Send in 3–5 important activities in your everyday life before the dialogue with the OT after module 4 | Provide confirming, reflecting and encouraging feedback |
3. Activity pattern | How activity patterns, time use, roles, habits, routines, time for recovery and rest influence health | Reflect on your variation in daily activities, places for activities, activities alone and with others, and time use based on your activity diary (completed during the initial assessment) | Complete a form about your satisfaction with time spent on various daily activities before the dialogue with OT after module 4 | Provide confirming, reflective and encouraging feedback |
4. Complexity of daily activities | How different daily activities—main activities, preparatory activities and unexpected events—create patterns and how they can disturb the activity | Reflect on your daily activities and how they have changed, what unexpected events disturbs your activities | Make a short note | Contact the client for a meeting on the reflections made in the assignments |
5. Occupational balance | How occupational balance is influenced by the activity pattern. How one’s activity pattern is connected to other peoples’ patterns. The importance of involving others in the change process. | Reflect on your occupational balance between different activities during a week | Complete a form and make a short note about desired changes and challenges for dialog with OT after module 7 | Provide confirming, reflective and encouraging feedback |
6. Strategies that support daily activities | How strategies for daily activities, places and social networks support management and control over everyday life | Reflect on strategies that you use at present to support engagement in daily activities | Complete a form for strategies used presently, make a short note of strategies supporting your daily activities for dialogue with OT after module 7 | Provide confirming, reflective and encouraging feedback |
7. Prioritise and make changes in daily activities to support an active life | The change process, prioritising desired activity pattern and daily activities here in, identifying strategies supporting change | Reflect on how you can initiate and achieve change in everyday life. What do you prioritise, and which strategies are needed to achieve desired changes? | After taking module 7, mark that you are finished. | Contact the client for a meeting and dialogue on the reflections made in the assignments. Agree on an intervention plan, including long-term and short-term goals, to regain and make changes in activity patterns and daily activities supporting an active life. Rehabilitation will continue until goals are reached. |