ABSTRACT

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of leisure activities based on the Model of Human Occupation on the quality of life (QoL), self-efficacy, and time use of community-dwelling persons with disabilities. Methods: The participants of this study included 15 community-dwelling persons with disabilities, recruited through a public health center. The participants were matched with 2-3 undergraduate volunteers majoring in occupational therapy, and evaluation and intervention were provided under the guidance of an occupational therapist in charge of community rehabilitation and a professor from the OT department. The study used a single-group pretest/posttest research design. The intervention was conducted in 10 sessions over 10 weeks. The Korean version of the WHO Quality of Life Scale-shortened version was used to evaluate QoL before and after the intervention, the General Self-efficacy Scale was used to evaluate self-efficacy and the Occupational Questionnaire (OQ) was used to evaluate time use. Results: Through 10 weeks of leisure based on the Model of Human Occupation, the QoL of community-dwelling persons with disabilities showed improvements in overall QoL, physical health, and social relationships. The self-efficacy did not show significant improvement. The time use showed significant change is overall areas of in overall areas of OQ. Conclusion: We expect persons living in community to benefit from more visiting rehabilitation in order to engage in leisure activities of their choice.