Journal article
I didn't know I had executive dysfunction, now I can do something about it: perspectives about CO-OP from people with Parkinson's disease
Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol.47(9), pp.2267-2277
2025
PMID: 39158154
Abstract
Purposes
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience increasing disability across their lifespan. Holistic rehabilitation approaches are needed to maximize their daily functioning and quality of life (QoL). The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach targets daily functioning, with established efficacy in other neurological populations. This study is part of a larger trial of CO-OP with people with PD, describing the perspectives of people with PD who received CO-OP about its effect on their lives.
Methods
People with PD participating in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) were interviewed following the CO-OP programme. Views about the feasibility, acceptability, and experiences of CO-OP were explored. Inductive thematic analysis was used to interpret the findings.
Results
Analysis of interviews (n = 20) identified that CO-OP drove positive change in participants’ daily lives. Participants reported transfer and generalization of learned strategies, suggesting effective use of skills learned in CO-OP.
Conclusions
Addressing a critical gap in PD management, findings suggest that CO-OP was perceived as effective in addressing a broad scope of PD-related issues. Findings hold particular significance for individuals experiencing long-term PD consequences, potentially offering a viable option to enhance participation and QoL. Findings support CO-OP as an implementable, acceptable, and potentially beneficial intervention in PD. Further research is warranted to establish efficacy.
Details
- Title
- I didn't know I had executive dysfunction, now I can do something about it: perspectives about CO-OP from people with Parkinson's disease
- Authors
- Sarah Davies (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Occupational TherapyLisa Anemaat (Author) - The University of QueenslandHannah Gullo (Author) - The University of QueenslandEmmah Doig (Author) - The University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol.47(9), pp.2267-2277
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1080/09638288.2024.2391113
- ISSN
- 1464-5165
- PMID
- 39158154
- Copyright note
- © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
- Data Availability
- The qualitative data collected in this study are not able to be shared without further written consent of participants.
- Grant note
- This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship and by Parkinson’s Queensland Incorporated through a PhD Award.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Occupational Therapy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991061495802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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