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Margot-Cattin Isabel

Margot-Cattin Isabel

Professeure HES ordinaire

Main skills

Occupational Science

Transportation mobility and driving

Instrument development

Person-environment relationships

Transactional perspective

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Main contract

Professeure HES ordinaire

Phone:+41 21 651 62 59

Desktop: D 3

Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne
Chemin des Abeilles 14, 1010 Lausanne, CH
HETSL

HESAV / Haute École de Santé - Vaud
Avenue de Beaumont 21, 1011 Lausanne, CH
HESAV
Faculty
Santé
Main Degree Programme
Ergothérapie
MSc HES-SO/UNIL en Sciences de la santé - HES-SO Master
  • Théories de l'occupation
BSc HES-SO en Ergothérapie - Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne
  • Handicap, Mobilté communautaire, Pratique centrée sur le client, Accessibilité, conduite automobile.

Completed

Programme "Soutien financier à la participation à des activités scientifiques" 2019
AGP

Role: Collaborator

Description du projet : Voir dossier

Research team within HES-SO: Dolivo Jean , Lambelet Daniel , Prats Viviane , Napoli Angela , Décastel Laure , Martin Hélène , Anchise Lucie , Bettems Cécile , Konan N'Dri Paul , Mooser François , Berney Véronique , Luthi Marie , Gaberel Pascal Eric , Malatesta Dominique , Steiger Bhama , Pfleghard Saskia , Martin Murielle , Charvoz Linda , De Torrenté Carole , Chezeaux Line , Werro Fasel Sandrine , Kuehni Morgane , Giroud Véronique , Perrin Céline , Pernet Nicolas , Longchamp Reuge Joëlle , Christen Patricia , Togni Carola , Gattlen Marc , Chappuis Elisabeth , Avvanzino Sonia , Ballis Julien , Hug Pierre-Alain , Goussebaire Laurent , Taillens Line , Holdener Séverine , Racine Manon , Terzidis Amanda , Machado Cristina , Berthod Marc-Antoine , Bertrand Leiser Martine , Fellay Angélique , Jalil Laure , Mühlethaler Jacques , Tétreault Sylvie , Tharin Ann , Sandoz Véronique , Mercolli Mauro , De Meyer Patricia , Csupor Isabelle , Gomensoro Andres , Guillaume-Gentil Emmanuelle , Benelli Natalie , Haunreiter Katja , Munier Sophie , Thiévent Romaric , Bovey Fanny , Jetzer Anne , Morina Amanda , Shehu Drilona , Jung Aurélie , Nussbaumer Léa , Debons Jérôme , Brzak Nicole , Manna Veronica , Boni Nadja , Duvanel Noémie , Cerrone Toni , Malbois Fabienne , Michaud-Vionnet Line , Mellina Olivier , Veyre Aline , Bellagamba David , Baume-Schneider Elisabeth , Bridji Slim , Fournier Danielle , Roy Séverine , Pont Chamot Anne-Françoise , Soguel Isabelle , Baillifard-Olivier Kathrin , Neri Céline , Perret Basile , Ischer Melissa , Tschabold Claire-Lise , Meigniez Maëlle , Piecek Monika , Bendjama Rebecca , Simonet Valérie , Urbaniak Véronique , Laydu Guy , Krafft Matthieu , Gomes Catia , Rullac Stéphane , Dalberto Zita , Chaillet-Gordillo Antonia , Roué Corinne , Parrat Chloé , Lambelet Alexandre , Papaevanghelou Romain , Kühr Judith , Kaba Mariama , Delay Christophe , Alvarez Cristina , Pazmandy Gabriel , Schnorf Martin , Magalhães De Almeida António , Scalambrin Laure , Sonnay Jean-Luc , N'Diaye Fatou , Portillo Magali Susan , Rosset Julien , Rey Caroline , Kempter Kevin , Cailleret Marine , Ly Shia Manh , Ros Jenny , Monin Michèle , Nusbaumer Jade , Bourquin Sandra , Leresche Frédérique , Schönhardt Océane , Hugentobler Valérie , Avvanzino Pierre , Klay Justine , Montefusco Camille Charlotte , Biba Esmeralda , Cortinas Véronique , Souesme Chloé , Trabichet Catherine , Eckmann Monique , Voelin Sabine , Libois Joëlle , Bertrand Romain , Avramito Maurice , Rebeaud Floriane , Desrosiers Julie , Larisch Justine , Chatelain Sandra , Pillonel Alexandre , Menth Muriel , Frund Robert , Bertocchi Silvie , Antoniadis André , Berger Jean-Claude , Della Croce Claudia , Favez Michel , Golay Dominique , Kühne Nicolas , Meyer Sylvie , Ray-Kaeser Sylvie , Spack Annelyse , Tabin Jean-Pierre , Tironi Yuri , Trebert Dominique , Zbinden Barbara , Udressy Olivier , Zogmal Marianne , Mayor Stéphan , Margot-Cattin Isabel , Bettems Marjorie , Clerc Karine , Stucki Virginie , Honegger Caroline , Meyer Michaël , Bertho Béatrice , Teixeira Diana , Ruga Pamela , Staffieri Loris , Constantin Sandra , Zurbuchen Antonin , Curty Gaël , Martignoni Christel , Pellerin Marc-André , Leyvraz Anne-Cécile , Mermod Stéphane , Genet Catherine , Masella Miléna , Ibanez Pamela , Loup Amiguet Isabelle , Calvagna Catherine , Loubrie Jacqueline , Dimitrova Nevena , Arbel Anouk , Bendel Matthieu , Pouliot-Morneau Denis , Fluixa Leïla , Francioli Teresa , Chappuis Pauline , Kapsaridi Afrodite , Berger Mathilde , Zghibi Hatem , Girardet Khedidja , Pache Sandra , Perrottet Stéphane , Di Mizio Tiziana , Degoumois Béatrice , Magnin Marc , Pulzer Noémie , Mc Cormick Marie , Beuret Philippe , Mottet Emma , Russi Umberto , Smiri Anouchka , Rentsch Dora , Chalverat Charles

Partenaires académiques: HES-SO Rectorat; Santé et Social

Durée du projet: 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2019

Montant global du projet: 36'394 CHF

State : Completed

Exploring participation in everyday life activities outside home for people with early to moderate stage dementia (OUTDEM-2) »
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Description du projet : Voir dossier

Research team within HES-SO: Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: HES-SO Rectorat

Durée du projet: 19.05.2019 - 18.08.2019

Montant global du projet: 18'615 CHF

State : Completed

« Mobilité et engagement social des seniors. Une étude exploratoire du vécu de la transition de mobilité en regard des effets de l'environnement construit
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Description du projet : voir dossier

Research team within HES-SO: Vaucher Paul , Schnorf Martin , Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: HES-SO Rectorat

Durée du projet: 04.05.2018 - 04.07.2018

Montant global du projet: 4'858 CHF

State : Completed

Development of a questionnaire to evaluate out-of-home participation for people with dementia
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Description du projet : Voir dossier

Research team within HES-SO: Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: HES-SO Rectorat

Durée du projet: 01.08.2017 - 30.10.2017

Montant global du projet: 11'000 CHF

State : Completed

Projet interne Reccs" Involvement of people with mild to moderate dementia in activities outside the home: a preliminary methodological study to develop and test survey material." - Mme Margot Cattin
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Financement: HES-SO Rectorat

Description du projet : 'Voir annexe

Research team within HES-SO: Kühne Nicolas , Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: Santé et Social; Margot Cattin Isabel, Santé et Social

Durée du projet: 01.03.2013 - 28.02.2015

Montant global du projet: 108'566 CHF

State : Completed

Goal-phrasing in Swiss Occupational Therapy
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Description du projet : en annexe

Research team within HES-SO: Margot-Cattin Isabel , Rau Barbara

Partenaires académiques: CTI

Durée du projet: 01.07.2008 - 31.10.2013

Montant global du projet: 65'538 CHF

State : Completed

Goal-phrasing in Swiss Occupational Therapy
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Financement: HES-SO Rectorat

Description du projet : Le Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) est l'outil de mesure sélectionné par l'Association Suisse des Ergothérappeutes (ASE), la Croix-Rouge Suisse (CRS) et santésuisse dans le but d'évaluer l'atteinte des objectifs de traitement des ergothérapeutes indépendants ou des organisations d'ergothérapie quie travaillent à charge des caisses maladie. Cette démarche d'évaluation s'inscrit dans les mesures visant à satisfaire la convention d'assurance-qualité ASE/CRS/santé suisse correspondant à la satisfaction de l'art 77 OAMal. Le GAS consiste à formuler pour chaque cas des objectis de traitement individualisés, atteignables, mesurables, sensés et appropriés, puis à en évaluer l'atteinte sur un échelle de 5 points. Le recours à l'instrument devrait conduire lesergothérapeutes à s'engager dans une démarche clinique et dans des raisonnements correspondant à la mise en oeuvre de compétences professionnelles actualisées : centration sur le client et ses occupations, objectivation et mesurabilité. En 2006, 270 ergothérapeutes indépendants ou organisation d'ergothérapie ont utilisé le GAS pour 1223 cas. Une analyse quantitative a examiné le niveau d'âtteint des objectifs. Une comparaison entre les différents domaines d'activité et les régions linguistiques a étalement été menée. Par contre, les données qualitatives, soit la formulation des objectifs, n'ont pas encore été soumises à analyse. Notre intérêt se porte sur ces formulations. Suite à une revue de la littérature, nous comptons relever les théories concernant la formulation des objectifs de traitement dans les professions de la Santé, et pouvoir construire des déterminants sur lesquels baser notre analyse (modèles de l'ergothérapie, définition de l'occupation, raisonnement clinique, règles de formulation des obhectifs de traitement, efficacité du traitement, l'état des lieux des discussions des remboursements des prestations par les assureurs-maladie et leurs bases théoriques) est ce que clea b va bien là?. L'accès aux données, soit au 1223 feuilles de score du GAS est confirmé par le partenaire de terrain : l'Association Suisse des Ergothérapeutes. Les résultats devraient permettre de décrire un état des lieux et de comparer entre les régions linguistiques ou les secteurs d'activité.

Research team within HES-SO: Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: Santé et Social

Durée du projet: 01.01.2010 - 31.08.2012

Montant global du projet: 10'500 CHF

State : Completed

L'utilisation du Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) : étude de l'état de la pratique de formulation des objectifs de traitement en ergothérapie, en Suisse par les praticiens indépendants travaillant à charge
AGP

Role: Main Applicant

Description du projet : Le Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) est l'outil de mesure sélectionné par l'Association Suisse des Ergothérappeutes (ASE), la Croix-Rouge Suisse (CRS) et santésuisse dans le but d'évaluer l'atteinte des objectifs de traitement des ergothérapeutes indépendants ou des organisations d'ergothérapie quie travaillent à charge des caisses maladie. Cette démarche d'évaluation s'inscrit dans les mesures visant à satisfaire la convention d'assurance-qualité ASE/CRS/santé suisse correspondant à la satisfaction de l'art 77 OAMal. Le GAS consiste à formuler pour chaque cas des objectis de traitement individualisés, atteignables, mesurables, sensés et appropriés, puis à en évaluer l'atteinte sur un échelle de 5 points. Le recours à l'instrument devrait conduire lesergothérapeutes à s'engager dans une démarche clinique et dans des raisonnements correspondant à la mise en oeuvre de compétences professionnelles actualisées : centration sur le client et ses occupations, objectivation et mesurabilité. En 2006, 270 ergothérapeutes indépendants ou organisation d'ergothérapie ont utilisé le GAS pour 1223 cas. Une analyse quantitative a examiné le niveau d'âtteint des objectifs. Une comparaison entre les différents domaines d'activité et les régions linguistiques a étalement été menée. Par contre, les données qualitatives, soit la formulation des objectifs, n'ont pas encore été soumises à analyse. Notre intérêt se porte sur ces formulations. Suite à une revue de la littérature, nous comptons relever les théories concernant la formulation des objectifs de traitement dans les professions de la Santé, et pouvoir construire des déterminants sur lesquels baser notre analyse (modèles de l'ergothérapie, définition de l'occupation, raisonnement clinique, règles de formulation des obhectifs de traitement, efficacité du traitement, l'état des lieux des discussions des remboursements des prestations par les assureurs-maladie et leurs bases théoriques) est ce que clea b va bien là?. L'accès aux données, soit au 1223 feuilles de score du GAS est confirmé par le partenaire de terrain : l'Association Suisse des Ergothérapeutes. Les résultats devraient permettre de décrire un état des lieux et de comparer entre les régions linguistiques ou les secteurs d'activité.

Research team within HES-SO: Margot-Cattin Isabel

Partenaires académiques: HES-SO Rectorat

Durée du projet: 01.03.2010 - 30.11.2011

Montant global du projet: 11'000 CHF

State : Completed

2025

“It doesn’t really feel like home anymore” : a qualitative study of the meaning of home for older adults living in a nursing home or in their own home in France
Scientific paper ArODES

Muriel Sahraoui, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Cynthia Engels, Meoïn Hagege

Journal of Occupational Science,  To be published, 1-20

Link to the publication

Summary:

Background : In France, ageing policies focus on maintaining older adults in their private residences using home care. The present study explored the meaning of home in the context of care for older adults living in nursing homes or their own homes in France, and how the meaning of home for older adults is created by occupations and disrupted by care practices in both institutional settings and private residences. Methods : We performed walking interviews and participant observations with 28 older adults, 14 in their own homes and 14 in nursing homes. A thematic analysis and a discursive analysis based on modal logic were used to understand participants’ experiences and values related to occupations and places. Results : The meaning of ‘home’ is complex and equivocal. Regardless of where they lived, participants expressed negative opinions about interventions by care staff. The feeling at home emerges through four key elements: 1) practices associated with the place, 2) continuation of the person’s longstanding occupations, 3) occupational opportunities, and 4) the social anchoring of occupational opportunities. Discussion : ‘Feeling at home’ is not determined solely by a private dwelling or an institutional setting; rather, it emerges through continuity of occupations, personal agency, and social relationships. The parallel between nursing homes and their own homes suggests that policies and care practices should be reframed to preserve older adults’ sense of home by acknowledging individual life courses, offering flexibility in routines, and supporting occupational engagement. An occupational lens can thus enrich existing reforms, ensuring that environmental, social, and personal factors converge to maintain and foster the feeling of home in later life.

Dans un pays … au-loin : extraits d’un journal intime non découvert et non daté, provenant d’un futur lointain, tel que partagé par Kaitlyn Imbiss (18 ans)
Book chapter ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Sophie Gabe, Lana van Niekerk, Brenda Vrkljan, Patrick Gyger

Dans Henny, Enrique, Maric, Filip, Pollard, Nick, Schiller, Sandra, Occupational punk volume 3 : everyday odyssey  (pp. 32-40). 2025,  [S.l.] : Environmental Physiotherapy Association

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The SnapShot project : using vignettes to understand community mobility through the lens of intersectionality
Scientific paper ArODES

Nicola Ann Plastow, Gérard Charl Filies, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Ann-Helen Patomella, Shaheed Soeker, Brigitte Elisabeth Gantschnig, Lana van Niekerk, Fasloen Adams, Anders Kottorp, Sarah Wallcook, Margarita Mondaca

Sage Research Methods : Data and Research Literacy,  2025

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Summary:

Translating research findings into something that can be used for learning and teaching of complex concepts, can increase the impact of a research project and influence societal change. In this project, researchers from three countries collaborated to develop a series of vignettes that illustrated intersecting experiences of discrimination and participation restriction for people with disabilities and older people. Vignettes are short, first or third-person stories, that capture the meanings found in research conducted in these diverse contexts. We focussed specifically on community mobility as an everyday activity where intersectionality is experienced. This is an area in which the group have conducted research with diverse populations. In May and August 2024 we conducted World Café-style workshops with health and social care students and professionals from a range of disciplines, in Sweden and South Africa. This case study addresses the methodological and practical challenges we faced in creating vignettes based on our previous research, creating a World Café-style workshop to facilitate discussion on the vignettes, and collaborating within an international team that spans three countries, seven institutions, and includes 15 members speaking six different home languages. We found vignettes are a feasible way for participants to gain a more nuanced understanding of intersectionality, and to facilitate interprofessional discussion among students and healthcare professionals. Vignettes can be created using previous research findings mirroring international contexts. Vignettes are also useful in amplifying participants’ voices, increasing representation, and capturing the complexity of simultaneously oppressive situations.

Editorial. Quel imaginaire pour la recherche ? Et pour quel futur ? Un appel à produire des utopies.
Professional paper

Kühne Nicolas, Stucki Virginie, Gecaj Marion, Bertrand Romain, Margot-Cattin Isabel

Revue Francophone de Recherche en Ergothérapie, 2025 , vol.  10, no  1

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2024

Defining and refining emplacement by deepening the understanding of embeddedness, situatedness, and enactedness
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Sophie Nadia Gaber, Brenda Vrkljan

Journal of Occupational Science,  2024, To be published ; Published online: 12 December 2024, 1-12

Link to the publication

Summary:

Using a transactional frame of reference, this paper situates the concept of emplacement within and between the notions of embeddedness, situatedness, and enactedness. Emplacement recognises how the spaces and places in which we engage in occupations both shape and are shaped by engagement. Hence, the meaning and importance attributed to certain occupations can involve a complex, unbounded, uncertain, and often messy process. Further, embeddedness describes the deep anchoring of individuals to their social and physical contexts. Situatedness emphasises the importance of being ‘in-place’. Enactedness delves into the dynamic unfolding of occupations that highlight the role of agency and identity that are reflected in the stories shared. Vignettes from our research projects illustrate these concepts by offering insights into the lived experiences of emplacement. These narratives enrich understandings of the nuanced, transactional nature of emplacement. Additionally, we acknowledge the relevance of emplacement across contexts and suggest avenues for future research. This discussion adds to the existing understanding of emplacement and the growing body of knowledge in occupational science specific to the value of using a transactional frame of occupation to explore the complexities of human-occupation-environment interactions.

Les modèles écologiques de la performance occupationnelle
Book chapter ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Brenda Vrkljan

Dans Morel-Bracq, Marie-Chantal, Les modèles conceptuels en ergothérapie : introduction aux concepts fondamentaux  (pp. 65-77). 2024,  Louvain-La-Neuve : De Boeck Supérieur

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Le modèle Personne-Environnement-Occupation-Performance (PEOP)
Book chapter ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin

Dans Morel-Bracq, Marie-Chantal, Les modèles conceptuels en ergothérapie : introduction aux concepts fondamentaux  (pp. 77-86). 2024,  Louvain-La-Neuve : De Boeck Supérieur

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A systematic review of effective interventions and strategies to support the transition of older adults from driving to driving retirement/cessation
Scientific paper ArODES

Anne E. Dickerson, Tadhg Stapleton, Jamie Bloss, Isabelle Gelinas, Priscilla Harries, Moon Choi, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Barbara Mazer, Ann-Helen Patomella, Lizette Swanepoel, Carolyn Unsworth, Brenda Vrkljan

Innovation in Aging,  2024, 8, 6

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Summary:

Background and Objectives. In most western countries, older adults depend on private cars for transportation and do not proactively plan for driving cessation. The objective of this review was to examine current research studies outlining effective interventions and strategies to assist older adults during their transition from driver to driving retirement or cessation. Research Design and Methods. A search was completed across 9 databases using key words and MeSH terms for drivers, cessation of driving, and older adult drivers. Eligibility screening of 9,807 titles and abstracts, followed by a detailed screening of 206 papers, was completed using the Covidence platform. Twelve papers were selected for full-text screen and data extraction, comprising 3 papers with evidence-based intervention programs and 9 papers with evidence-informed strategies. Results. Three papers met the research criteria of a controlled study for programs that support and facilitate driving cessation for older adults. Nine additional studies were exploratory or descriptive, which outlined strategies that could support older drivers, their families, and/or healthcare professionals during this transition. Driving retirement programs/toolkits are also presented. Discussion and Implications. The driver retirement programs had promising results, but there were methodological weaknesses within the studies. Strategies extracted contributed to 6 themes: Reluctance and avoidance of the topic, multiple stakeholder involvement is important, taking proactive approach is critical, refocus the process away from assessment to proactive planning, collaborative approach to enable “ownership” of the decision is needed, and engage in planning alternative transportation should be the end result. Meeting the transportation needs of older adults will be essential to support aging in place, out-of-home mobility, and participation, particularly in developed countries where there is such a high dependency on private motor vehicles.

Worldwide survey on Digital Assistive Technology (DAT) provision
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Anne Deblock-Bellamy, Julie Wassmer, Ritchard Ledgerd, Claudia von Zweck, World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

Occupational Therapy International,  2024, 9536020

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Summary:

Occupational therapists have long been involved in assistive technology (AT) provision worldwide. AT is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance functioning, independence, and autonomy and ultimately promote well-being for people living with disabilities. With the digitalisation of societies, the everyday lives and occupations of individuals are changing, becoming more reliant on digital solutions. The development of digital assistive technology (DAT) also offers opportunities for people with disabilities to access, interact, and pilot the digital world. However, we do not know how occupational therapists are involved in DAT provision worldwide. A survey was conducted in the global occupational therapist’s community in June 2022 to describe DAT provision and the factors influencing it. Occupational therapy practitioners were included (n = 660) in the analysis. In DAT provision, occupational therapists mostly provide advice to people, assess their needs, provide instruction or training, prescribe DAT, and fit DAT to people and their environment. The clients served through DAT provision are most frequently people with neurological impairments, chronic illnesses, sensory impairments, and older people. The reasons for providing DAT focus on education, work, school, and leisure. It is expected that DAT provision will enhance independence, self-esteem, occupational participation, and social relationships. Issues faced by occupational therapists when providing DAT are costs of product and funding schemes, sufficient knowledge, and access to knowledge sources. Survey respondents are mostly from Western countries with access to the Internet and the digital world, including having digital literacy, highlighting the digital divide that exists between world regions and countries, but also within countries worldwide. There is a need to continue research to better understand the issues related to digitalisation and the digital participation of people living with disabilities.

2023

Impact de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le bien-être et la qualité de vie des personnes âgées en EMS et de de leurs proches : étude sur mandat de l’Office fédéral de la santé publique : rapport court
Report ArODES

Claudia Ortoleva Bucher, Maryline Abt, Christine Cohen, Philippe Schneider, Nadine Marmier, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Laurie Corna, Sara Levati, David Maciariello, Tiziana Sala Defilippis, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Valérie Hugentoble, Alexandre Lambelet, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas von Stokar

2023,  Berne : Office fédéral de la santé publique,  12 p.

Link to the publication

Summary:

L'Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP) a commandé la présente étude afin d'évaluer les expériences, les souhaits et les besoins des personnes âgées vivant dans des établissements médico-sociaux (EMS) en matière de protection et de qualité de vie. Cette étude servira de base pour garantir un meilleur équilibre dans la structure des mesures et des plans de protection lors d'une prochaine pandémie.

Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf das Wohlbefinden und die Lebensqualität von älteren Menschen in Alters- und Pflegeheimen und ihren Angehörigen : Studie im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Gesundheit : Kurzbericht
Report ArODES

Claudia Ortoleva Bucher, Maryline Abt, Christine Cohen, Philippe Schneider, Nadine Marmier, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Laurie Corna, Sara Levati, David Maciariello, Tiziana Sala Defilippis, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Valérie Hugentoble, Alexandre Lambelet, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas von Stokar

2023,  Berne : Office fédéral de la santé publique,  12 p.

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Summary:

Zusammengenommen zeigen die Ergebnisse der Literaturübersicht, dass sich die Zeit des Lockdowns negativ auf die psychische und physische Gesundheit der Bewohner:innen ausgewirkt hat. Besonders der Mangel an sozialen Kontakten und den Verlust der Selbstbestimmung aufgrund der Schutzmassnahmen hatten negative Auswirkungen.

Impact de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le bien-être et la qualité de vie des personnes âgées en EMS et de de leurs proches : étude sur mandat de l’Office fédéral de la santé publique : rapport long
Report ArODES

Claudia Ortoleva Bucher, Maryline Abt, Christine Cohen, Philippe Schneider, Nadine Marmier, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Laurie Corna, Sara Levati, David Maciariello, Tiziana Sala Defilippis, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Valérie Hugentoble, Alexandre Lambelet, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas von Stokar

2023,  Berne : Office fédéral de la santé publique,  108 p.

Link to the publication

Summary:

L'Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP) a commandé la présente étude afin d'évaluer les expériences, les souhaits et les besoins des personnes âgées vivant dans des établissements médico-sociaux (EMS) en matière de protection et de qualité de vie. Cette étude servira de base pour garantir un meilleur équilibre dans la structure des mesures et des plans de protection lors d'une prochaine pandémie.

Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf das Wohlbefinden und die Lebensqualität von älteren Menschen in Alters- und Pflegeheimen und ihren Angehörigen: Studie im Auftrag des Bundesamtes für Gesundheit
Report

Ortoleva Bucher Claudia, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Laurie Corna, Abt Maryline, Cohen Christine, Sara Levati, Schneider Philippe, Margot-Cattin Isabel, Kühne Nicolas, Hugentobler Valérie, Lambelet Alexandre, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas Von Stokar, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Tiziana Defilippis, David Maciariello, Nadine Marmier

2023,  Bern : Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG),  12  p.

Link to the publication

Impact de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le bien-être et la qualité de vie des personnes âgées en EMS et de de leurs proches : Étude sur mandat de l’Office fédéral de la santé publique (rapport court).
Report

Ortoleva Bucher Claudia, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Laurie Corna, Abt Maryline, Cohen Christine, Sara Levati, Schneider Philippe, Margot-Cattin Isabel, Kühne Nicolas, Hugentobler Valérie, Lambelet Alexandre, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas Von Stokar, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Tiziana Defilippis, David Maciariello, Nadine Marmier

2023,  Berne : Office fédérale de la santé Suisse (OFSP),  12  p.

Link to the publication

Impact de la pandémie COVID-19 sur le bien-être et la qualité de vie des personnes âgées en EMS et de de leurs proches : Étude sur mandat de l’Office fédéral de la santé publique (rapport long)
Report

Ortoleva Bucher Claudia, Maya Zumstein-Shaha, Laurie Corna, Maryline Abt, Cohen Christine, Sara Levati, Schneider Philippe, Margot-Cattin Isabel, Kühne Nicolas, Hugentobler Valérie, Lambelet Aline, Judith Trageser, Sabine Fries, Thomas Von Stokar, Fabienne Renggli, Tanja Wörle, Tiziana Defilippis, David Maciariello, Nadine Marmier

2023,  Berne : Office fédérale de la santé Suisse (OFSP),  108  p.

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2022

The health equity characteristics of research exploring the unmet community mobility needs of older adults : a scoping review
Scientific paper ArODES

Hester van Biljon, Lana van Niekerk, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Fasloen Adams, Nicola Plastow

BMC Geriatrics,  2022, no 22, article no 808

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Background: Unmet community mobility needs of older adults, published since the announcement of the UN sustainable development goals was synthesised to describe the health equity characteristics of research identifying unmet community mobility needs of older adults. Methods: Searches were conducted in March and April 2020, 2275 articles were screened and 100 identified for data extraction. Results: Findings showed underrepresentation of articles considering rural settings [9%] and originating in the global South [14%]. Gender, disability, education, and transport / driving were identified as key health equity char‑ acteristics and only 10 articles provided detail on all four of these. External factors inhibiting community mobility included built environments, service availability, and societal attitudes. Internal factors included finances, fear and apprehension, and functional limitations. Conclusions: The need for standardised reporting of participant characteristics in the community mobility of older adults was highlighted. These characteristics are required by research consumers to judge equity dimensions, and the extent to which findings represent minority or marginalised groups. 15 after the UN pledge to reduce inequali‑ ties, peer reviewed primary research does not reflect a global drive to end discrimination, exclusion and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people behind.

How to maintain community participation while living with dementia?
Book chapter ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Sophie Nadia Gaber

Dans Benoist, Chloé, Gauthier, Serge, Morais, José A., Rosa-Neto, Pedro, Servaes, Stijn, Webster, Claire, Weidner, Wendy, World Alzheimer report 2022 : life after diagnosis : navigating treatment, care and support  (pp. 204-205). 2022,  London : Alzheimer’s Disease International

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Social citizenship through out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia
Scientific paper ArODES

Sophie N. Gaber, Liv Thalén, Camilla W. Malinowsky, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Kishore Seetharaman

Journal of Applied Gerontology,  2022, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 2362–2373

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There is limited empirical knowledge about how older adults living with dementia enact their social citizenship through out-of-home participation. This study aimed: (a) to investigate out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia in four countries and (b) to compare aspects of stability or change in out-of-home participation. Using a cross-sectional design, older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia and without dementia, aged 55 years and over, were interviewed using the Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside the Home questionnaire in Canada (n = 58), Sweden (n = 69), Switzerland (n = 70), and the United Kingdom (n = 128). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a two-way analysis of variance. After adjustment for age, diagnosis of dementia and country of residence had significant effects on total out-of-home participation (p < .01). The results contribute to. policies and development of programs to facilitate social citizenship by targeting specific activities and places.

Associations between community participation and types of places visited among persons living with and without dementia
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, André Berchtold, Sophie Gaber, Nicolas Kühne, Louise Nygård, Camilla Malinowsky

BMC Geriatrics,  2022, vol. 22, Article number 309

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Introduction: Increasingly, literature has focused on community participation in places visited by persons living with and without dementia. Earlier research indicates that multiple factors, including socio‑demographic aspects and risk perception may influence community participation. Aim and methods: This cross‑sectional, explorative study aims to inquire into how places visited, socio‑demographic aspects and risks perception are associated with self‑rated community participation for persons living with and without dementia (n = 70) in Switzerland. Data was collected through face‑to‑face interviews with questionnaires (ACT‑OUT, MoCA, sociodemographic). First, we investigated whether the number of places visited was correlated with self‑rated participation; then we added socio‑demographic and risks perception factors with a bivariate analysis; and searched for a model using multinomial logistic regressions. Results: For the group of participants living with dementia, risks of falling (p = .014) and of getting lost (p = .037) were significantly associated with self‑rated participation. For the group of participants living without dementia, visiting places outside the home was significantly associated with self‑rated participation, especially visiting places in domain D/places for recreational and physical activities (p = .005). Discussion and conclusions: The results of exploring multiple factors and searching for a model highlights the complexity of community participation as a construct. Risks and visiting places for recreational and physical activities seem to play a role in self‑rated participation. Mobile interviews might be better suited to gain in‑depth understanding on community participation for persons living with dementia.

Out-of-home participation among people living with dementia : a study in four countries
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Liv Thalén, Camilla Malinowsky, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Sophie N. Ghaber, Kishore Seetharaman, Habib Chaudhury, Malcolm Cutchin, Sarah Wallcook, Kottorp Anders, Anna Brorsson, Louise Nygard

Dementia,  2022, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1636-1652

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Social participation in out-of-home activities is important for people living with dementia, yet little is known about such participation. The aim of this study was to explore and compare out-of-home participation among people living with dementia in four countries by assessing different types of places of participation visited or no longer visited. A cross-sectional design was used to gather self-reported experiences concerning out-of-home participation among people with mild stage dementia living in Canada (n = 29), Sweden (n = 35), Switzerland (n = 35) and the UK (n = 64). Interviews were conducted using the Participation in ACTivities and places OUTside the Home for older adults (ACT-OUT) instrument. Participants still visited 16 (Median) places out of a possible total of 24, and they had abandoned 5 (Median) places. Neighbourhood was the place most participants still visited, whereas 50% of them had stopped going to a Sports facility, with no significant differences between country samples regarding how many participants had abandoned that place (Fisher’s exact test, p > 0.01). There were significant differences between country samples in the frequency of present participation and abandonment of the Hospital, Dentist’s office, Cemetery, Garden, and Forest (Fisher’s exact test, all p < 0.01). Although the participants still visited a variety of places, they had stopped going to places previously visited, which indicates reductions in participation, posing an inherent risk to well-being. The similarities and differences across samples from the four countries suggest that healthcare services and access to public transport may contribute to the complex interactional process of out-of-home participation for people living with dementia. The findings highlight the need for initiatives targeting specific types of places to support continued participation in society, especially places at a higher risk of abandonment such as places for recreation and physical activity.

2021

« Aussenkontakte stärken das Zugehörigkeitsgefühl »
Professional paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin

Gerontologie CH : Praxis + Forschung,  2021, no. 2, pp. 22-23

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Eine Westschweizer Studie geht der Frage nach, wie sich Ältere Menschen mit Demenz im öffentlichen Raum bewegen und was es braucht, damit sie am gesellschaftlichen Leben teilhaben können.

« Les contacts avec le monde extérieur renforcent notre sentiment d’appartenance »
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Isabel Margot-Cattin

Gerontologie CH : pratique + recherche,  2021, no. 2, pp. 22-23

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Une étude romande analyse la manière dont les personnes âgées atteintes de démence se déplacent dans l’espace public et ce dont elles auraient besoin pour participer davantage à la vie sociale.

Visiting out-of-home places when living with dementia : a cross-sectional observational study
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Isabel Margot-Cattin, Catherine Ludwig, Nicolas Kühne, Gunilla Eriksson, André Berchtold, Louise Nygard, Anders Kottorp

Canadian journal of occupational therapy,  2021, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 131-141

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Background. Persons living with dementia face a reduction of their life space outside home and disengagement from participation, linked to places visited. Purpose. This study explored stability and change in perceived participation in places visited outside home and its relationship with occupational gaps among older adults. Method. Older adults living with (n ¼ 35) or without (n ¼ 35) dementia were interviewed using the Participation in ACTivities and Places OUTside Home (ACT-OUT) questionnaire and the Occupational Gaps Questionnaire (OGQ). Data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings. The group of people living with dementia reported significantly fewer places (p < .001) visited than the comparison group and having abandoned more places visited (p < .001) than the comparison group. The number of occupational gaps was significantly different between groups (p < .001). Implications. Participation outside home is not influenced in a uniform and straightforward way for persons living with dementia; the shrinking world effect appears differently in relation to types of places.

Participation in everyday occupations and situations outside home for older adults living with and without dementia : places, familiarity and risks
Doctoral thesis ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin

2021,  Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet.  108 p.

Professor Louise Nygård, Professor Louise Nygård, Karolinska Institutet

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Participation in occupations and places outside the home has been related to health and social benefits as well as offering challenging and risks for older adults living with and without dementia, yet little is known about how this participation is experienced, also considering the places visited and the occupations performed. Places are central in a transactional and occupational perspective to understand how visiting, maintaining and abandoning them affects their participation outside the home. Acknowledging the complexity and interrelatedness properties of participation, with the embodiment of places by the occupation while it is embedded in the place, provides a new way of examining participation. Thus, the overarching aim of the fours studies was to explore and provide new knowledge on participation in places outside the home for older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia as compared with older adults without dementia, as well as developing an understanding of the transactions between the persons and the places, and how places outside home are associated with perceived participation. To attain this aim, the Participation in Activities and Places Outside Home (ACT-OUT) questionnaire was developed in Study I, as no tool existed that combined occupations and places. ACT-OUT was revised and aligned using cognitive interviews with 26 older adults living without dementia and five older adults living with dementia. ACT-OUT was then used in Study II, together with the occupational gap questionnaire OGQ, to evaluate stability and change in places visited outside home, and associations between number of places currently visited and perceived occupational gaps, and in Study III to consider factors, e.g. perceived risks, that potentially affected perceived participation outside the home with 35 older adults living with dementia, in comparison with 35 older adults living without dementia. Study IV used qualitative, mobile interviews to explore familiarity outside home as experienced by nine older adults living with dementia. Findings (Study II) showed that participants living with dementia visited places to a lesser extent than the comparison group. Social and cultural places as well as places for recreation and physical activity tended to be abandoned, in contrast to places for medical care. Overall, they maintained less places and abandoned more places than the group of comparison, and participation in places was associated with occupational gaps for those living without dementia. In Study III, number of places visited, were associated with the perception of participation outside home, but only for the group of persons living without dementia, while risks of falling and for getting lost were associated for those living with dementia. Findings in Study IV showed that familiarity was experienced in a continuous way, as a whole and in repeated occurrences in personal territories that encompassed diverse places and occupations. This thesis contributed new knowledge about how visiting places contributed to our understanding of the conception of participation outside the home of older adults living with and without dementia, including how perceived risks would influence participation. Familiarity was seen as an overarching concept that links place with participation outside the home, as personal territories including places support participation outside the home for older adults living with dementia.

A narrative analysis of the transition from driving to driving cessation in later life : Implications from an occupational lens
Scientific paper ArODES

Romain Bertrand, Hans Jonsson, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Brenda Vrkljan

Journal of occupational science,  2021, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 537-549

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The transition from driving to driving cessation in older adulthood is considered a major life transition where resulting disruptions can impact sense of self. Such transitions at this life stage offer both a challenge and opportunity to consider the relationship between disruption, adaptation (or not) of occupational patterns, and perceptions of life roles. The current study examines this process of adaptation where the focus is on exploring how disruption, loss, and identity over time are negotiated at this life stage. Semi-structured interviews with each participant explored this process. Based on these interviews and corresponding narrative analysis, the trajectories of each of the five older adults (4 male, 1 female; aged 73-90) were categorized and mapped. The analysis indicated the narrative slopes of three participants were ‘progressive’ (more ups than downs), one participant was ‘stable’ (landing where one started), and the remaining participant was ‘regressive’ (more downs than ups). Results from this study suggest the process of negotiating the transition from driver to non-driver was non-linear, meaning the ensuing adaptations to everyday life involved a major reorganization of occupations and routines. Social support and finding alternative ways of doing were key to negotiating this transition. Challenges experienced during the transition and/or, a failure to adapt, suggests an ongoing and growing disconnect in life roles. Further study of the impact of such disconnection and the ramifications on not only the person but also their social network is warranted.

Familiarity and participation outside home for persons living with dementia
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Annika Öhman, Anna Brorsson, Louise Nygard

Dementia : the international journal of social research and practice,  2021, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 2526-2541

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Familiarity is important for persons living with dementia who participate outside home. When familiarity is challenged, such participation may be difficult. This ethnographic study clarifies how familiarity is experienced by persons with dementia in performing activities and visiting places, and how familiarity contributes to maintaining participation outside home. Nine participants were interviewed in their home and while visiting familiar places. Data were content analysed using a constant comparative method. The findings suggest that persons with dementia experience familiarity as continuous and whole, through occurrences that support personal territories. Landmarks and objects enhance the experience of familiarity. Familiarity that is continuously challenged may render participation outside home fragile.

Linking people and activities through community mobility : an international comparison of the mobility patterns of older drivers and non-drivers
Scientific paper ArODES

Carolyn Unsworth, Anne Dickerson, Isabelle Gélinas, Priscilla Harries, Isabel Margot-Cattin

Ageing and society,  2022, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1938-1963

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Community mobility using private and public transportation is important for maintaining health, social participation and living well in later life. This international cross-sectional cohort study (N= 246) reported on the health and driving status of older adults from seven countries where the mobility patterns of drivers and non-drivers were compared in terms of city and rural areas, weather, as well as their respective differences in the number of out-of-home places accessed and quality of life. Older adults participated in a semi-structured interview and completed four standardised instruments: the EQ-5D-5L, modified PULSES health profile, modified Transportation Questionnaire, and the Transport – Participation in Activities and Places Outside the Home. Results suggested inclement weather and place of residence negatively impacted out-of-home activities but did not increase use of public transportation. Drivers accessed more out-of-home activities than non-drivers, suggesting higher community participation among this group, and quality of life was generally high among all participants, but slightly higher for drivers. Findings indicate that a complex myriad of factors can influence community mobility in older adults and further investigations are needed to understand patterns of transport in later life, particularly with regard to those factors that promote and maintain transport mobility, and relationships between transport mobility, community participation and quality of life.

2020

Standardized on-road tests assessing fitness-to-drive in people with cognitive impairments : a systematic review
Scientific paper ArODES

David Bellagamba, Line Vionnet, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Paul Vaucher

PLoS ONE,  2020, vol. 15, no. 5, 26 p.

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Objective : The on-road assessment is the gold standard because of its ecological validity. Yet existing instruments are heterogeneous and little is known about their psychometric properties. This study identified existing on-road assessment instruments and extracted data on psychometric properties and usability in clinical settings. Method : A systematic review identified studies evaluating standardized on-road evaluation instruments adapted for people with cognitive impairment. Published articles were searched on PubMed, CINHAL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. Study quality and the level of evidence were assessed using the COSMIN checklist. The collected data were synthetized using a narrative approach. Usability was subjectively assessed for each instrument by extracting information on acceptability, access, cost, and training. Results : The review identified 18 published studies between 1994 and 2016 that investigated 12 different on-road evaluation instruments: the Performance-Based Driving Evaluation, the Washington University Road Test, the New Haven, the Test Ride for Practical Fitness to Drive, the Rhode Island Road Test, the Sum of Manoeuvres Score, the Performance Analysis of Driving Ability, the Composite Driving Assessment Scale, the Nottingham Neurological Driving Assessment, the Driving Observation Schedule, the Record of Driving Errors, and the Western University’s On-road Assessment. Participants were mainly male (64%), between 48 and 80 years old, and had a broad variety of cognitive disorders. Most instruments showed reasonable psychometric values for internal consistency, criterion validity, and reliability. However, the level of evidence was poor to support any of the instruments given the low number of studies for each. Conclusion : Despite the social and health consequences of decisions taken using these instruments, little is known about the value of a single evaluation and the ability of instruments to identify expected changes. None of the identified on-road evaluation instruments seem currently adapted for clinical settings targeting rehabilitation and occupational priorities rather than road security alone.

Comparing master programmes' curricula to facilited exchange and collaboration : a case in occupational therapy education
Scientific paper ArODES

Ursula Costa, Daphne Kos, Debbie Kramer-Roy, Alison Laver-Fawcett, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Pier Paolo Pasqualoni, Lise Poissant, Marc Rouleau, Sandra Schiller, Fenna van Nes

Internationalisation of higher education : policy and practice,  2020, no. 1, pp. 75-89

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Master programmes play an important role in continued academic and professional development of health care professionals. This article describes the development of a framework for describing and comparing master competences in post-registration occupational therapy education in nine countries. The framework may serve as a guideline for prospective students and support curriculum development and review of master programmes. It can also serve other educational programmes as an example for benchmarking and promotion of internationalisation in higher education.

2019

Comment intégrer les sciences de l'occupation dans la pratique professionnelle en ergothérapie ?
Book chapter ArODES

Sylvie Tétreault, Romain Bertrand, Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Sylvie Meyer

Dans Izard, Marie-Hélène, Expériences en ergothérapie : trente-deuxième série  (pp. 203-209). 2019,  Montpellier : Sauramps médical

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Over the past few years, two surveys have explored four theoretical concepts from occupational approaches among Francophone occupational therapists [Tétreault et al., 2017, 2018]. These are human occupation, occupational balance, occupational engagement, and occupational performance. However, we must question the different ways to integrate them into the practice of occupational therapy. To begin thinking about this topic, a survey was conducted among 70 occupational therapists and students from Belgium France and Switzerland. This paper offers various avenues to understand these concepts and use them on a daily basis.

Development of a questionnaire to evaluate out-of-home participation for people with dementia
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Anders Kottorp, Malcolm Cutchin, Annika Öhman, Louise Nygård

The American journal of occupational therapy,  2019, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 1-10

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Objective. We describe the development of a questionnaire, Participation in Activities and Places Outside Home (ACT–OUT), for older adults with cognitive impairment and align it to people with mild- to moderate-stage dementia. Method. ACT–OUT was developed in a cross-cultural collaboration in combination with three rounds of cognitive interviews in Switzerland with 26 older adults without cognitive impairment and five older adults with dementia. Qualitative data from the interviews were analyzed using a constant comparison approach. Results. The final ACT–OUT Version 1.0 consists of three parts: (1) questions targeting places older adults visit; (2) questions on aspects influencing participation, such as transportation, familiarity, and risk perception; and (3) questions on perception of self. Conclusion. The development of an instrument such as ACT–OUT is more a cyclical than a linear process. This study is a first step toward a more systematic evaluation of out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia.

2018

Utiliser une perspective occupationnelle dans les milieux cliniques en Suisse ? : partie 2
Professional paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Morgan Gertsch, Line Vionnet, David Bellagamba, Aurélie Sohier

Ergotherapie : Fachzeitschrift des Verbandes schweizerischer Ergotherapeuten = Journal de l'Association suisse des ergothérapeutes,  2018, no. 10, pp. 22-27

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Le thème de l’année 2018, décidé par l’association suisse des ergothérapeutes (ASE) est l’occupation. Ceci est la deuxième partie d’un article commencé dans le numéro d’août 2018 sur l’application d’une perspective occupationnelle dans les milieux cliniques.

La perspective transactionnelle de l'occupation racontée pas à pas
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin

Revue francophone de recherche en ergothérapie (RFRE),  2018, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 29-41

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The transactional perspective on occupation has emerged in the early 2000s with the publication of several articles in the United States. It is based on John Dewey’s work, an American pragmatist of the first half of the 20th century. The transactional perspective on occupation implies the deconstruction of the relationships between the concepts of Person (P), Environment (E) and Occupation (O); and the reconstruction of a holistic vision of these concepts through a recognition of contextualised situations. More and more qualitative studies are using this perspective to theorise studied situations. To understand research results and assess their interest for practice, it is necessary to know about the transactional perspective. A continuous experience, the world contingency, contextualised situations, and conflicts’ resolution by action and intelligence, are the theoretical basis of Dewey’s philosophy. Described by Cutchin (2004), these concepts are translated into the professional terminology in occupational therapy to conceive occupation-based problematic situations. Thus, human experience is contextualised and situated, allowing its understanding through the situation. Problematic situations are a rupture in the harmony of the experience, needing an intelligent action to reconstruct the relationships between the environment and the person, promoting the idea of place integration proposed by Cutchin (2004). The person doesn’t adapt to the environment, but rather he or she is in constant relationship with the environment that he or she experiences.

L'engagement occupationnel à l'extérieur du domicile des personnes âgées vivant avec une démence
Book chapter ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Louise Nygard

Dans Izard, Marie-Hélène, Izard, Marie-Hélène (Dir.), Expériences en ergothérapie : trente et unième série  (pp. 202-212). 2018,  Montpellier : Sauramps médical

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Social participation is an important aspect of the life of people living with a dementia. They strive to maintain and adapt their occupational engagement outside home, despite progressive cognitive difficulties. A transactional perpective helps to conceptualise the occupational engagement as an activity situated and embedded in a place, as meaning emerges for the person being engaged. Thus, accessing places outside home where activities are performed provides both benefits, such as participation in daily activities, and challenges, such as finding one’s way. The aim of the present article is to present the literature review used to conceptualise the occupational engagement of older adults living with a dementia and to present the questionnaire that was developed for data collection.

Utiliser une perspective occupationnelle dans les milieux cliniques en Suisse? : partie 3
Professional paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Morgan Gertsch, Line Vionnet, David Bellagamba, Aurélie Sohier

Ergotherapie : Fachzeitschrift des Verbandes schweizerischer Ergotherapeuten = Journal de l'Association suisse des ergothérapeutes,  2018, no. 12, pp. 20-22

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Dans cette 3ème partie Aurélie Sohier s'intéresse à l'inclusion scolaire des enfants en situation de handicap, mais sous l'angle de l'interdisciplinarité. Elle propose d'imaginer que le manque de communication en interdisciplinarité remet en cause l'inclusion scolaire et par là-même crée une déprivation occupationnelle pour les enfants.

Utiliser une perspective occupationnelle dans les milieux cliniques en Suisse ? : partie 1
Professional paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Morgan Gertsch, Line Vionnet, David Bellagamba, Aurélie Sohier

Ergotherapie : Fachzeitschrift des Verbandes schweizerischer Ergotherapeuten = Journal de l'Association suisse des ergothérapeutes,  2018, no. 8, pp. 12-14

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Le thème de l'année 2018, décidé par l'association suisse des ergothérapeutes (ASE) est l'occupation. Dans le cadre du nouveau master ès sciences en Sciences de la Santé (MSc-SA), l'orientation ergothérapie propose un module de 5 crédits sur les théories de l'occupation.

Réseau OHS : vers des collaborations francophones sur les occupations humaines et la santé
Book chapter ArODES

Nicolas Kühne, Sylvie Tétreault, Martine Bertrand-Leiser, Julie Desrosiers, Isabel Margot-Cattin

Dans Caire, Jean-Michel, Schabaille, Arnaud, Engagement, occupation et santé : une approche centrée sur l'accompagnement de la personne dans son contexte de vie  (pp. 299-310). 2018,  Paris : ANFE

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In many English-speaking countries and since several decades Occupational science is in continuous development. The situation is very different in French-speaking countries where the diffusion of Occupational science varies widely. Thus, Occupational science influences mainly academic practice and only to a lesser degree clini- cal practice. The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland recently launched a network dedicated to human occupa- tion and health (OHS). It is intended to support the development of knowledge on occupation, health and social participation in the French- speaking part of Switzerland, and in other French speaking areas. It will develop applied research activities and contribute to knowledge exchange in this domain. In addition to these activities, OHS will also contribute to build bridges between French speaking professionals in Europe, in North America, in North Africa and, maybe, also other continents.

Creating a continuing professional development course on setting occupation-focused goals
Scientific paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Sylvie Meyer, Julie Page, Andrea Petrig, Emmanuelle Rossini, Stefania Agustoni, Claudia Galli-Hudec, Kim Roos

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin,  2018, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 44-51

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Quality insurance processes use goal attainment as criteria for funding occupational therapist (OT) services in Switzerland. As this is an important issue for the Swiss OT association, a continuing professional development (CPD) programme was implemented to assist OTs to set occupation-focused and person-centred goals. This qualitative study was conducted using three focus groups to understand the difficulties met by clinicians in the context of setting goals. Sixteen OTs reported that time constraints and routines make it difficult to define and formulate goals well. The problem is not a lack of knowledge, but to change one’s habits and practices the results. A CPD course was developed, adapted in three languages and implemented. Evaluation of the course indicates that it helps the participants to better understand the need for writing goals that are person-centred and occupation- focused. This course may be supportive of improved occupational-based goal setting in other countries.

Mesurer des écarts de participation dans les occupations avec l’Occupational Gap Questionnaire (OGQ-CH-Fr)
Professional paper ArODES

Isabel Margot-Cattin, Nicolas Kühne, Delphine Dumoulin

Ergotherapie : Fachzeitschrift des Verbandes schweizerischer Ergotherapeuten = Journal de l'Association suisse des ergothérapeutes,  2018, no. 2, pp. 26-30

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La participation sociale est considérée depuis 2001 comme un des résultats attendu et souhaité des interventions dans le domaine de la santé (Eriksson, Tham, & Kottorp, 2013; Law, 2002).

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