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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Rehabil. Sci.
Sec. Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fresc.2024.1444901
This article is part of the Research Topic Visual Perception in Children and Adolescents with Visual Impairments View all articles

Participation in leisure activities of teenagers with a vision impairment or motor impairment: a qualitative study

Provisionally accepted
Carlijn Veldhorst Carlijn Veldhorst 1*Marjolein Wijnen Marjolein Wijnen 2Sabina Kef Sabina Kef 3Mathijs P. Vervloed Mathijs P. Vervloed 1Bert Steenbergen Bert Steenbergen 1
  • 1 Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • 2 Independent researcher, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 3 Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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    Purpose: Being able to participate in everyday life activities is important for the development of children and an important topic in rehabilitation practices. This qualitative study aimed to unveil the perspectives and experiences of teenagers with a vision impairment (VI) or motor impairment (MI) regarding their participation in leisure activities. Materials and methods: 13 teenagers with VI and 12 teenagers with MI participated (age range: 11-15 years). Data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using the steps of the phenomenological approach. Results: A total of 623 significant statements were identified which were assigned to 221 meaning units. Finally, 13 themes emerged. Teenagers with VI and MI had a lot of shared experiences and perspectives regarding participation in leisure activities. Conclusions: Teenagers reported that they are sufficiently able to indicate what they experience as pleasant and sufficient considering their participation, as well as the limitations they encounter such as their impairment, limited transport possibilities or worried parents. Overall, teenagers with VI or MI were generally satisfied with the degree and frequency of their participation in leisure activities and felt sufficiently involved.

    Keywords: Participation, Leisure Activities, vision impairment, motor impairment, Teenager, qualitative study, Disability

    Received: 06 Jun 2024; Accepted: 11 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Veldhorst, Wijnen, Kef, Vervloed and Steenbergen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Carlijn Veldhorst, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, 6525, Netherlands

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