The meaning of leisure for well-elderly Italians in an Australian community : implications for occupational therapy Robert, Pereira and Stagnitti, Karen 2008, The meaning of leisure for well-elderly Italians in an Australian community : implications for occupational therapy, Australian occupational therapy journal, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 39-46, doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00653.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The meaning of leisure for well-elderly Italians in an Australian community : implications for occupational therapy Author(s) Robert, Pereira Stagnitti, Karen orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-3390 Journal name Australian occupational therapy journal Volume number 55 Issue number 1 Start page 39 End page 46 Total pages 8 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia Place of publication Subiaco, W.A. Publication date 2008-03 ISSN 0045-0766 Summary Aim: This paper documents a study that aimed to discover the meaning of leisure experiences for an ageing Italian community in a large regional centre in Victoria, Australia. Methods: This qualitative investigation used a phenomenological study design, and data were collected through semistructured interviews with 10 well-elderly Australian Italians. Results: Participants engaged in numerous leisure occupations that were meaningful to them and directly impacted on positive subjective experiences and health outcomes. Conclusion: This paper adds to an understanding of how leisure impacts on the health of well-elderly Australians and how occupational therapists can use leisure effectively in interventions for successful ageing. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00653.x Field of Research 110399 Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Wiley-Blackwell Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017398 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:52:54 EST Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 11:26:50 EST Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 11:27:52 EST Tue, 22 Dec 2009, 14:23:30 EST Fri, 04 Jul 2014, 10:52:08 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 09:15:45 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 09:16:35 EST Fri, 11 Jul 2014, 09:18:19 EST Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 11:02:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 19 times in TR Web of Science Cited 21 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 980 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:52:54 EST