2017 Volume 39 Issue 3 Pages 330-340
This study explored the meaning of using day rehabilitation service to home care service recipients themselves. Thirty-six service users, who came to a day rehabilitation center on the same day of the week, participated in this study. Qualitative data was collected for 15 days using participant observation, and then analyzed according to Spradley (2010). Our analysis of the data indicated 15 cover terms, which were then integrated into 5 themes. The users actively worked on their health issues and relieving pain and suffering, which made the day rehabilitation center “a place to manage impairments”. In addition, the center was “a secure place” to visit, “a place to play a role as a member of the community”, and “a place of Hare (formal and unusual place)”, in which the users experience what they did not do at home. Lastly, spending a day at the center became a habit for them and filled “a place in their lives”. For the users, their day rehabilitation service served as a place not only to manage their impairment, but also to act as a member of society. Thus, the role of service, transferring service users to the community, would also bring meaning to them.
