ORTOPEDİK ENGELİ BULUNAN BİREYLER VE CİDDİ BOŞ ZAMAN: FAYDALAR VE ENGELLER

Özet

Dünyada farklı türde engeli olan birçok birey bulunmaktadır. Engelli bireylerin hayat kalitesi ve memnuniyeti artırmak için ilk adım, onların ihtiyaçlarını kavramaktır. Boş zaman engelli bireylerin hayatında önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı ortopedik eneli bulunan bireyin ciddi boş zaman faaliyetlerine yönelik derinlemesine bir kavrayış geliştirmek, böylece ciddi boş zaman faaliyetlerinin faydaları ve faaliyetlere katılmada karşılaşılan engelleri belirlemektir. Bu amaçla ortopedik engeli bulunan 17 katılımcıyla yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ulaşılan veri kodlama yardımıyla analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları ortopedik engeli bulunan katılımcıların bişrçok ciddi boş zaman aktivitesine katıldığını göstermektedir

Abstract

There are many people around the world who have different types of disabilities. Understanding their needs is the first step of developing policies to increase their quality of life and satisfaction. Leisure is an essential need of disabled people and it plays an important role in disabled people’s lives. The purpose of this study is to gain a deep understanding on the serious leisure activities of people with orthopedic impairment, and also both benefits and constraints involved with serious leisure. Therefore, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 people who have orthopedic impairment. The data collected through interviews was analyzed by using a coding process. Findings of the study indicate that people with orthopedic impairment pursue many leisure activities. The research revealed that the participants were aware of significant individual and community benefits of serious leisure activities. Although the benefits of leisure for private and community life are obvious for people with orthopedic impairment, it is not always easy for them to pursue serious leisure activities. Disabled people recognize that there are many constraints involved with serious leisure. Based on the findings, these constraints are explained as psychological factors, family support, level of orthopedic impairment, community awareness and environmental factors, work and income