Parent experiences promoting safe and active recreation for children living with autism spectrum disorders in rural settings
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Shannon, Crystal Ann
issued: 2019-08-21T15:34:16Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families experience challenges and barriers at multiple levels that influence their activity participation. The purpose of this thesis study was to develop understanding about factors influencing how families can promote safe, active recreation for their children 3-12 years living with ASD across rural Okanagan settings and how small centres and rural communities can provide supports for inclusive and safe environments. This qualitative study used an interpretive descriptive approach to explore the views of parents related to safe physical activity needs, barriers and supports for children ages 3-12 years living with ASD in rural Okanagan, British Columbia communities. Data collection included in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 families, followed by broad-based coding and thematic analysis. Results emerged as four major themes and subsequent subheadings: 1) Barriers to safe, inclusive recreational participation surrounded wide-ranging safety concerns that were linked to child’s special interests, complex vulnerabilities, and elopement in rural context. Struggling for inclusive options was another emergent subtheme that hindered child participation and involved a significant lack of community awareness and social exclusion, lack of access to suitable programs, coach/instructor approach, and financial and logistical constraints. 2) Socially supportive rural communities related to parents’ experiences of social supports and perceptions of enhanced safety for their children due to familiarity with community members. 3) Parents taking charge for safe participation was facilitated by parent/family involvement, child-centred activity engagement by families, acceptance, and constant supervision and safety planning. 4) Community needs identified included a strong parental desire for safe physical spaces, increasing access to safe, inclusive recreation, and training needs to support their child living with ASD i…
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note: PARENT EXPERIENCES PROMOTING SAFE AND ACTIVE RECREATION FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN RURAL SETTINGS By Crystal Ann Shannon BScN, Thompson Rivers University, 2006 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING In THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) August 2019 © Crystal Ann Shannon, 2019 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Parent Experiences Promoting Safe and Active Recreation for Children Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Rural Settings submitted by Crystal Ann Shannon in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Lise Olsen, UBC Okanagan, FHSD, School of Nursing Supervisor Dr. Rachelle Hole, UBC Okanagan, FHSD, School of Social Work Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Kathy Rush, UBC Okanagan, FHSD, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Carolyn Szostak, UBC Okanagan, Department of Phycology University Examiner iii Abstract Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families experience challenges and barriers at multiple levels that influence their activity participation. The purpose of this thesis study was to develop understanding about factors influencing how families can promote safe, active recreation for their children 3 to 12 years living with ASD across rural Okanagan settings and how small centres and rural communities can provide supports for inclusive and safe environments. This qualitative study used an interpretive descriptive approach to explore the views of parents related to safe physical activity needs, barriers and supports for children ages 3 to 12 years living with ASD in rural Okanagan, British Columbia communities. Data collection included in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 families, followed by broad-based coding …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0380526
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/71356