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The level of activity is related to the complexity of the skills that demands and has an impact on an individual’s occupational performances. This term is related to several characteristics that might influence the type and amount of effort required from the individual to perform a specific activity, task, or occupation. The term “activity level” is of great importance when designing occupational therapy interventions.
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When describing a person’s activity level of daily living, it is possible to use the terms occupation and activity synonymously. However, these terms are not fully interchangeable as they describe two different aspects of the same function (Christiansen & Townsend, 2004; Hinojosa & Kramer, 1997). Occupation is the “active process of living: from the beginning to the end of life, … occupations are all the active processes of looking after ourselves and others, enjoying life, and being socially and economically productive...
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Buchain, P.C., Vizzotto, A.D.B., Martini de Oliveira, A., Ferraz Alves, T.C.T., Cordeiro, Q. (2013). Activity Level. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_868
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