RESUMO
La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo a través de la revisión de la literatura existente sobre el tema y una entrevista semiestructurada a siete Terapeutas Ocupacionales, con experiencia en el área de estudio. La entrevista se centró en los siguientes temas: Componentes Ocupacionales evaluados por terapeutasocupacionales durante el proceso de Tratamiento y Rehabilitación, modelos y evaluaciones utilizadas por terapeutas ocupacionales y Componentes Ocupacionales que muestran mayor déficit. Los resultados de esta investigación revelaron que la mayoría de los terapeutas ocupacionales evalúan los componentes ocupacionales de rutina/hábitos, roles, volición, tiempo libre e historia laboral en la etapa de ingreso a Centros de Tratamiento y Rehabilitación. Los resultados también revelaron una carencia de modelos y evaluaciones adecuadas y específicas desde la Terapia Ocupacional en el tema de estudio. Este estudio concluye en que existe una carencia de homogeneidad en el lenguaje, instrumentos de evaluación y los modelos utilizados entre Terapeutas Ocupacionales en los distintos Centros de Tratamiento y Rehabilitación.
This research topic is framed within the field of occupational therapy and problematic drug abuse. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore what occupational components occupational therapists assess in the process of treatment and rehabilitation of problematic drug abuse. The study also explores the models and assessments used during this process. The participants were selected out of the list of Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers, that provides Occupational Therapy intervention in an Intensive Outpatient Program. This list was obtained from thedatabase of the National Council for Narcotics Control (CONACE). Data was collected through literature review on the topic and semi-structured interviews with seven Occupational Therapists with experience in the field of Drug Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation. Theinterviews focused on the following topics: occupational components that are assessed for occupational therapists during the process of Treatment and Rehabilitation, models or theoretical frameworks and assessments used during this process and occupational components most affected. The results revealed that the majority of occupational therapists evaluate the occupational components of routine / habits, roles, volition, leisure and work history at the stage of admission to Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers. In addition, the results reveal a lack of appropriate and specific models andassessments from the occupational therapy perspective within the field of drug abuse. This study concludes that there is a lack of homogeneity in language, assessment tools and models used between the Occupational Therapists working in the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers.