The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupational performance among people with disabilities and strategies for bouncing back: A rapid scoping review

TF Chichaya; S Lashmar; G Chibaya; C Nhunzvi

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupational performance among people with disabilities and strategies for bouncing back: A rapid scoping review

Authors

TF Chichaya
S Lashmar
G Chibaya
C Nhunzvi

Keywords:

Occupational performance, COVID-19, Long COVID, people with disabilities, occupational science, occupational therapy, occupational disruption

Abstract

In March 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic. Governments implemented responses including lockdowns and social distancing requirements, these led to significant occupational disruption globally. This study focuses on how occupational performance among people with disabilities was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and possible strategies for recovery.