Occupational well-being: rethinking occupational therapy outcomes.

Background: Outcomes in occupational therapy focus largely on increasing and enhancing the quality of clients' occupational performance, and thus, the importance of clients'subjective experiences of their occupations are often overshadowed.

Purpose: In this paper, the concept of occupational well-being is introduced. Our intent is to extend the focus beyond occupational performance and draw attention to individuals' subjective occupational experiences.