Abstract: The occupations are actions carried out during life, which have form, purpose and
meaning. Having undergone cardiac surgery, as well as the postoperative process can influence
the engagement of these occupations. In order to investigate this issue, the study sought to
understand the occupations of people in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery and its
repercussions. It is a qualitative research, of descriptive character, anchored in Occupational
Science. It was performed in a Unit of Assistance in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
in the North Region of Brazil, having as collaborators twenty-five people who were in the
postoperative of cardiac surgery. The results revealed changes in the form, purpose and meaning
of occupations. They were removed or modified, followed by dissatisfaction with their
fulfillment, as well as the need to engage in meaningful occupations. The research contributed to
the construction of scientific knowledge about the occupations of people in the cardiac
postoperative period, emphasizing that this process is unique and can have different repercussions
in the occupations. Thus, emphasis is placed on the importance of Occupational Therapy within
this context by enabling an expanded view of these people, in their physical, psychic, social and
also occupational aspects.
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