Experiences of people with physical disabilities who participate in the community based rehabilitation (CBR) programme in Okamatapati community, Namibia

Background: Physiotherapists have long been recognized as important providers of services for people with disability. In Sri Lanka the concept of community physiotherapy has not emerged yet. The present study aimed to identify the need for ‘community physiotherapy service’ in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. Methods: A community service projection community based rehabilitation, of three years was conducted by the department of physiotherapy, faculty of allied health sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2017-2019 in collaboration with department of social service and social welfare of Kandy district secretariat, Sri Lanka.Results: One hundred and seventy participants with physical disabilities were included in the study 94 (55.29%) were males (mean age; 33.57 (SD ±23.17) and 76 (44.71%) were females (mean age; 33.14 (SD ±24.98). The pediatric population was 41.76% (N=71) followed by 38.82% of adults (N=66) and 19.41% of elderly patients (N=33) of the total population. The highest number of PWD had pediatric conditions (39.41%), followed by musculoskeletal (31.76%), neurological (15.88%), geriatric (8.82%) and cardio-respiratory (4.12%) conditions. The majority (55.88%) of all the people with disabilities who visited the clinics were in need for further physiotherapy consultation and follow up.Conclusions: In Kandy district of Sri Lanka alone, number of people with physical disabilities who are in need of continuous physiotherapy follow ups is high compared to services already available. Conducting a successful community-based rehabilitation program in Sri Lanka as a whole, require having a specialized health care practitioner to the primary health care team; ‘a community physiotherapist’.

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Availability of Medicaid home- and community-based services for older Americans and people with physical disabilities

Home Health Care Services Quarterly ◽

10.1080/01621424.2018.1425175 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 41-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marissa R. Meucci ◽

Noelle K. Kurth ◽

Theresa I. Shireman ◽

Jean P. Hall

Keyword(s):

Physical Disabilities ◽

Community Based ◽

Older Americans ◽

People With Physical Disabilities ◽

Community Based Services

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One World Project's Wheelchair Skills Training Camp in Morocco – Effects of a Community Peer-Based Programme

10.21203/rs.3.rs-123620/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tomasz Tasiemski ◽

Maciej Wilski ◽

Piotr Urbański

Keyword(s):

Physical Disabilities ◽

Skills Training ◽

User Evaluation ◽

Access To Health Services ◽

Community Based ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Community Based Rehabilitation ◽

Access To Health ◽

Study Participants ◽

Mobility Skills

Abstract Background. Access to health services was found to be a major problem for over half of persons with disabilities in Morocco. This has created the need to increase opportunities for community-based rehabilitation activities in this country.The aim of this study was to assess wheelchairs skills of persons with physical disabilities attending the first Wheelchair Skills and Empowerment Camp in Morocco, and their satisfaction with the manual wheelchairs available during the camp activities. Methods. 19 persons (13 male and 6 female) with physical disabilities took part in the project. Mean years since injury or illness was 24 years. The following measures have been used: the Queensland Evaluation of Wheelchair Skills test, and the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology. Results. Study participants improved their overall wheelchair mobility skills (p=0.002; d=0.20), especially the ability to ascend and descend a ramp (p=0.012; d=0.67). The participants were significantly larger satisfied with the new provided wheelchairs in comparison to their own wheelchairs with regard to five of the satisfaction items i.e. ease in adjusting (p=0.011; d=0.96), safety and security (p=0.014; d=0.97), durability (p=0.037; d=0.81), ease to use (p=0.045; d=0.87), and comfort (p=0.006; d=1.03). Conclusions. Findings of this study suggest that there is a need for structured wheelchair skills training and better-quality wheelchairs for persons with physical disabilities in Morocco. The study also confirmed that community peer-based programmes in low-resource countries can play an important role in rehabilitation in persons with physical disabilities, even many years since their injury or illness.

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