scholarly journals The Role of Resource Information Centres in the Community Based Rehabilitation Framework

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Haider Darain ◽  
Abdulhameed Alkitani ◽  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Najat Soboh El-ziq
Keyword(s):  
Community Based ◽  
Resource Information ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DISABILITY REHABILITATION: THE CASE OF A PERSON WITH DISABILITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Haider Darain ◽  
Abdulhameed Alkitani ◽  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Javaid Ghani ◽  
Muhammad Ibrar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Financial Status ◽  
Resource Information ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
The Government

Background and purpose: Community-based rehabilitation programs focus on identifying available resources in the community in order to support the patients. Resource Information Centers (RICs) play a vital role in mobilizing these resources by disseminating appropriate information among the stakeholders. However, little has been reported in the literature about the specific roles associated with RICs. In this study, we report the role of RICs as part of a community-based rehabilitation program (CBRP) for a person with disability.Method: A 34-year-old male with left leg above knee amputation was identified during our field visit. The field visit was undertaken by members of a RIC visit to the areas affected by an earthquake in Pakistan in October 2005. The Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with some national and international organizations, had introduced a 3-year program (2007-2010) in which community-based rehabilitation programs were made available for areas affected by earthquakes. The patient was initially referred to another organization that was working on providing rehabilitation service for persons with disability. He was provided with an artificial leg prosthesis for which he had been referred. Results: After receiving the artificial limb, the patient managed to return to his previous occupation which ultimately improved his financial status. Moreover, an improvement in his social integration was observed in the form of his ability to attend social meetings and ceremonies. Conclusion: The patient case we discuss is, we suggest, illustrative of the majority of people with disabilities (PWDs) in countries such as Pakistan are unaware of the exiting services designed to help them to manage their disability. The financial constraints of the PWDs might be overcome by offering guidance on how to access the available resource in their community. Such actions significantly increase the provision of person-centered healthcare.

scholarly journals The role of the community-based rehabilitation worker within the primary health care service of the ODI district

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. P. Taukobong
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Service ◽  
World Health ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
District Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
The Disabled

Introduction: There has not been agreement within the Health Care Services regarding the role of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) workers. The training of CBR workers continues although the process was not widely supported and the CBR worker’s function has not been clarified yet CBR programmes are included in the training of students.Aim: The aim is to identify and describe the role of the CBR workers within the Odi District Health Service (DHS) and determine whether they are fulfilling the rehabilitation arid development functions envisaged by the WHO model of CBR programmes.Methodology: Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. These included a questionnaire; observations of the daily tasks of the CBR workers and interviews with members of the District Health Service (DHS) of the Odi district, clients and CBR workers. Open and axial coding were used in data analyses. Data from the different sources were triangulated to ensure trustworthiness.Results: The skills performed by CBR workers have produced a change in the lifestyle of the disabled people and the initiated projects are benefiting the families of the disabled people within the CBR programme as well as their community. There seems to be a break down of communication between the District Health Manager (DHM) and the supervisor of the CBR workers. A lack of communication within the DHS affects the functions of the CBR workers.Conclusion: It is concluded that, although the tasks of the CBR workers within the Odi DHS are not supported, they produce a positive impact on the quality of life of the disabled within the CBR programme. The CBR workers’ contribution towards community development, although on a small scale, proves that they operate within the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for CBR.

The role of day hospitals in rehabilitation

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-395
Author(s):  
Richard Curless
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Day Hospital ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Day Hospitals ◽  
Support Evidence

IntroductionDay hospitals for older people typically provide a multidisciplinary service for a heterogeneous group of patients based largely upon a health care model. The broad objectives of day hospital attendance are now widely accepted (Figure 1). There is wide variation, nationally and locally, in the types of service provision. Little information is available to support evidence-based day hospital practice, partly due to the lack of an established methodology to evaluate current practice and allow comparison of different types of community-based rehabilitation and support. This review will confine itself to day hospitals for older people; day care and day hospitals for psychiatry of old age will not be discussed in any detail.

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