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Research into practice
- Author:
- HANNAH Pete
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.2.04, 2004, p.46.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on research which found that 'wellness services' can play an important role in helping disabled people reduce their independence on the medical system. The research highlighted the importance of access to wider health services such as opticians, chiropodists and advice on sexual health.
Access to health: final report
- Author:
- HANNAH Pete
- Publisher:
- Health Action Zone Fellowship
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
The people with physical disabilities interviewed generally seemed to see health and well being as central to ideas of independence. Lack of access to ‘wellness services’ was a social barrier. Being prone to “secondary conditions” , those interviewed mainly viewed maximising health and function as of primary importance to their quality of life. There was a strong sense that this was not being addressed by current provision. Information and education, especially for those who have lived with disability all their lives is lacking. Repeat hospitalisations had a profound negative effect on the confidence and sense of independence of those interviewed, often setting back work already achieved by Suggestions such as a community-based healthscreening nurse for people with a physical disability or multi-disciplinary teams, including health workers, should be explored. Further research is needed to explore the benefits of disabled people striving to gain or maintain ‘a life of their own’ but also for the profound cost-saving implications of keeping these people healthy, out of hospital and independent.