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'They're taking the place of my hands': perspectives of people using personal care
- Authors:
- MEYER Michelle, DONELLY Michelle, WEERAKOON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 22(6), October 2007, pp.595-608.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study investigated the experience of personal support provided by paid service providers. People who were using formal personal care services (participants) were engaged in in-depth interviews about their experiences. The results of a thematic analysis of transcript data are reported. Findings indicate that the participants wanted their personal autonomy facilitated when they received assistance. This was achieved when the carer replaced the participant's 'hands' and followed the choices and preferences of the participant when providing assistance. A number of barriers prevented participants from achieving self-determination. This included the carer's attitudes and aversions to tasks, formal training and rules and regulations set down by the personal care service providers.
Living with paraplegia: tensions and contradictions
- Authors:
- O'CONNOR Deborah L., YOUNG Jenny M., SAUL Megan Johnston
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 29(3), August 2004, pp.207-218.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In-depth, personal interviews were conducted with 7 individuals with paraplegia who had been living back in the community for less than 2 years. Qualitative analysis suggests the transitional process revolved around their struggle to reposition themselves in a holistic way that reflects the injury while moving beyond it. Four interrelated challenges textured the experience: maintaining an identity beyond the medical, contending with the stigma of difference, addressing the invisible work of day-to-day living, and balancing independence and dependence. Implications for practice are discussed.
Breaking news
- Author:
- HESLOP Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.03, 2003, p.36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a study of how short-break services can prioritise children's views and give their families respite from caring.
Working with disabled people in consultation and research
- Authors:
- BARNES Di, KENDALL Marilyn
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 19(1), 2001, pp.17-24.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
When a consultation exercise is designed with disabled people, the result will be influenced by all the participants' experience of consultation and their knowledge and understanding of research. The exercise will also be a product of particular place and time. These influences are explored in a case study carried out by the authors in partnerships with disabled people; they adopted a pluralistic and flexible approach to consultation, which gave information as well as sought it, and included a commitment to developing community skills with an eye on succession.
Disability, benefits and employment: a report of research carried out by the Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department of Health; an evaluation of Disability Working Allowance
- Authors:
- ROWLINGSON Karen, BERTHOUD Richard
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 243p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report presenting the findings of research carried out as part of the Department of Social Security's evaluation of Disability Working Allowance (DWA), a cash benefit designed to help disabled people to work. The research used large scale surveys and qualitative interviews to analyse how far DWA is meeting its objectives. The role of DWA is explored against the background of the overall system of disability and incapacity benefits, and the wider labour marked experiences of disabled people.
Disabled in Britain: counting on community care
- Authors:
- LAMB Brian, LAYZELL Sarah
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 53p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at whether or not the community care reforms have made a difference to the lives of disabled people. Describes user and carer views of the services they are receiving.
Use of mental health and support services among families of children with disabilities: discrepant views of parents and paediatricians
- Authors:
- UREY Jon R., VIAR Vicki
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 3(1), 1990, pp.81-88.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on research carried out in the USA.
Independence pays: a cost and resource analysis of direct payments in two local authorities
- Authors:
- STAINTON Tim, BOYCE Steve, PHILLIPS Ceri J.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 24(2), March 2009, pp.161-172.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although there is an increasing amount of literature on direct payments (DP), to date there have been few studies which have examined in any detail the costs and resources associated with them. This paper presents findings from a two year study conducted in two Welsh local authorities that jointly fund an Independent Living Support (ILS) scheme. The main study was not designed to provide definitive cost comparisons with conventional services, however, cost and resource implications of DP were considered and an analysis to determine comparative costs between DP and traditional services was undertaken. The study notes the difficulty in identifying the true cost of DP and reasonable comparators with traditional services. A set of four case studies are presented comparing actual costs of DP and in-house and independent sector services in the two local authorities studied. The comparison of costs and resources, which did not include significant costs for traditional local authority services but included the cost of the DP support scheme, found that DP was cheaper than traditional in-house service provision and relatively cost neutral when compared with independent sector provision. User satisfaction, however, was significantly greater with DP than traditional service delivery methods. The paper also examines factors which can potentially influence the cost of DP. The study suggests that DP represent a substantial improvement over traditional arrangements from a cost-benefit perspective. There is strong evidence to suggest that greater 'opportunity cost' savings can be anticipated when DP schemes become more fully integrated into policy, practice and procedures.
Parents caring for adult children with physical disabilities: the impact of hope and closeness on caregiving benefits
- Authors:
- SCHWARTZ Chaya, HADAR Lilit
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 88(2), April 2007, pp.273-281.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
In the present study, the authors examined 82 parents of adult children with physical disabilities from Israel. The parents described the benefits of caregiving, and reported positive feelings about their involvement in caregiving as well as a sense of personal growth as a result of caregiving. When parents perceived caregiving as causing less emotional strain (subjective burden), and when they felt higher levels of closeness with their offspring, and expressed higher levels of hope, they were more likely to indicate that caregiving yielded benefits. In the discussion, the authors focus on the importance of developing closeness and hope among parents who care for their adult offspring with physical disabilities. The implications of this conclusion for social work intervention are also discussed.
Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 19, April 2005, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Reports on research carried out at Loughborough University which set out to construct budget standards for disabled people with different levels and types of need, based on the group's own judgements on the minimum requirements for an acceptable and equitable quality of life. The research had three phases, each involving five focus groups with disabled people with a mix of ages and socio-economic backgrounds.