Measuring the Impact of Rehabilitation Services on the Quality of Life of Disabled People in Cambodia

The present study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) of disabled people in Cambodia and the impact of rehabilitation services. The categories of services were: physical rehabilitation (prosthetics/orthotics with physiotherapy); community‐based rehabilitation; and (3) labour market assistance...

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Published in:Disasters 2002-06, Vol.26 (2), p.175-191
Main Authors: Powell, Bruce A., Mercer, Stewart W., Harte, Carson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Cambodia
Community Organizations
Delivery Systems
disability
Disabled
Disabled persons
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Disabled rehabilitation
Disasters
Female
Health Care Services Policy
Health Planning
Humans
Labour market
Male
Measurement
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Physically Handicapped
Physiotherapy
Policy making
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality of Life
Quality of Life measurement
Rehabilitation
Sickness Impact Profile
Social conditions
Social policy
Social problems
Social service
Socioeconomic Factors
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work with the handicapped
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Summary:The present study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) of disabled people in Cambodia and the impact of rehabilitation services. The categories of services were: physical rehabilitation (prosthetics/orthotics with physiotherapy); community‐based rehabilitation; and (3) labour market assistance. The 164 respondents were from a range of urban and rural settings. The results suggest that QOL was substantially lower among disabled Cambodians who had received no rehabilitation services compared to those who had received one of the three categories of rehabilitation services. QOL scores tended to be highest, however, among those who had received a combination of all three services. The results also highlighted the vulnerability of certain sub‐groups who may need specific provision in planning, policy‐making and service delivery. The present study suggests that an integrated approach may be the best way to maximise the impact of individual rehabilitation services in Cambodia.
ISSN:0361-3666
1467-7717
DOI:10.1111/1467-7717.00199