1. Investigating similarities and differences in health needs according to disability type using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
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Lee, Minyoung and Heo, Hyun-Hee
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RESEARCH , *NOSOLOGY , *BRAIN diseases , *SPINAL cord injuries , *FOCUS groups , *FUNCTIONAL status , *PARALYSIS , *RESEARCH methodology , *ACTIVITIES of daily living , *MOVEMENT disorders , *INTERVIEWING , *QUALITATIVE research , *ENVIRONMENTAL health , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *HEARING disorders , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *CONTENT analysis , *VISION disorders , *PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities , *AMPUTATION , *MEDICAL needs assessment , *HEALTH self-care , *EVALUATION , *ADULTS , *MIDDLE age ,MEDICAL care for people with disabilities - Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the health needs of adults with disabilities in South Korea according to disability type using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). An exploratory, qualitative approach using content analysis was employed. Five focus groups consisted of six to seven participants with visual impairment (PVI), hearing impairment (PHI), physical impairment (PPI), brain disorder (PBD), and intellectual disability (PID). Linking rules were used to identify how the health needs related to the ICF components of Body Functions, Activity & Participation, and Environmental Factors. The health needs related to the Environmental Factors were the most mentioned and were frequently perceived as causes of poor health conditions related to Activities & Participation and Body Function. According to what participants perceived as main health issues in the Environmental Factors, the five groups were classified into (1) Services, systems, and policies mainly affecting type (PVI and PPI); (2) Support and relationships mainly affecting type (PHI); and (3) Attitude mainly affecting type (PBD and PID). Government officials and health professionals must tailor development and provision of healthcare for people with disabilities based on health need type. Few studies have investigated the health needs of people with disabilities, although many health indicators suggest that they are facing health inequalities in South Korea. The health issues related to the Environmental Factors were often perceived in this study as causes of poor health conditions related to the Activities & Participation and Body Function, indicating the need to preferentially solve the health issues related to the Environmental Factor. According to what people with each of the five types of disabilities perceived as main health issues and what kinds of actions they expected in the Environmental Factors, they could be classified into three health need types. It is recommended that government officials and health professionals develop and provide appropriate supply-side measures of healthcare considering these different demand-side health needs according to disability type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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