Senzibilisanje zdravstvenih radnika u tretmanu osoba sa invaliditetom

Abstract

Due to specificity of people with disabilities, special approach of medical workers is required: individualized and sensible for each patient at all stages of treatment. By means of personal experience and knowledge from everyday contacts with people with disabilities, perceived a need for additional support to health care providers and their empowerment for better understanding of specific problems of people with disabilities. Through actual experience from a dental practice, we bring closer techniques and methods of treatment of persons with disabilities. Presented experiences aimed at overcoming prejudices and fears in work with such patients. Through research work involving people with disabilities and their families, we have come to practical and concrete solutions, transformed into precise instructions. The study included three groups: persons affected by Poliomyelitis and Cerebral Palsy, the blind and visually impaired, deaf and persons with hearing difficulties. By following these specific instructions, all health care workers would significantly raise the level of quality of service delivered to people with disabilities and reduce personal confusion, uncertainty and doubts in dealing with such persons.