Disability Of Life Research Articles

Looking at Sympathy in Wordsworth's Disability Poetry

Wordsworth's poems about disability – ‘The Idiot Boy’ and ‘The Blind Highland Boy’ and other long poems in which disability plays a tangential yet pivotal role like The Prelude and, less obviously, ‘The Ruined Cottage’ – posit the encounter with impairment as central to feelings of sympathy. Consequently, these poems are usually read as advocating the inclusion of people with disabilities. This article argues that Wordsworth's poems about disability reify a pattern of liberal identity that posits impairment as an obstacle to subjecthood reflecting Wordsworth's misreading of Adam Smith's moral theory. Departing from Smith's argument that disability is socially constructed, Wordsworth separates disabled and able-bodied lives into separate spheres, mediated by a voyeuristic aesthetic. As a result, characters with disabilities arouse intense curiosity and yearning in Wordsworth's poems, but also remain a spectacle of dependence and an adjunct to able identity.

HEALTHY AGEING FOR ALL? SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES OVER TIME IN DISABILITY-FREE AND INDEPENDENT LIFE EXPECTANCIES

Background: Previous research using cross-sectional data shows widening inequalities in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) by socioeconomic status (SES) in the UK. We aimed to understand the underlying transitions of DFLE and years dependency free (DepFLE) using longitudinal data from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS I and CFAS II). Methods: Two large population based studies of those aged 65+ in three centres (Newcastle, Nottingham, Cambridgeshire) interviewed at baseline in 1991 (CFAS I) and 2011 (CFAS II) with follow up two years later. Disability was measured using difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL), and dependency by time between help required for ADLs. SES was based on area deprivation categorised into study specific tertiles. Transitions between disability or dependency states and death were modelled using Interpolated Markov Chain software. Results: Between 1991 and 2011, DFLE and disabled life expectancy (DLE) at age 65 increased for men in every SES group, with men being less likely to become disabled or die, and more likely to recover, in 2011 than 1991 across SES groups. For the most disadvantaged women, DFLE was similar, and DLE increased, whilst for the remaining women DFLE increased and DLE was similar. For women probability of recovery increased and probability of death from disability decreased but probability of becoming disabled decreased only for the most advantaged. DepFLE patterns across time were similar but more pronounced. Conclusion: Preventive measures should focus on reducing the disability and dependency onset in the most disadvantaged to ensure inequalities do not widen further.

Effect of establishing family sickbeds on the quality of life of the disabled elderly and their family caregiver

Objective To explore the effect of establishing family sickbeds on the quality of life of the disabled elderly and their family caregiver .Methods The disabled elderly （ n=244 ） and their main family caregivers （ n=309 ） from Yudong New District in Datong City were chosen , and received the family sickbeds nursing intervention .The quality of life of the disabled elderly and their family main caregiver was compared using the GQOLI-74, before and after the intervention .Results The total score of the quality of life of the disabled elderly after the intervention was （60.21 ±10.89）, which was significantly higher than before （46.49 ±12.81） （t=29.51,P〈0.01）.The total score of the quality of life of the main family caregiver after the intervention was （64.41 ±10.29）, which was significantly higher than （51.79 ±9.83） before the intervention （t =30.14,P 〈0.01）.Conclusions To establish family sickbeds can effectively improve the quality of life of the disabled elderly and their main family caregiver in the community . Key words: Family sickbeds; Disabled elderly; Main family caregiver; Quality of life

대학생의 장애인에 대한 인식과 태도

본 연구는 대학생의 장애인에 대한 전반적인 인식과 태도를 알아보기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 D대학에 재학 중인 대학생으로 학년을 고려하여 같은 비율로 목적유층표집을 실시한 794명이며, 수집된 자료는 t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheff $\acute{e}$ test로 분석하였다. 연구결과 장애인은 복지 생활시설...

Chapter 6 Rehabilitation After Landmine Injury

Every landmine injury creates a demand for a host of services, including operative and postoperative care, the provision of mobility aids, physical therapy, vocational training, physiological counseling, and pain management. The vast majority of landmine injuries occur in low-income countries, where such services are not available. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 80% of the world's disabled population lives in low-income countries and that less than 2% ever receive rehabilitation services. The continuing number of landmine casualties, about 26,000 per year, creates an enormous demand for rehabilitation services in societies that are often ill-equipped to provide them. The challenge of providing rehabilitation to survivors of landmine injuries lies in developing strategies for service delivery that can be sustained, over the lifetime of the survivors, within the community in which they reside. The majority of nonfatal, landmine injuries result in transtibial (below-knee) amputations, but transfemoral (above-knee) amputations are also common. Landmine survivors may also suffer damage to the upper extremities, vision, and hearing. The incidence of acute and chronic pain among landmine survivors during recovery has not been quantified. In this chapter, pain management issues are discussed as they arise during the course of treatment and recovery after blast injury. The key to effective rehabilitation lies in the effective coordination of operative, postoperative, prosthetic, therapeutic, and family services. This coordination can best be accomplished through application of the “team approach” to rehabilitation, which includes the patient, family, physician, prosthetist, therapist, and others in the rehabilitation process. At present, the team approach to rehabilitation has not been systematically implemented in many low-income, mine-affected countries. This is unfortunate because its absence almost certainly reduces the efficacy of available services. The provision of prosthesis without proper training from a therapist, for example, may result in poor utilization. Proper communication and training during rehabilitation …

The new Neptune bathlift from Mountway

The new Neptune bathlift is one of 21 removable powered bathlifts currently on the market. This type of bathlift does not require any installation and can be used in most baths, even in some corner baths. The bathlift was in operation at the Disabled Living Centre for a period of 1 week.

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