SOCIETAL SERVICES AFTER TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY IN SWEDEN
| Autor: | Åke Seiger, Camilla Nordgren, Richard Levi, Gunnar Ljunggren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Social Work medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Population Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Ignorance Social Security Patient satisfaction Humans Medicine Operations management Financial compensation education Spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injuries Aged media_common Sweden Service (business) Disappointment education.field_of_study Social work business.industry Rehabilitation Public Assistance General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Patient Satisfaction Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 35:121-126 |
| ISSN: | 1650-1977 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16501970310010466 |
| Popis: | Societal services after traumatic spinal cord injury in Sweden were investigated, including self-rated levels of satisfaction with the application process and resource allocation.Survey of an incidence population.Thirty-four persons of a total regional incidence population (n = 48) with traumatic spinal cord injury.Structured interviews using a standardized questionnaire.About 25 separate services were identified being available for persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. The average number of applications per person was 5 (range 0-11). The most common service was "transportation service". Of the applications, 17% were partially or totally rejected. Most subjects received information about available services from a social worker. For 13 available services at least 1 subject claimed ignorance about its existence.In Sweden, significant resources are allocated for allowing independence and financial compensation for individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. However, this support system sometimes also results in frustration and disappointment. Insufficient information and co-ordination are reported as weaknesses. The persons' efforts to acquire knowledge of how the system works take time which could be better used for rehabilitation and full integration into the community. |
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