The social isolation of young men with quadriplegia
| Autor: | Kimberly Blake |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Male Maslow's hierarchy of needs media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Interpersonal communication Nursing Methodology Research Quadriplegia Developmental psychology Activities of Daily Living Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Social isolation Young adult General Nursing Internal-External Control media_common Health Services Needs and Demand Rehabilitation General Medicine Focus group Fundamental human needs Feeling Social Isolation medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses. 20(1) |
| ISSN: | 0278-4807 |
| Popis: | This article describes the results of a study undertaken to identify perceptions of possible social isolation among individuals who become quadriplegic as young adults. Two focus group sessions were held with 4 male participants in each group. All the young men were between the ages of 19 years and 35 years, and all had been disabled for more than 3 years. The results showed that the participants felt challenged by the environment and their resources but did not experience the feelings associated with social isolation as defined by Goffman (1963). The participants, however, identified important socially isolating stressors based on the human needs described by Maslow (1970) as existing in a hierarchy. The results of the study suggest that people with disabilities need interpersonal techniques that enable them to feel a sense of security and control of their time; rehabilitation nurses are ideally suited to assist clients in developing such techniques. |
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