Support networks and people with physical disabilities: social inclusion and access to health services

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Cristina Marques De Almeida Holanda¹  Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes De Andrade¹  Maria Aparecida Bezerra¹  João Paulo Da Silva Nascimento¹  Robson Da Fonseca Neves¹  Simone Bezerra Alves¹  Kátia Suely Queiroz Silva Ribeiro¹ 

关键词: Social support;    Disabled persons;    Access to health services;    Socialization;    Apoio social;    Pessoas com defi ciência;    Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde;    Socialização;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232014201.19012013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study seeks to identify the formation of social support networks of people with physical disabilities, and how these networks can help facilitate access to health services and promote social inclusion. It is a cross-sectional study, with data collected via a form applied to physically disabled persons over eighteen years of age registered with the Family Health Teams of the municipal district of João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba. It was observed that the support networks of these individuals predominantly consist of family members (parents, siblings, children, spouses) and people outside the family (friends and neighbors). However, 50% of the interviewees declared that they could not count on any support from outside the family. It was observed that the support network contributes to access to the services and participation in social groups. However, reduced social inclusion was detected, due to locomotion difficulties, this being the main barrier to social interaction. Among those individuals who began to interact in society, the part played by social support was fundamental.

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