ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2021
Healthcare professionals' perceptions of community-based rehabilitation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- Frameworks used to evaluate community-based rehabilitation interventions: A scoping review.African journal of disability · 2025Review
- Knowledge and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Disabilities in Eastern India.Cureus · 2024Article
- Service guidelines, models, and protocols for integrating rehabilitation services in primary healthcare in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: a scoping review.Disability and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A qualitative study on rehabilitation services at primary health care: insights from primary health care stakeholders in low-resource contexts.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with disabilities (PWDs) continue to experience challenges with access to healthcare. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is an approach that advocates for equal opportunities and social inclusion of PWDs to enhance their quality of daily life. Healthcare professionals are crucial in the implementation of CBR. However, little is known about the perception of healthcare professionals on this approach to rehabilitation in South Africa.
aimThis study sought to explore perceptions of healthcare professionals on CBR in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
settingThis study was located across four public healthcare facilities spanning districts to tertiary levels care in KwaZulu-Natal, situated in rural and peri-urban areas.
methodsAn explorative qualitative approach using focus group discussions was used to collect data from healthcare professionals employed at these public hospitals in the province. Twenty-five healthcare workers participated in four focus group discussions, with four to eight participants per group. Data were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsThe findings revealed four dominant themes, namely, the CBR conundrum, CBR enablers, perceived impediments to CBR implementation and a proposal for the implementation of CBR.
conclusionContinual promotion of, as well as education and training on, CBR for healthcare professionals, was understood as an imperative for the development and roll-out of CBR programmes in South African communities. Excellent communication about CBR programmes was described as key to ensuring social inclusion, quality of life and access to services for PWDs.
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