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ArticleInternational journal of circumpolar health2022

Development of rehabilitation services in an Inuit sociocultural context: challenges, strategies and considerations for the future.

Lauriane Ouellet, Marie Grandisson, Christopher Fletcher

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Article in International journal of circumpolar health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Occupational Therapists' Experiences of Assessments With Indigenous Peoples: A Storytelling Approach.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lauriane OuelletDépartement de réadaptation, Centre de santé Inuulitsivik, Nunavik, QC, Canada.
Marie GrandissonCentre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale, Québec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5874-9039
Christopher FletcherDépartement de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2394-1474
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CACentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, a new rehabilitation programme has been developed on the Hudson Bay coast of Nunavik. The purpose of this article is to reflect on the experience of an occupational and physical therapy programme development in an Inuit sociocultural context. To do so, the challenges encountered during the first years following the implementation of rehabilitation services and the strategies implemented by the professionals to overcome them were identified, examined in the light of the literature, and discussed with members of the rehabilitation team. The challenges encountered and strategies implemented were divided into 10 major themes: (1) diverse clinical needs; (2) communication issues; (3) acquisition of cross-cultural interaction and population-specific knowledge; (4) adaptation of clinical practice to Nunavimmiut; (5) client engagement in rehabilitation; (6) professional isolation; (7) lack of awareness around the objectives and scope of rehabilitation practice; (8) use of culturally safe assessment tools; (9) staff turnover; (10) large geographic area to be served. This exercise highlighted the need to adapt clinical rehabilitation practices to Nunavimmiut's worldviews and culture, as well as to adopt a reflective practice in order to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of rehabilitation services.

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ExerciseInuitHumansProgram Developmenthealth servicesIndigenousInuitNunavikoccupational therapyphysiotherapyrehabilitation

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PMID35354359
PMCPMC8973344
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