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The impact of modern library services on the rehabilitation of people with disabilities

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Published/Copyright: December 1, 2010
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International Journal on Disability and Human Development
From the journal Volume 9 Issue 4

Abstract

Information is the main currency in the provision of health and social care. Information plays an even more important role in the rehabilitation process for people who have suffered a major life changing event such as a spinal cord injury or brain injury. For patients/consumers to be able to make decisions about their rehabilitation they require access to information and knowledge, whether it is information about their injury/condition, pain management, returning to work and their community. There is some evidence to suggest that improved health outcomes can be achieved in patients with appropriate knowledge and information about their condition. However, this knowledge should be evidence-based and relevant for the patient. In addition, knowledge must enable patients to assume an important role in their treatment. In this paper, we present a holistic working model of rehabilitation care through the role of information resources. We will report on a number of case stories whose rehabilitation plans were benefited by using the information service. The paper concludes that a holistic rehabilitation model that considers the patient as a whole (the patient along with his/her formal and informal support networks) has a better chance of success.

Keywords: information and communication technology (ICT); information services; spinal cord injury
Corresponding author: Bernadette Cassidy, Allan Bean Centre, Private Bag 4708, Christchurch, New Zealand Phone: +64-3-3839492, Fax: +64-3-3837500,
Received: 2010-6-18
Accepted: 2010-9-14
Published Online: 2010-12-01
Published in Print: 2010-12-01

©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2010.038
Keywords for this article
information and communication technology (ICT); information services; spinal cord injury

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Editorial
  2. Aging with a disability
  3. Review articles
  4. White matter and oligodendrocyte abnormalities in bipolar disorder
  5. Aging people with intellectual disability in Israel
  6. Original articles
  7. Effects of contralateral extremity manipulation on brain function
  8. Effects of motor sequence training on attentional performance in ADHD children
  9. The effects of parental attitudes on health behaviors of adolescents attending 6th to 8th grades in Turkey
  10. Early identification of adolescents with greater psychosocial needs: an evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
  11. The impact of modern library services on the rehabilitation of people with disabilities
  12. Qualitative evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on focus groups
  13. Patterns of adaptive performance by individuals with autism spectrum disorders on the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R)
  14. A longitudinal study of institutional downsizing and activity involvement among adults with intellectual disability
  15. Health trends from an international sample of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  16. The relationship of parental bonding to depression in patients with chronic pain
  17. Semantic structure of alcohol and marijuana categories in memory
  18. Case reports
  19. Ergonomic alternating pressure relief seating system for the rehabilitation of patients with decubitus ulcers
  20. Heart rate variability changes induced by auditory stimulation in persistent vegetative state
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