On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Ian wrote: about his interests in rural health care
and disability.....
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> findings for primary health care and for rural doctors especially. (In
> many rural areas in developing countries, there is nothing in the
> way of rehabilitation services, and doctors avoid dealing with
> disability, for all sorts of reasons, and though lip service is paid to
> rehabilitation as a fundamental ingredient in primary health care, it
> seldom is in practice.) The response was, to say the least,
>
> OK, my cards are on the table. Do I stay connected? Will
> someone play my tune.
Hi Ian, I'll throw my cards in-- Couple of years ago I conducted a
study here in the US on access to health care for folks with diverse
disabilities living in rural communities. The original study focused on
Washington state--looking at barriers, with a second study focused
nationally--looking at strategies to overcome barriers. The primary method
of data collection was focus groups with the people who are live in these
areas--"consumers"including families, medical professionals, and social
service professionals. In addition we interviewed people using
computer-assisted phone interviews, and a secondary analysis of national
health-oriented data sets. We also did a fairly thorough lit review. The
lit review is published in the Journal of Rural Health, the study is being
included as a chapter in a book to be published this year, and I have a
"user-friendly" style report that I would be happy to send you. It is
called: Voices of Disability: Access to Health Care in Rural America.
Let me know if you'd like a copy. My best wishes to you and your wife on
your work.
Phyl Levine, Ph.D.
Senior Education Researcher
SRI International
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