F-3-14-06
A STUDY OF HANDICAP IN KOREAN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS USING CRAIG HANDICAP ASSESSMENT & REPORTING TECHNIQUE (CHART)
Haewon Moon (Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea), Ueon Rah, Ilyung Lee, Shinyoung Yim, Minjeong Lim, Sangil Park
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), handicap exist when individuals are unable to fulfill expected social roles. The purposes of this study are to assess the handicap in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients out of hospital settings and to investigate the correlations between handicap and the extent of impairment, disability and depression. Eighty-five SCI patients were examined with CHART (Crag Handicap Assessment & Reporting Technique), Katz scale, neurologic level and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The results are as follows. 1) The handicap is significantly associated with both disability and depression. 2) There is no positive correlation between handicap and impairment. 3) Handicap is not associated with sex and sime since injury. We conclude that CHART is a useful tool for measuring handicap in Korean SCI patients, however, there is some point that need modification.
F-3-14-07
REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION BLUE PRINT OATS STREET RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA - A MODEL
Bishop Jan (Homes of Peace, Perth, Australia)
The Oats Street Residential Facility is a unique rehabilitation centre for young people with acquired physical disabilities.
Introducing a Vision of Practical Rehabilitation - a model allowing individual choice in a unique rehabilitation setting to gain optimal independence guided by their individual needs and goals.
Residents are housed in a home-like setting, where they are encouraged to determine their own needs and goals for developing and maintaining new skills to achieve the optimum level of independence to enable them Access and integration into the community.
Oats Street also provides a unique opportunity for the community to acknowledge the Humanity of people who have disabilities and to be involved in their integration into society. It is a cost effective and productive facility which acts as a beacon to young people with disabilities and their carers.
