Journal article
Barriers that further disablement: A study of survivors of polio
The Journal of neuroscience nursing, Vol.33(3), pp.160-166
06/2001
DOI: 10.1097/01376517-200106000-00008
PMID: 11413661
Abstract
This exploratory study of polio survivors was undertaken to clarify current level of function, comorbidity, and secondary conditions and to discover the relationships between perceived barriers to health, functional limitation, comorbidity, secondary conditions, and disability in a small convenience sample. Given the underrepresentation of research in the literature explaining the health status, perceived function, and barriers to health in this disabled population, a descriptive study with correlation was conducted. Thirty-one individuals living with the effects of polio were surveyed. Disability was correlated with perceived barriers to health but not with functional limitations, comorbidity, or secondary conditions. Secondary conditions were correlated with the number of years living with the illness. The findings support a model of disablement and allostatic load. Further research is needed to test these models and to provide direction for nurses caring for those aging with the effects of polio.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Barriers that further disablement: A study of survivors of polio
- Creators
- Tracie Harrison - The University of Texas at AustinAlexa Stuifbergen - The University of Texas at Austin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of neuroscience nursing, Vol.33(3), pp.160-166
- Publisher
- American Association of Neurosurgical Nurses
- DOI
- 10.1097/01376517-200106000-00008
- PMID
- 11413661
- ISSN
- 0888-0395
- eISSN
- 1945-2810
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2001
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984696584302771
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