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Testing of disability identification tool for schools [PDF]

, 2010
There has been an ongoing concern about the lack of reliable data on disabled children in schools. To date there has been no consistent way of identifying and categorising disabilities. Schools in England are currentlyrequired to collect data on children
Daniels, Harry, Feiler, Anthony, Georgeson, Jan, Hacker, Jayne, Martin, Sue, Porter, Jill   +5 more
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Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma, Yu Fan, Xiyuan Chen, Lindsay Sheehan, Sang Qin, Aoxuan Cao, Liang Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to accessibility and availability of safe abortion services among young women in Nepal: a mixed-methods study

BMC Public Health
Background Despite Nepal’s progressive legal framework permitting abortion, young women continue to face barriers in accessing safe abortion services (SAS), leading to preventable maternal mortality and morbidity.
Radhika Ghimire, Shreesti Sharma, Aliza Singh, Rajan Bhusal, Laxmi Tamang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Schizophrenia Genetics Modulates Clinical Depressive Features

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Schizophrenia (SCZ) genetic liability, quantified by polygenic scores (PGS), may influence clinical phenotypes in major depressive disorder (MDD). We investigated the effect of the SCZ‐PGS derived from the latest SCZ genome‐wide association study (GWAS) on MDD symptom severity, comorbidities, and treatment outcomes.
Alessandro Serretti, Daniel Souery, Siegfried Kasper, Joseph Zohar, Stuart Montgomery, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Dan Rujescu, Raffaele Ferri, Giuseppe Fanelli, Chiara Fabbri, Raffaella Zanardi, Francesco Benedetti, Bernhard T. Baune, Julien Mendlewicz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of demographic factors and health problems that affect the acceptance of disease and health behaviors of patients with osteoarthritis [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of musculoskeletal system’s ailments. In the prevention of the disease and in its comprehensive treatment, proper health-related behavior becomes an extremely important factor for ...
Matylda Sierakowska, Izabela Wysocka-Skurska, Wojciech Kułak   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Homelessness Service Usage Patterns of 30,000 Homeless and At‐Risk Households: The Melbourne Access Point Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo, Kathryn Daley, Guy Johnson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accessible Environment for Young People with Disabilities in St Petersburg: Sociological Analysis

Дискурс
Introduction. The article is devoted to the opportunities and barriers of the environment. It is proposed to look at the creation of an “accessible environment” not only as the elimination of physical barriers, but also from the point of view of its ...
O. A. Novozhilova
doaj   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology and management of motorbike chain-related fingertip injuries: A retrospective study at B&B Hospital, Kathmandu

Heliyon
Fingertip injuries, particularly those resulting from motorbike chain accidents, pose significant challenges due to their impact on daily life activities.
Sweta Jaiswal, Om Prasad Shrestha, Subhash Regmi, Santosh Batajoo, Niresh Shrestha, Ashok Kumar Banskota   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source