Utilization of community-based rehabilitation services for incurably blind persons in a rural population of southern India.

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dc.contributor.authorVijayakumar, Valaguruen_US
dc.contributor.authorDatta, Dipankaren_US
dc.contributor.authorKarthika, Arumugamen_US
dc.contributor.authorThulasiraj, Ravilla Den_US
dc.contributor.authorNirmalan, Praveen Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-09-07en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T09:35:19Z
dc.date.available2003-09-07en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T09:35:19Z
dc.date.issued2003-09-07en_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To identify barriers in utilisation of community based rehabilitation (CBR) services for incurably blind persons in rural South India. METHODS: A community-based rehabilitation programme for incurably blind persons was initiated in Theni district of southern Tamil Nadu in south India. After door-to-door enumeration and preliminary ocular screening by trained workers at the village, identified blind persons were categorised as either curable or incurable by an ophthalmologist. Trained workers provided rehabilitation, including mobility training (OM), training to perform activities of daily living (ADL), and economic rehabilitation for the incurably blind in their respective villages. RESULTS: Of the 460,984 persons surveyed, 400 (0.09%) were certified as incurably blind including 156 (39.00%) persons blind from birth. Social rehabilitation was provided for 268 (67.00%) incurably blind persons. Economic rehabilitation was provided to 96 persons, and integrated education to 22 children. Nearly one-fifth (n=68, 17.00%) of incurably blind persons refused the services provided. The major reasons for refusal included old age and other illnesses (41.18%), and multiple handicaps (19.12%). Twenty-seven (6.75%) persons had either migrated or died, and 29 (7.25%) persons were already able to function independently. CONCLUSION: Although CBR programmes provide useful services to the incurably blind, a better understanding of barriers is required to improve service utilisation. Developing a standardised data collection format for every CBR programme can result in the creation of a national database of ophthalmic diseases.en_US
dc.description.affiliationAravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVijayakumar V, Datta D, Karthika A, Thulasiraj RD, Nirmalan PK. Utilization of community-based rehabilitation services for incurably blind persons in a rural population of southern India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2003 Sep; 51(3): 273-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/71759
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijo.inen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshBlindness --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCommunity Health Services --utilizationen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Screeningen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPatient Acceptance of Health Care --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshRehabilitation --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Population --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshVisual Acuityen_US
dc.subject.meshVisually Impaired Persons --psychologyen_US
dc.titleUtilization of community-based rehabilitation services for incurably blind persons in a rural population of southern India.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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