TY - JOUR
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Social Adjustment
KW - Self-Help Devices
KW - Self care
KW - leprosy
KW - Humans
KW - Activities of Daily Living
AU - Borg J
AU - Larsson S
AB - <p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>People affected by leprosy and their families face social and economic problems. The focus of interventions is often on prevention of disabilities and socioeconomic rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to explore to what extent the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation of people affected by leprosy has been utilised.</p>

<p><strong>DESIGN: </strong>Published literature was reviewed and the findings analysed.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Considerable attention has been given to the protecting role of assistive devices. The focus of assistive devices facilitating functioning has been on mobility aspects of self-care and domestic life.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The findings indicate that the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation in life areas such as work and employment is still waiting to be utilised on a broad scale.</p>

BT - Leprosy review
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19472849?dopt=Abstract</p>

IS - 1
J2 - Lepr Rev
LA - eng
N2 - <p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>People affected by leprosy and their families face social and economic problems. The focus of interventions is often on prevention of disabilities and socioeconomic rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to explore to what extent the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation of people affected by leprosy has been utilised.</p>

<p><strong>DESIGN: </strong>Published literature was reviewed and the findings analysed.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Considerable attention has been given to the protecting role of assistive devices. The focus of assistive devices facilitating functioning has been on mobility aspects of self-care and domestic life.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The findings indicate that the potential of assistive devices to facilitate activities and participation in life areas such as work and employment is still waiting to be utilised on a broad scale.</p>

PY - 2009
SP - 13
EP - 21
T2 - Leprosy review
TI - Assistive devices for people affected by leprosy: underutilised facilitators of functioning?
UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/80/1/00-1321
VL - 80
SN - 0305-7518
ER -