Understanding the current discourse of rehabilitation: With reference to disability models and rehabilitation policies for evaluation research in the South African setting

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dc.contributor.authorMji, Gubela
dc.contributor.authorRhoda, Anthea
dc.contributor.authorDe Wet, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorMlenzana, Nondwe
dc.contributor.authorStratham, S.
dc.contributor.authorGoliath, Charlyn
dc.contributor.authorChappell, P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-04T09:12:26Z
dc.date.available2016-04-04T09:12:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractEvaluation of rehabilitation programmes is essential in order to monitor its effectiveness and relevance. There is however a need to consider policies when conducting evaluation research in rehabilitation. The aim of this paper is to present the theoretical and legislative underpinnings of rehabilitation in South Africa. A narrative review of national and international disability legislation and empirical research in context of rehabilitation was conducted. The findings of this review reveals that as a fluid construct, the discourse of rehabilitation has been underpinned by the changing theoretical and socio-political understandings of disability. This in turn has influenced various international and national health and disability policies and legislations that oversee the implementation of rehabilitation practice. Despite this, there has been little evaluation of public health rehabilitation services in context of these policies and legislations in South Africa. The fluidity of rehabilitation need to be considered when conducting evaluation research in rehabilitation.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationMji, G., et al. (2013). Understanding the current discourse of rehabilitation: with reference to disability models and rehabilitation policies for evaluation research in the South African setting. SA Journal of Physiotherapy, 69 (2): 4-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-6175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2102
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherAOSIS Publishingen_US
dc.rightsAll articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v69i2.22
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectRehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectNational rehabilitation policyen_US
dc.subjectEvaluationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding the current discourse of rehabilitation: With reference to disability models and rehabilitation policies for evaluation research in the South African settingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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