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- Title
Valoración del programa comunitario Bienestar y Desempeño Ocupacional.
- Authors
Parra-Esquivel, Eliana Isabel; Peñas-Felizzola, Olga Luz
- Abstract
Background. Programs for people with disabilities and their families should be organized and systematized so that their strengths and areas to be improved are identified, which benefits their participants and professionals who work in them. Objective. To assess the Wellness Community and Occupational Performance Program (PBDO for its acronym in Spanish) through the study of a case of a patient with disabilities and his relatives. Materials and Methods. A qualitative descriptive research from the review of a case in which comprehensive care is given to a disabled person and his family was carried out. This study reveals the progress of the intervention that corresponds to elements such as primary caregiver adherence, family members of the disabled person and the establishments of networks in the community. Results. The program effectiveness was measured based on the case studied in terms of adherence to the intervention and the changes evidenced in the person with disabilities and his family at the end of the program. These conditions are given by the occupational performance modifications made by individuals to influence their quality of life. Conclusions. The program shows effectiveness of the intervention to people with disabilities and their families, provided that there the actors involved in the process are committed to the program, there is communication and a successful therapeutic relationship between participants and professionals and the recognition of the different social realities from a "integration in the community" perspective.
- Publication
Revista Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2016, Vol 64, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0120-0011
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15446/revfacmed.v64n1.49599