Ricks Tiffany N, Harrison Tracie
The School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, TX , USA and.
Disabil Rehabil. 2014;36(6):479-86. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.798362. Epub 2013 Jun 7.
The objective of this study was to examine disablement as experienced by young adult African American men and women with permanent mobility impairment.
This study included a sample of 5 male and 5 female participants ranging in age from 22 to 39. An exploratory descriptive design and qualitative methods, including interviews and fieldnotes, were used. Interview data was analyzed using the process of inductive qualitative content analysis.
Basic desires for independence, shared intimacy, and psychological and physical health were not diminished by physical limitations. The disablement experience of this group is reflected in the themes of "Cumulative Losses" and "Sustained Desires". The findings of this study describe the high level of motivation that young adult African American men and women with disabilities have to improve levels of health and well-being within the context of their impairments.
This study provides a better understanding of the contextual factors and experiences that may contribute to the development of further disability and subsequent health-related problems over time. Increased knowledge of the disablement experience of these young men and women may assist health care entities and social service providers in improving health care and rehabilitation efforts targeting this group. Implications for Rehabilitation Disablement among African American Young Adults This study's findings describe the high level of motivation that young adult African American men and women with disabilities have to improve levels of health and well-being. The two primary themes, "Cumulative Losses" and "Sustained Desires", suggest that despite a number of significant losses, several innate desires remained intact in the context of impairment. Understanding the disablement experience of young African Americans may assist health care entities and social service providers in improving health care targeting this group.
本研究的目的是调查患有永久性行动障碍的非裔美国青年男性和女性所经历的残疾情况。
本研究包括5名男性和5名女性参与者，年龄在22岁至39岁之间。采用了探索性描述性设计和定性方法，包括访谈和实地记录。访谈数据采用归纳定性内容分析法进行分析。
身体限制并未削弱对独立、共享亲密关系以及心理和身体健康的基本渴望。该群体的残疾经历体现在“累积损失”和“持续渴望”这两个主题中。本研究的结果描述了患有残疾的非裔美国青年男性和女性在其损伤背景下提高健康和幸福水平的高度积极性。
本研究有助于更好地理解可能随着时间推移导致进一步残疾和随后与健康相关问题的背景因素和经历。增加对这些青年男女残疾经历的了解，可能有助于医疗保健机构和社会服务提供者改进针对该群体的医疗保健和康复工作。对非裔美国青年成年人康复的启示 本研究的结果描述了患有残疾的非裔美国青年男性和女性提高健康和幸福水平的高度积极性。“累积损失”和“持续渴望”这两个主要主题表明，尽管有一些重大损失，但在损伤背景下，一些内在渴望仍然完好无损。了解年轻非裔美国人的残疾经历可能有助于医疗保健机构和社会服务提供者改进针对该群体的医疗保健工作。
