Battalova Alfiya, Bulk Laura, Nimmon Laura, Hole Rachelle, Krupa Terry, Lee Michael, Mayer Yael, Jarus Tal
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2020 Nov;30(13):2064-2076. doi: 10.1177/1049732320922193. Epub 2020 May 25.
Students and clinicians with disabilities are underrepresented in the academic health programs and professional clinical settings. Disability studies foregrounds the unique ways of knowing and being that clinicians with disabilities can offer. Based on a larger grounded theory study of the experiences of students and clinicians with disabilities, this article examines the role that clinicians' abilities to draw on their personal experiences of living with a disability have on their interactions with clients. The analysis of semistructured interviews with 55 students and clinicians with disabilities from different fields contributes to the development of a theory of epistemic connection. The theory is informed by the following three themes: (a) , (b) from understanding to advocacy and creative approaches, and (c) . The findings emphasize not only the importance of diversifying the health care workforce but also incorporating disability epistemology into the health care culture.
残疾学生和临床医生在学术健康项目和专业临床环境中的代表性不足。残疾研究突出了残疾临床医生能够提供的独特认知方式和存在方式。基于一项对残疾学生和临床医生经历的更大规模的扎根理论研究，本文探讨了临床医生利用自身残疾生活经历的能力在他们与客户互动中所起的作用。对来自不同领域的55名残疾学生和临床医生进行的半结构化访谈分析，有助于发展一种认知联系理论。该理论受以下三个主题的启发：(a) ，(b) 从理解到倡导和创造性方法，以及(c) 。研究结果不仅强调了使医疗保健劳动力多样化的重要性，还强调了将残疾认识论纳入医疗保健文化的重要性。
