Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
PLoS One. 2023 May 19;18(5):e0284860. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284860. eCollection 2023.
When an individual's activities and performances in a normal environment are limited in nature, function, or quality, that person is considered to have a disability. Although many studies on disabled people's lived experiences have been conducted around the world, there is still a significant gap between nations in multiple cases such as culture, economic status, and the recommendation of a previous study in Ethiopia, which is one reason for conducting this research.
To explore the lived experiences of disabled individuals living in Bahir Dar City.
A descriptive phenomenology study design was employed in Bahir Dar city on 15 disabled individuals from November 15 to December 20, 2022. A heterogeneous purposive sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data was collected by using an in-depth interview. The rigor and trustworthiness of the study were maintained by transferability, dependability, credibility, and conformability. Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis method was used for the development of codes and themes. Software (ATLAS. ti 7) version 7.5.6 was used for analysis.
Five major themes and fourteen sub-themes were developed that explain lived experiences of disabled individuals. Physical, psychological, social, economic and coping strategy experiences were major themes. Depression and negative emotional behavior were sub-themes under psychological experiences. Unemployment with the absence of a workplace and inadequate income were sub-themes under the economical experiences of participants.
In this qualitative interview study, the lived experience of individuals living with disability in Bahir Dar city were addressed in terms of the physical, psychological, social, economic, and coping mechanism experience of disabled individuals. Special needs professionals and social support groups should have been assigned and present in all institutions to serve the PwDs to assure equal accessibility of services.
当一个人的正常环境中的活动和表现受到限制时，无论是在性质、功能还是质量方面，那么这个人就被认为是残障人士。尽管世界各地已经进行了许多关于残疾人士生活经历的研究，但在文化、经济地位等方面，各国之间仍存在很大差距，埃塞俄比亚之前的一项研究建议也是进行这项研究的原因之一。
探讨居住在巴赫达尔市的残疾人士的生活经历。
在 2022 年 11 月 15 日至 12 月 20 日期间，在巴赫达尔市采用描述性现象学研究设计，对来自 15 名残疾人士进行研究。采用异质目的抽样技术选择研究参与者。通过深入访谈收集数据。通过可转移性、可靠性、可信度和一致性来保证研究的严谨性和可信度。采用科莱兹的现象学分析方法对代码和主题进行开发。使用软件（ATLAS.ti 7）版本 7.5.6 进行分析。
制定了五个主要主题和十四个次要主题，这些主题和次主题解释了残疾人士的生活经历。身体、心理、社会、经济和应对策略经历是主要主题。抑郁和消极的情绪行为是心理经历的次要主题。失业、缺乏工作场所和收入不足是参与者经济经历的次要主题。
在这项定性访谈研究中，探讨了生活在巴赫达尔市的残疾人士的生活经历，涉及残疾人士的身体、心理、社会、经济和应对机制体验。应该在所有机构中分配和安排特殊需求专业人员和社会支持团体，为残疾人士提供服务，以确保服务的平等可及性。
