The Social Isolation of Young Men with Quadriplegia
作者:
Kimberly Blake,
期刊:
Rehabilitation Nursing
(WILEY Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 1
页码: 17-22
ISSN:0278-4807
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1002/j.2048-7940.1995.tb01587.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
This article describes the results of a study undertaken to identify perceptions of possible social isolation among individuals who become quadriplegic as young adults. Two focus group sessions were held with 4 male participants in each group. All the young men were between the ages of 19 years and 35 years, and all had been disabled for more than 3 years. The results showed that the participants felt challenged by the environment and their resources but did not experience the feelings associated with social isolation as defined by Goffman (1963). The participants, however, identified important socially isolating stressors based on the human needs described by Maslow (1970) as existing in a hierarchy. The results of the study suggest that people with disabilities need interpersonal techniques that enable them to feel a sense of security and control of their time; rehabilitation nurses are ideally suited to assist clients in developing such techniques.
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