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Socio-Economic Status and Patient Rehabilitation in India: A Community Physiotherapist’s OdysseyBy Pavithra Rajan
Abstract: Rehabilitation of patients belonging to lower socio-economic status in India can be challenging. This is due to many reasons. Some of the commonly found causes are lack of adequate health care facilities, patient overload and lack of skilled physiotherapists and lack of awareness among the patients. Given the time and resource constraints in a country like India, it is important to look for cost-effective solutions that could help in alleviation …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 22–23 Read article →
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Perspectives of Patients from Low Socio-Economic Status in India toward Physiotherapy Management for Chronic Musculoskeletal PainBy Pavithra Rajan, Dr.Bharati Bellare
Abstract: Chronic pain not only increases the morbidity but also affects the life of the patient to a large extent. Patients from lower socio-economic status tend to use the preventive and curative health services less, thus making them prone to chronicity of conditions, increasing the economic burden on an already overwhelmed health care system. The aim of this study was to primarily learn about the perspectives of the patients belonging to …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 7–15 Read article →