Can we use the values and community orientation of community-based rehabilitation in its evidence base?
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: 90 Many people recognise that it is important for communitybased rehabilitation (CBR) and disability services in developing countries to build a stronger evidence base. They realise that better and more evidence will help to improve CBR practices, and that this will lead to better disability services. Most importantly they emphasise that it will lead to better outcomes for people with disability and their families and communities. While we agree this is vital, we also suggest that there are a few ways of thinking about evidence, and there are some things we should keep in mind as we seek to establish a better evidence foundation for CBR. First, we should remember the unique values of CBR and incorporate them into our evidence base and second, we need to include research from a community perspective. These aspects are sometimes forgotten, but we think they’re important.
Source: Griffith Research Online
Authors: Pim Kuipers, Steve Harknett
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W959252695