Polio - The Late Effects Reality

CONTENTS

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• FOREWORD
• INDEX OF TABLES IN TEXT
• AIMS & OBJECTIVES
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• DEFINITIONS OF IMPAIRMENT, DISABILITY AND THE LATE EFFECTS OF POLIO

INTRODUCTION

• POLIO
• POLIO IN IRELAND
• LATE EFFECTS OF POLIO (LEP) IN IRELAND
• POST POLIO SUPPORT GROUP

QUOTATIONS FROM SURVEY RESPONDENTS

METHODOLOGY

• THE CLIENT GROUP
• SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
• GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD
• THE QUESTIONNAIRE
• APPROACH

QUESTIONNAIRE & INTERVIEW FINDINGS

• PROFILE OF RESPONDENTS
• MEDICAL HISTORY OF RESPONDENTS
• GENERAL PRACTITIONER SERVICES
• EDUCATION
• EMPLOYMENT
• FINANCES
• DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS
• HOUSING
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• PROGRESSION OF LEP CONDITION
• PRESENT & FUTURE NEEDS
• THE COSTS
• SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

APPENDIX A

• ADDITIONAL COSTS BY INCOME GROUP

APPENDIX B MANAGEMENT RATING % BY TASK – NOW, 1 YEAR & 5 YEARS AGO

• MANAGEMENT RATING % BY TASK – NOW
• MANAGEMENT RATING % BY TASK – 1 YEAR AGO
• MANAGEMENT RATING % BY TASK – 5 YEARS AGO

APPENDIX C

• FUNCTIONAL DAILY TASKS BY CRITICALITY - %

APPENDIX D - AIDS & APPLIANCES 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE NEEDS & COSTS BY HEALTH AUTHORITY/BOARD

• EASTERN REGION HEALTH AUTHORITY East Coast Area Health Board
• EASTERN REGION HEALTH AUTHORITY Northern Area Health Board
• EASTERN REGION HEALTH AUTHORITY South Western Area Health Board
• MIDLAND HEALTH BOARD
• MID-WESTERN HEALTH BOARD
• NORTH EASTERN HEALTH BOARD
• NORTH WESTERN HEALTH BOARD
• SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH BOARD
• SOUTHERN HEALTH BOARD
• WESTERN HEALTH BOARD

BIBLIOGRAPHY, SOURCES & REFERENCES

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