Spinal Cord Injury in Portugal

Institutional and Personal Challenges

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ID12364799
AutoresBruno Sena Martins (0000-0003-3367-9155, University of Coimbra), Fernando Fontes (0000-0001-9246-589X, University of Coimbra, autor de correspondencia), Pedro Hespanha (0000-0002-6137-2495, University of Coimbra)
Año2017
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas119-128
Fecha de publicación2017-06-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1044207317710702
OpenAlexW2747651967
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas9

This article is dedicated to an analysis of the life trajectories of individuals with spinal cord injuries in Portugal. From a perspective that aims to understand the challenges faced in the different stages following the initial injury, it aims to relate corporeal, personal, and social impacts to medical, institutional, and political responses. Based on a total of 93 interviews, the analysis focuses on the period that starts with the event that caused the injury and extends to the present day, following the entire rehabilitation and integration process and identifying key structures, services, and institutions. In offering a critical reading of processes and structures that are capable of ensuring quality of life and social inclusion for persons with spinal cord injuries, it broadens the discussion to reveal the social exclusion widely experienced by persons with disabilities in Portugal

Business · Perspective (graphical · Physical therapy · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Public relations · Quality of life (healthcare · Social integration · Sociology · Spinal cord · Spinal cord injury · Computer Science · Disability Rights and Representation · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Spinal Cord Injury Research · Rehabilitation

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