Hemakumar Devan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5573721 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hemakumar Devan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hemakumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Devan |
| SIGNATURE | DEVAN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2923-7277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Belonging in urban park and playgrounds
Discrimination in public parks negatively impacts the wellbeing of disabled children and their families, despite their legal right to play. • Access to play is closely tied to wellbeing elements such as cultural identity, inclusive design, equity, and self-determination, as framed by the Te Pae Māhutonga model. • Physical and social barriers persist, requiring disabled children and their families to exert extra effort to access play spaces, affec…
We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain is a major burden worldwide. Indigenous communities experience additional inequities in pain care and management influenced by long-standing impacts of colonization, including systemic racism, oppression, and marginalization. Traditional healing knowledges, practices and methods are valued by Indigenous people when managing their pain. However, mainstream health services often disregard this knowledge and fail …
Let us enjoy the fruits of our own labour, we have our own solutions’ Creative co‐design methods and narratives of Māori whānau with chronic pain
Chronic or persistent pain disproportionately affects Māori and their whānau (family and significant others). Our previous engagement with Māori living with persistent pain has identified significant barriers for Māori to accessing primary, secondary, and tertiary services. This paper describes the insights obtained from Māori living with persistent pain by using a creative art‐based data collection method as part of a co‐design process to unders…
Health System Factors Affecting the Experience of Non-Invasive Ventilation Provision of People with Neuromuscular Disorders in New Zealand
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a critical therapy for many patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD), supporting those with respiratory failure to achieve adequate respiration and improve their quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of access to, consent, uptake, maintenance and safe use of non-invasive ventilation by people with NMD. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 11 people with NMD,…
Enticing” but Not Necessarily a “Space Designed for Me”
Urban parks are spaces that can enhance older adults' physical, social and psychological wellbeing. As the prevalence of older adults with disability increases, it is important that urban parks are accessible to this population so that they too might gain health benefits. There is limited literature investigating the experiences of urban parks by older adults with disability. This qualitative study, set in a region of New Zealand, explored the ex…
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Enticing” but Not Necessarily a “Space Designed for Me”
Urban parks are spaces that can enhance older adults' physical, social and psychological wellbeing. As the prevalence of older adults with disability increases, it is important that urban parks are accessible to this population so that they too might gain health benefits. There is limited literature investigating the experiences of urban parks by older adults with disability. This qualitative study, set in a region of New Zealand, explored the ex…
Health System Factors Affecting the Experience of Non-Invasive Ventilation Provision of People with Neuromuscular Disorders in New Zealand
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a critical therapy for many patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD), supporting those with respiratory failure to achieve adequate respiration and improve their quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of access to, consent, uptake, maintenance and safe use of non-invasive ventilation by people with NMD. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 11 people with NMD,…
Belonging in urban park and playgrounds
Discrimination in public parks negatively impacts the wellbeing of disabled children and their families, despite their legal right to play. • Access to play is closely tied to wellbeing elements such as cultural identity, inclusive design, equity, and self-determination, as framed by the Te Pae Māhutonga model. • Physical and social barriers persist, requiring disabled children and their families to exert extra effort to access play spaces, affec…
We do not stop being Indigenous when we are in pain”
BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain is a major burden worldwide. Indigenous communities experience additional inequities in pain care and management influenced by long-standing impacts of colonization, including systemic racism, oppression, and marginalization. Traditional healing knowledges, practices and methods are valued by Indigenous people when managing their pain. However, mainstream health services often disregard this knowledge and fail …
Let us enjoy the fruits of our own labour, we have our own solutions’ Creative co‐design methods and narratives of Māori whānau with chronic pain
Chronic or persistent pain disproportionately affects Māori and their whānau (family and significant others). Our previous engagement with Māori living with persistent pain has identified significant barriers for Māori to accessing primary, secondary, and tertiary services. This paper describes the insights obtained from Māori living with persistent pain by using a creative art‐based data collection method as part of a co‐design process to unders…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Chronic pain (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)