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Support networks and people with physical disabilities: social inclusion and access to health services

2015; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1413-81232014201.19012013

1678-4561

Cristina Marques de Almeida Holanda, Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Andrade, Maria Aparecida Tavares Fialho Bezerra, João Paulo da Silva Nascimento, Robson da Fonseca Neves, Simone Bezerra Alves, Kátia Suely Queiroz Silva Ribeiro,

Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic

This study seeks to identify the formation of social support networks of people with physical disabilities, and how these networks can help facilitate access to health services and promote social inclusion. It is a cross-sectional study, with data collected via a form applied to physically disabled persons over eighteen years of age registered with the Family Health Teams of the municipal district of João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba. It was observed that the support networks of these individuals predominantly consist of family members (parents, siblings, children, spouses) and people outside the family (friends and neighbors). However, 50% of the interviewees declared that they could not count on any support from outside the family. It was observed that the support network contributes to access to the services and participation in social groups. However, reduced social inclusion was detected, due to locomotion difficulties, this being the main barrier to social interaction. Among those individuals who began to interact in society, the part played by social support was fundamental.