Attitude of Health Care Personnel Towards Persons with Disability in A Tertiary Level Health Care in Bangalore - A Cross Sectional Study

Authors

  • Deepthi Shanbhag Associate Professor at St. Johns National Academy of Health and Sciences, MBBS, MD, Address Department of Community Medicine, first floor, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Author
  • Namrata Nathwani MBBS Final Year student at St Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JPMRS/2024(6)194

Keywords:

Disability, Attitude, Tertiary Care Hospital, SADP, ATDP Scale

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Disability is an umbrella term, covering defilement, activity constraint, and participation confinement. Common barriers faced by people with disability includes: Attitudinal, Communication, Physical, Policy, Social, Programmatic, Transportation. The study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital, the objective that is assessing the attitude of staff members towards persons with disability as patients, colleagues, students, and staff members.

Methods: It was a cross sectional study done in a tertiary level health care facility among health care personnel. The study tools used were SADP and ATDP which are validated tools for measuring the attitude.

Results: The study included 68 health care personnel with mean age of 40.9yrs (+9.9) yrs with mean years of experience of 12.5(+ 8.5) yrs. The mean ATDP scores was found to be calculated to be 42.33 (+ 13.9) and mean SADP scores was 71.5(+ 10.81) There was no significant association between age, gender, years of experience and the SADP scores and ATDP scores.

Interpretation and Conclusions: The results of this study shows that the attitude of the health care professionals working in the tertiary care hospital seemed to be more positive and there was no significant association with age and years of experience. 

Author Biographies

  • Deepthi Shanbhag, Associate Professor at St. Johns National Academy of Health and Sciences, MBBS, MD, Address Department of Community Medicine, first floor, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Associate Professor at St. Johns National Academy of Health and Sciences, MBBS, MD, Address Department of Community Medicine, first floor, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

  • Namrata Nathwani, MBBS Final Year student at St Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    MBBS Final Year student at St Johns Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Published

2024-03-28

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2024): Volume 6 Issue 3

Section

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