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The psychological distress and positive mental health of people with physical impairments & their families: Kampong Cham province in Cambodia 2015. By Krittika Vongkiatkajorn
08 Fall
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TableofContents1. Executivesummaryofthestudyfindings........................................................52. Introductiontothecontext(includingtheliteraturereview)..................6Introduction............................................................................................................................6StudyObjective.......................................................................................................................6OverviewofTheSocialModel.............................................................................................7OverviewoftheDisabilityCreationProcess..................................................................7OverviewofMentalHealth................................................................................................10OverviewofTheKhmerRogue.........................................................................................12Disability-Statistics..................................................................................................................................13TypesofImpairments..............................................................................................................................13Disability–LandmineInjuries.............................................................................................................14WomenwithDisabilities.........................................................................................................................15CarersofPeoplewithDisabilities......................................................................................................16Disability–MentalDisorders...............................................................................................................17
Disability–CulturalConstruction&LivedExperience.............................................17Introduction...................................................................................................................................................17Disability–HealthConstruct................................................................................................................18Disability–ReligiousConstruct..........................................................................................................18Disability–LabourConstruction........................................................................................................19
DisabilityServices...............................................................................................................20RehabilitationServices............................................................................................................................20Non-governmentorganizations(NGOs).........................................................................................20
OverviewofMentalHealth................................................................................................21Introduction...................................................................................................................................................21MentalDisorders.........................................................................................................................................21NeurologicalDisorders............................................................................................................................22PsychologicalDistress..............................................................................................................................23PositiveMentalHealth.............................................................................................................................23
MentalHealth–LivedExperience...................................................................................24MentalHealth–CulturalConstruction............................................................................................24MentalDisorders–CulturallyExperienced..................................................................................25
MentalHealthServicesOverview....................................................................................25Introduction...................................................................................................................................................25MultidimensionalHealthCare.............................................................................................................26WesternService...........................................................................................................................................27DeterminantsofCare................................................................................................................................28
OverviewBarriers...............................................................................................................28Poverty-Disability....................................................................................................................................29Poverty–MentalHealth..........................................................................................................................30
3. Studymethodology..............................................................................................31StudyObjective.....................................................................................................................31MixedMethodApproach....................................................................................................31SelectionandSamplingMethods.....................................................................................32QualitativeDataCollection................................................................................................32LiteratureReview.......................................................................................................................................32FocusGroupDiscussions........................................................................................................................32Semi-structuredin-depthinterviews...............................................................................................34
QuantitativeDataCollection.............................................................................................34Survey...............................................................................................................................................................34
LimitationsoftheResearch..............................................................................................34
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4.QuantitativeFindings.............................................................................................35Demographics.......................................................................................................................35Part2:Disability...................................................................................................................36Part3:Definitionofhappiness.........................................................................................36Part4:Generalfeelingsinlife..........................................................................................37Part4a:Confidencebeforeandafterdisability...........................................................38Part5:Depression,AnxietyandStressScore.DAS-21..............................................38Part6:Impactonlife...........................................................................................................39Part6.a:Impactonsocialrelationships........................................................................39Part6.b:Typesofdiscrimination....................................................................................39Part6.c:Impactonexpectations......................................................................................40Part6.d:Impactonfamily.................................................................................................40Part7:Services.....................................................................................................................40Part7a:Servicesthatcontributetopositivementalhealth....................................41Part7b:Locationofservices.............................................................................................41Part8:FutureServices.......................................................................................................42
5.QualitativeFindings................................................................................................42Peoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies...............................................421. Theunderstandingofhealthandwell-beingwithintheKhmercontext.............422. Howsadness,depression,distressanxiety(psychologicaldistress)effectivepeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies?...........................................................433. Thepositivementalhealth(optimism,self-esteem)ofpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies...........................................................................................................484. Toidentifyhowpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealthaffectbarriersandfacilitatorstoservices..................................................................................................49
Community.............................................................................................................................505. Thecommunityunderstandingofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth................................................................................................................................................................506. Whatisthecommunityresponsetopeoplewithphysicalimpairments?...........507. Theroleofthecommunityineffectingbarriersandfacilitatorstoservices.....51
ServiceProviders&Stakeholders...................................................................................518. Thestakeholdersunderstandingofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth................................................................................................................................................................519. Towhatextentdoespsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealthaffectbarriersandfacilitatorstoservicesforpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies?...........................................................................................................................................................53Whoarethestakeholders,whataretheirapproachesandexperienceswithdealingwithpeoplewithphysicalimpairments?.......................................................................................54a. Thecurrentmentalhealthservicesexisting,arethoseservicesaccessible&inclusiveofpeoplewithphysicalimpairments?........................................................................55b. Whataretheexistingbarrierspeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamiliesfaceinaccessingservicese.g.physical,attitudes,practices,policies?.........55
Discussiononadditionalfindingsandconclusions...................................................56Macro:CollectiveWellBeing................................................................................................................56Macro:Lackofrightsforpeoplewithdisabilities.....................................................................57Macro:Institutional&AttitudinalBarrier.....................................................................................57Mezzo:TheConceptofPity&AttitudinalBarrier.....................................................................58Macro:Unemployment............................................................................................................................59Mezzo:Community&AttitudinalBarrier......................................................................................60Mezzo:Community&Discrimination..............................................................................................61Mezzo:RolesandResponsibility........................................................................................................61Mezzo:Lackofeducation........................................................................................................................62Micro:Dailylivingexperiences...........................................................................................................62
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Micro:Carers.................................................................................................................................................62Micro:Family................................................................................................................................................63PositiveMentalHealth.............................................................................................................................64PsychologicalDistress..............................................................................................................................65
6.Recommendations..................................................................................................66Recommendationsbasedonliteraturereview...........................................................66ResearchImplications-PsychosocialIssues..............................................................................66ResearchImplications-LivedExperiences.................................................................................66ResearchImplications-BarriersToServices.............................................................................67ResearchImplications:RecoveryFramework.............................................................................67ResearchImplications:CulturalSensitiveFramework...........................................................68ResearchImplications:IntegratedServices.................................................................................69
Recommendationsbasedonstudyfindings.................................................................691. EducationonmentalhealthbyserviceprovidersincludingLouvainCorporation...........................................................................................................................692. Educationondisability(DisabilityCreationProcess)byServiceProvidersincludingHandicapInternational...................................................................................703. Educationonrightsforpeoplewithdisabilities(SocialModel)byServiceprovidersincludingHandicapInternational...............................................................704.Advocacyandawareness(EducationalandCommunityLevel)byserviceprovidersandthecommunity..........................................................................................715.TrainingbyNGOsbyserviceproviders,especiallyHandicapInternationalandLouvainCooperation...........................................................................................................716.Inclusionofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinallprocessesbyallserviceprovidersandthecommunity..............................................................................................................727.Peer&FamilyModelbyserviceproviders...............................................................728.Integratedservicesduringdesignandimplementationbyserviceprovidersandcommunityleaders......................................................................................................7210.BetteraccessibilityforPeoplewithDisabilitiesbyserviceproviers.............7310.Research..........................................................................................................................73
7.Appendix....................................................................................................................83Appendix1.............................................................................................................................83Appendix2.............................................................................................................................85Appendix3.............................................................................................................................87Appendix4.............................................................................................................................89Appendix5.............................................................................................................................96Appendix6..........................................................................................................................109Appendix7..........................................................................................................................121Appendix8..........................................................................................................................134
7.Listofpersonsmetduringthestudyprocessandsalientpointsofthemeetings......................................................................................................................145
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1. ExecutivesummaryofthestudyfindingsHealthandwell-beingwithintheKhmercontext,istohaveafunctionalbodyandtolivewithinahygienicenvironment.Despiteparticipantsbeingabletoidentifysomesymptomsofpsychologicaldistress,thereisminimalunderstandingofmentalwell-beingacrossallkeystakeholdersincludingpeoplewithdisabilitiesthemselves,familymembersandcarerscommunitymembersandleadersandkeyserviceproviders.
Disabilityremainspredominantlyviewedthroughthemedicallensasasymptomtobefixed.PeoplewithdisabilitiesareperceivedasobjectsofpityandthecharitymodelremainstheunderlyingframeworkofdisabilityinCambodia.ThesocialmodelofdisabilityinCambodiaremainsrudimentaryandtherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesremainlargelyunrecognized.GovernmentlawsandpoliciesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesaccordingtotheUnitedNationsConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilities(UNCRPD)areunevenlyupheldbynon-governmentorganizationsandgovernmentinvolvementremainsminimal.
Peoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamiliesexperiencesignificantpsychologicaldistressasaresultofavarietyofinternalandexternalfactors.Thesemainlyincludelackoflivelihood,pooraccessibility,socialexclusion,stigmaanddiscrimination,familyconflictandthelackofemployment.Additionally,thelevelofphysicalimpairmentisamajordeterminantofthedegreeofpsychologicaldistress.Thestudieshavefoundthatmenwithcongenitaldisabilityandthosewhohavehadroadtrafficaccidentsdisplayedgreatersignsofpsychologicaldistress.Womenwithdisabilitiesandcarersfacesubstantialdomesticviolenceandabusewithinthefamilyanddisplayhighlevelsofpsychologicaldistress.
Bothcommunitymembersandserviceprovidershaveaminimalunderstandingonthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.However,thecommunitywasidentifiedasamajorsourceofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth.Significantstigmaanddiscriminationhasbeenidentifiedashappeningmostlywithinthecommunity.However,respondentsidentifiedhavingrelationshipsandreceivinginformalencouragementasparamountfortheirself-esteemandoptimism.ServiceprovidershaveidentifiedtheirlackofknowledgeofworkingwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesandexpresstheneedforfurthertrainingandhaveidentifiedNGOsastheexpertiseinthearea.
Thereisaclearneedforfurthereducationonmentalhealthandondisabilitybyallkeystakeholders.Additionally,peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesrequireassistancethatinvolvesbothsocialandpsychologicalassistance.
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Therefore,futureservicesshouldconsideranintegratedapproach,whichaddressesbothinternalandexternalbarriers,whichareinterdependenttopsychologicaldistress.Lastly,thereneedstobecontinuedeffortinraisingawarenessfortherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinthepublicandprivatesectorandforwomenwithdisabilitiesandcarers.
2. Introductiontothecontext(includingtheliteraturereview)
IntroductionPeoplewithdisabilitiesareoneofthemostmarginalizedanddisadvantagedgroupsintheworld(Palmer,2011).Landmineinjuries,roadtrafficaccidents,diseaseandcongenitaldisabilityallcontributetomakingCambodiathehighestnumberofdisabilitypercapitaintheworld(Carter,2009;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Jegannathan,Kullgren,&Deva,2015).Despitebeingthemostrapidgrowing,post-conflicteconomyintheworld,thisdevelopmentremainsunsustainableandsignificantlyimpededbythehighnumberofpeoplelivingwithadisability(Cantor-Graae,Chak,Sunbaunat,Jarl,&Larsson,2014;Durham&Hoy,2013;Morgan&Tan,2011;Stockwell,Whiteford,Townsend,&Stewart,2005;Vanleit,2008;WorldHealthOrganization,2011;Zimmer,2006).Poorsocialandeconomicinfrastructurecreateextremelyvulnerableanddisablingenvironmentforthosewhosufferfromphysicalimpairments(Seponski,Lewis,&Megginson,2014).Asaresult,individualswithaphysicaldisabilityandtheirfamiliesexperienceexponentialbarrierstoservicesandhavehigherpsychosocialneeds(Gartrell,2010;Mollica,Brooks,Tor,Lopes-Cardozo,&Silove,2014;Palmer,2011).Despitesomevolumeofliteratureexaminingthementalhealthofthosesufferingfromlandmineinjuries,therehasbeenverylittleresearchonthepsychosocialneedsofpeoplewithothertypesofcausesofphysicalimpairmentandtheirfamilies(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Mollica,etal.,2014).
StudyObjectiveTherefore,thisliteraturereviewaimstoachievethreemajorobjectives.
• Firstly,tounderstandandidentifythepsychosocialneedsofpeoplewithphysicalimpairments;
• Secondly,todevelopanunderstandingofthelivedexperiencesofindividualswhohavephysicalimpairments,theircarer’sandfamily;and
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• Lastly,considerhowtheneedsofpeoplewithphysical impairmentsaremet as well as outline existing barriers to psychosocial health serviceprovision.
OverviewoftheSocialModelPriortothesocialmodelofdisability,themedicalandcharitymodelsawpeoplewithdisabilitiesasamedicalproblemtobefixedorindividualstobepitied(HandicapInternational2012).However,thesocialmodelunderpinnedbytheUNCRPDemphasizescitizenship,access,choice,participation,positiveself-image,sharedresponsibilityandaccountabilitybyallkeystakeholders(HandicapInternational2012).Transitionphrasemission:peoplewithdisabilitiesaredisadvantagenotbecauseoftheirindividualcharacteristicbutasaresultoflimitationimposedonthembytheenvironment&externalbarriersItisimportanttorecognizethedifferencebetweenthehumanrightsmodelwhichemphasizesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiespossesscivil,economicandsocialrights(WorldHealthOrganization,2011).However,thesocialmodelidentifiesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencethreetypesofbarriersincluding,institutional,environmentalandattitudinalbarriers(HandicapInternational,2009).
Firstly,institutionalbarriersincludesthelackofpolicyandlegislationtoensurethatpeoplewithdisabilitiesareabletofullyparticipateinsociety(HandicapInternational,2009).Secondly,environmentalbarriersconsidersthelackofphysicalinfrastructuresuchasinaccessiblebuildingsthatpreventaccesstoservicesandsignificantlifeopportunities(HandicapInternational,2009).Lastly,attitudinalbarriersexistwithinpeople’sattitudesandpreconceptionswhichcausesstigmaanddiscriminationagainstpeoplewithdisabilities(HandicapInternational,2009).Thesocialmodeldoesnotnegatethemedicalneedsofpeoplewithdisabilities,butallowsthemtotakeownershipoftheirlivesandputsthematthecenteroftreatmentratherfocusonlyontheimpairment(HandicapInternational&FrenchAgencyforDevelopment,2015;Hughes,2010).Theultimategoalofthesocialmodelistomaximizetherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandensureequalopportunity(Hughes,2010).Additionally,thisreportwillfollowthemajorshiftinlanguageasaresultofthesocialmodelfrom“disabledpersons”to“peoplewithdisabilities”(HandicapInternational&FrenchAgencyforDevelopment,2015).ThesocialmodelwasacrucialfoundationforthedevelopmentoftheDisabilityCreationProcessusedbyHandicapInternational.
OverviewoftheDisabilityCreationProcess
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Theterm“impairment”isunderstoodas“theactuallossoffunctionsinanindividualcausedbyaninjuryorillnesswhichcanbecongenitaloracquiredlaterinlife”(HandicapInternational,2012).Animpairmentmaybephysical,intellectual,sensoryormental(HandicapInternational,2012).Whereasdisabilityis“theresultoftheinteractionbetweenthepersonswithimpairmentandattitudinalandenvironmentalbarriersthathindertheirfullandeffectiveparticipationinsocietyonanequalbasiswithothers”(HandicapInternational,2009).Thisviewhighlightsthedifferentdefinitionofimpairmenttodisabilityandthesocietalandenvironmentalbarriersthatpreventsthefullparticipationofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinsociety(HandicapInternational,2012;UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme,2015;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Notwithstandingthemedicalmodel,theaimoftheDCPistoemphasisenvironmentalfactors,effectivelyaddressstigmaandbreakthepovertyanddisabilitycycle(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Parnesetal.,2009;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Therefore,everyattempttoreduceadisabilityshouldbeactiondirectedtowardssocietalandenvironmentalfactorsratherthanthepersonwiththedisability.TheDisabilityCreationProcess(DCP)isacomprehensiveframeworkdevelopedbytheQuebecclassificationofdisabilityandusedbyHandicapInternationaltoprovideathoroughunderstandingofdisability.Specifically,theDCPexamineshowpersonalfactorsandtheexternalenvironment,interacttocauseadisabilitywithinanindividual’slife(HandicapInternational2012).Additionally,themodelallowsforagreaterappreciationoftheevolvingnatureofdisabilityandisusedasacomprehensivetooltoassistpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesinovercomingtheirdisability.Itisanadaptationofthehumandevelopmentmodelintheareaofdisability.Itusesthecentralnotionofsocialparticipationasresultingfrominteractionbetweenpersonalfactorsandenvironmentalfactors.Theinteractionbetweenpersonalandenvironmentalfactorscanlimitthefullrealizationofaperson’slifehabits.TheDCPdevelopedandusedbyHandicapInternationaldrewuponthethreemajortheoreticalfoundationsincludingtheDCPinCanada,theInternationalClassificationofFunctioning,DisabilityandHealth(ICF)bytheWorldHealthOrganizationandthedefinitionofdisabilityaccordingtotheUnitedNationsConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisability(UNCPRD)(HandicapInternational2012).
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TheDisabilityCreationProcess
The“riskfactor”consistsofanelementwithinanindividual’slifeandwithintheenvironmentthatmaycontributetodeteriorationintheperson’sdevelopmentorphysicalfunctioning(HandicapInternational2012).Anexampleofariskfactorelementwithinaperson’slifeandtheenvironmentcouldbealcoholaddictionandpoortrafficcontrol.Whentheseriskfactorseventuatetheyareconsidereda“cause”ofimpairment(HandicapInternational2012).The“personalfactors”consistoftheindividual’suniquecharacteristicssuchasage,genderandsocioculturalidentity(HandicapInternational2012).Organic
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systemsandaptitudearetwomajorcategoriesthatmakeuppersonalfactors(HandicapInternational2012).Organicsystemsencompassthebodycomponentsincludingthemuscularsystems,skeletonsystemandocularsystems(HandicapInternational2012).Incontrast,aptitudeisthepossibilityofanindividualtoaccomplishaphysicalormentalactivity,whichcanincludelanguageabilityandotherskills(Handicap2012).“Environmentalfactors”includeanysocialorphysicalaspectswithinthesurroundingenvironmentorcontextthatcanimpactlifehabits(HandicapInternational2012).Socialaspectsmayincludepolitical-economicfactorsorsocio-culturalfactors(HandicapInternational2012).However,physicalaspectsincludethingssuchasarchitecturaldesignornature(HandicapInternational2012).Therearetwomajoraspectstoenvironmentalfactorsincludingfacilitatorsandobstacles.Specifically,facilitatorsarethingsthatpromotelifehabitswhereasobstacles(barriers)arethings,whichhindertheactualizationoflifehabits(HandicapInternational2012).“Lifehabits”aretheeverydayactivitiesorasocialidentitythatismaintainedbytheindividualaccordingtotheirsocio-culturalcontextandcharacteristicssuchasage,gender,personalcareandidentity(HandicapInternational2012).Lifehabitseventuatetoensureanindividual’swell-beingandsurvivalthroughouttheirlife(HandicapInternational2012).Yet,lifehabitscaneitherbecategorizedassocialparticipationandadisablingsituation(HandicapInternational2012).Socialparticipationincludesthefullrealizationofone’slifehabits(HandicapInternational2012).Incontrast,adisablingsituationconsistsofonlypartialornon-realizationofone’slifehabits(HandicapInternational2012).An“interaction”isthepointwherepersonalfactors,environmentalfactorsandlifehabitsmeetandinfluenceoneanotherandcreatesadisability(HandicapInternational2012).Additionally,theinteractionbetweenthesethreefactorsisdynamic,complexandalwaysshiftingaccordingtothechangewithinkeydimensionschange(HandicapInternational2012).Theculminationofinstitutional,attitudinalandenvironmentalbarriers,hinderthesociallifeofpeoplewithimpairments,whichleadtoasituationofdisability.Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitiesarevulnerabletoarangeofmentalhealthissues.Thisstudyaimstoidentifythebarriersandfacilitatorsinsocietythatwilleffectivelyaddresstherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesbeincludedincivilsociety.
OverviewofMentalHealthTheterm“mentalhealth”includesthreeoverarchingcategoriesincludingpsychologicaldistress,mentalhealthdisordersorillness,andpositivementalhealth(HandicapInternational,2011).
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HandicapInternational’s(HI)definitionofmentalhealthincludespsychologicaldistress,mentaldisordersandpositivementalhealth.LinkedtoWHOdefinition,itisunderstoodthatphysicalandmentalhealthareinterdependentandisnotdefinedbytheabsenceofdisease(HandicapInternational,2011).Forthepurposesofthisstudy,psychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealthwillbetheprimaryfocus,whereasmentalhealthdisorderswillbeomitted.Thereasonforomittingmentalhealthdisorderswithinthisresearchwastoensurethescopewasnottoolarge,andsecondlythatHIaredealingprimarilyintheRehabilitationCentrewithissuesofpsychologicaldistressandwellbeing.Psychologicaldistressisa“stateofdisquietwhichisnotnecessarilysymptomaticofapathologyormentaldisorder”(HandicapInternational,2011).Itincludespeoplesufferingfromdisablinginjuriesandtraumas”(HandicapInternational,2011).However,itisthepresenceofnon-severeortemporary,symptomsofpsychologicaltrauma,anxietyanddepressionwhichdonotmeetthecriteriafordiagnosingmentaldisorders(HandicapInternational,2011).Psychologicaldistressesareareactiontostressfulsituationssuchasmigration,exile,naturaldisaster,existentialdifficulties(HandicapInternational,2011).“Thistypeofdistressdoesnotnecessarilyleadtotheonsetofmentaldisorderandisnotpathologicalbutcanbesevereenoughtowarrantitsinclusioninanegativedefinition”(HandicapInternational,2011).
Psychologiccaldistress•Whenpsychologicaldistresshasasocialcauseitisknownas"psychosocialsuffering"orsociallycaused"mentalsuffering".
MentalDisorders•Referstodisordersassessed
withadiagnosticcriteriawhichrequirestherapeuticaction.Thisalsomustbeaccompaniedbyavariabledurationandameasurementofseverity.I.edepression,schizophrenia,paranoia.
PositiveMentalHealth• Stateofwell-being• Afeelingofhappinessand/orself-fulfillment• Personalitytraitssuchasresilience,optimism,abilyttodealwithdifficulties,feelingofcontroloverone'slife,self-esteem)
MENTALHEALTH
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MentaldisorderswhichconsistsofamentaldiagnosisaccordingtotheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders(DSM-5)ortheInternationalClassificationofDiseases(ICD-10)(HandicapInternational,2011).Anexampleofthiscanincludediagnosissuchasclinicaldepression,psychosis,anxietypersonalitydisorders,schizophreniaorparanoia(HandicapInternational,2011).
Positivementalhealthreferstothe“eithertoastateofwell-being,afeelingofhappinessand/orself-fulfillmentortopersonalitytraitssuchasresilience,optimism,abilitytodealwithdifficulties,feelingofcontroloverone’slifeandself-esteem”(HandicapInternational,2011).“Thisisapositivestateofbalanceandharmonybetweenthestructuresoftheindividualandthoseoftheenvironmenttheyhavetoadaptto”(HandicapInternational,2011).Mentalhealthandpsychologicaldistressmayleadtoa“psychosocialdisability”.Thecausesofapsychosocialdisabilitymayincludepoverty,homelessness,abreakdownwithinthefamilyandsocialrelationshipsandunemployment(HandicapInternational,2011).Whenthesesituationsadverselyaffectthesociallife,socialskillsandtheirabilitytotakecareofoneself,thisshouldbeconsideredasapsychosocialdisability(HandicapInternational,2011).Specifically,thelossofthesecapacitiesmayhinderthecapacityintermsofbehavior,language,intellectualactivities,theabilitytoprotectoneselfortoaskforassistance(HandicapInternational,2011).Thisstudywillattempttoidentityriskfactorsthatcouldleadtoapsychosocialdisability.
OverviewoftheKhmerRougeAnestimationoftwomillionpeopleoraquarterofthepopulationinCambodiawerekilledduringtheKhmerRouge(McLaughlin,2012).Specifically,theKhmerRougedestroyedsignificantcivilinfrastructureincludingthejustice,healthandeducationsystem(McLaughlin,2012).ThisdevastationcausedbytheKhmerRougehashadasignificantnegativeimpactontheeconomy,societyandphysicalandpsychologicalhealthofCambodians(Cardozoetal.,2012;Hein,2015;Mollica,etal.,2014;Seponski,etal.,2014).
ItisimportanttorecognizethatpsychologicaldistresscanbetransmittedtothecurrentpopulationandthefuturegenerationevenaftertheKhmerRouge(McLaughlin,2012).PhysicalimpairmentscausedmylandminesplantedduringthewarmightrelatesomepsychologicaldistressasaresultoftheKhmerRouge(McLaughlin,2012).DespitetheconnectionbetweenlandminesandtheKhmerRouge,manyauthorsrecognizethatmuchofthepsychologicaldistressand
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mentaldisordersofCambodiansarecausedbypoverty,violenceandthelackofhumanrights(Jegannathan,etal.,2015;McLaughlin,2012).However,thisreviewrecognizestheinfluenceoftheKhmerRougebutiscautiousthatitisnotthesoleresponsibility,norshoulditovershadowotherpresentdayinfluencesthatcontributestothepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithphysicalimpairments(McLaughlin,2012).
Disability-StatisticsRecentyearshasshowntheofficialprevalenceusedbytheRoyalGovernmentofCambodiaofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiais4%(HandicapInternationalFrance,2009).Yet,theAsianDevelopmentBankarguesthat9.8%isamoreaccuratestatistic(Cordier,2014;Zook,2010).Howeverin2012CambodianSocio-EconomicSurveyestimatedthedisabilityprevalencerateinCambodiaat5%(NationalInstituteofStatisticsMinistryofPlanning,2013).Additionally,itisestimatedthatbetween10.1%and15.6%ofchildrenage2-9yearsoldhaveadisabilityandanimpairmentrespectively(HandicapInternational,2011/2012).ItisimportanttoconsiderthattheWorldDisabilityReportstatesthattheprevalenceofpeoplewithdisabilitiesindevelopingcountriesarebetween10%-15%oftheglobalpopulation(WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Asaconsequenceofsignificantdiscrepanciesindata,manyauthorsarecautiousonthestatisticsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiaandsuspectthattheactualdataremainsignificantlyunderreportedandinconsistent(Cordier,2014;Palmer,2011;Zook,2010).
Amajorreasontothislackofdataremainsthedifficultyinobtainingdataofthoselivinginruralandremoteareas(Mollica,etal.,2014;Zook,2010).Ithasbeenidentifiedthatthemajorityofpeoplelivingwithadisabilityarelocatedinruralareasandarehighlylikelyexcludedfrommajordatacollection(Palmer,2011).Moreover,authorspointoutthatcensusdataisalsoseverelyskewedasitonlycapturesquestionsthatrelatetosevereimpairments(Palmer,2011).Discrepancyanddoubleupofdatacollectionwasalsohighlightedasanotherproblemduetothecoexistingdisabilitiessuchas“deaf-mute”incensusdata(Durham&Hoy,2013).Itisalsoarguedthatmostinternationalliteraturehasbeenlimitedtothesehospitaldatabasesandthosewhoareunregisteredremainexcludedfromdata(Bendinelli,2009;Durham&Hoy,2013).Asaresult,neithercensusdatanorpeer-reviewedjournalsareabletopresentaclearviewofthenumberofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodia(Mollica,etal.,2014;Palmer,2011).
TypesofImpairments
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Peoplewithvisualimpairmentremainthehighestnumberofpeopleexperiencingadisabilityat30%(HandicapInternationalFrance,2009).Thisisfollowedby23.5%ofpeoplewithamobilityimpairmentand15%ofpeopleexperiencingahearingdifficulty(HandicapInternationalFrance,2009).However,thelargestcausesofimpairmentincludesoldage(26.7%),disease(25.8%),accidents(11.4%)andcongenital(8.7%)(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;HandicapInternationalFrance,2009).PovertyandinaccessibilityremainthedominantsocialdeterminantofdisabilityinCambodia(Carter,2009).Yet,over50%ofallcausesofdisabilityinCambodiaarepreventable(Carter,2009).
AmputeesasaresultoflandminesinjuriesarethelargestcategoryofpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsinCambodia(Durham&Hoy,2013).Consequently,itisnotunreasonablethatasubstantialvolumeofstudieshasrevolvedaroundthistypeofinjury(Bendinelli,2009;Mollica,etal.,2014;Zook,2010).However,thereareagrowingnumberofpeoplewithparaplegiacausedbygunshotsandroadtrafficaccidents(Durham&Hoy,2013;Parnes,etal.,2009).Despiteasubstantialvolumeofresearch,thequalityofdataremainsrelativelyinadequatetoidentifythepsychosocialneedsandtotallongtermimpactofthephysicalimpairmentsinCambodia(Mollica,etal.,2014).
Aminimalamountofliteratureadequatelyaddressesintellectualandcognitiveimpairments(Jegannathan,etal.,2015).Asaresultofthelackofresearch,peoplewithamentalandintellectualimpairmentremainsthemostpoorlyservedwithinthecommunityofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandlackthemostinfrastructureandservices(HandicapInternational,2011).Similarlypeoplewithspeech,visualandhearingimpairments,remainsunder-researched(Palmer,2011).However,forthepurposesofthisresearch,therewillbealargeremphasisonthelivedexperiencesofthosewhophysicalimpairments.
Disability–LandmineInjuries Studieshaveidentifiedthatthepatternofinjuriessuchlandmineinjuriesarecorrelatedtospecificlocationsasaresultofwar(Durham&Hoy,2013).Antipersonnellandmineswereusedtostrategicallycreatelargewoundsandpermanentlongtermdisability(Bendinelli,2009).EstimatesfromtheLandmineMonitorReport2011bytheInternationalCampaigntoBanLandmines(2011)evaluatesthataround648.8km2oflandinCambodiaiscontaminatedwithunexplodedordnance(UXO)andexplosivesremnantsofwar(ERW).Inotherwords,thereareapproximatelyover10millionantipersonnellandminesinCambodia(Durham&Hoy,2013;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Furthermore,thesecontaminatedareasarelocatedinmostimpoverishedandruralareaswhere80%ofcivilianslivewithextremelypoorhealth(Durham&Hoy,2013;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Asaresult,themost
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vulnerablepopulationinCambodiaareatthehighestriskofobtainingalandmineinjury(Durham&Hoy,2013;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Intheeventofaninjury,hospitalsaremostlyinaccessibleandbeyondthemeansforthesevictims(Bendinelli,2009).Thereisalargedifferencebetweenthephysicalinjuriesobtainedbylandmineinjuriesbetweenchildrentoadults(Bendinelli,2009).Themajorityoflandmineinjuriesweremoreassociatedwithmalewhowerepronetoexplorethefields(Durham&Hoy,2013;Mollica,etal.,2014).Amongmen,acommonpatternshowedthatadultshadasignificantlyhighernumberoflowerlimbinjuriesrangingfrom28%to39%whencomparedto27%to28%torsoinjuriesand5%to31%visionloss(Bendinelli,2009;Cardozo,etal.,2012;Durham&Hoy,2013).However,thatchildrenhadinjuriesintheupperbody,mostlyheadinjuries,neck,upperlimbs,trunkinjuries,visionlossandbilateralblindnessduetolandmineinjuriesandexplosivesremnantsofwar(Bendinelli,2009).Therehasalsobeendatathatshowsthatfemalesandchildrenareexperiencingahigherrateoflandmineinjuries(Bendinelli,2009).Amajorreasonisthelargerfemaleandchildrenpopulationafterthewar(Bendinelli,2009).Itisimportanttonotethatthelargestphysicalimpairmentamongchildreniscerebralpalsy(Bachanietal.,2011).Despitesignificantstatistics,thesedatalackimplicationsonthelongtermeffectsandcostsofthedisabilitywhichisdetrimentaltohighlightingthesignificanceoftheissueforpolicychange(Bendinelli,2009).
WomenwithDisabilities
Cambodiabelongstogroupofcountrieswiththelowestgenderinequalityindexintheworld(UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramCambodia,2010).Itisestimatedthatbetween20%-25%ofwomeninCambodiaexperiencedomesticviolence(McLaughlin,2012).However,womenwithdisabilitiesexperiencessignificantlymoreabuseandviolationsoftheirhumanrightssetoutbytheUNCRPDandtheOptionalProtocol(UnitedNations,2006,2009).
WomenwithdisabilitiesinCambodiaareathigherriskexploitation,stigmaandviolence(Astbury&Walji,2014;Parnes,etal.,2009).Specifically,womenwithdisabilitiesinCambodiaexperiencesignificantabuse,neglect,disdainandhavetheleastaccesstohealthcare(Astbury&Walji,2014).Additionally,thisstudyfoundthatwomenwithdisabilitywerevulnerabletopsychological(43.8%),physical(18.4%)andsexualabuse(4.2%)(Astbury&Walji,2014).Specifically,psychologicalviolencecanincludecoercivecontrolsuchasrestrictingtherightstoeducation,seekinghelpandaccessinghealthcare(Astbury&Walji,2014).Consequently,womenwithdisabilitiesinCambodiapossesslowerratesofliteracyandincomeandareexcludedfromaccesstoeducationandhealthcare(Astbury&Walji,2014;UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramCambodia,2010).
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Physicalviolencemayincludethepurposefulremovalandintentionaldamagetotheiraids,equipmentandmobility(Astbury&Walji,2014).Additionally,intenseformsofphysicalviolencesuchasstabbing,shooting,orthrowingacidonwomenremainsacceptableintheeventofadisagreementoranargumentwiththeirpartners(Astbury&Walji,2014).Duetosignificantrisksofabuse,around28%ofwomenwithdisabilitydonotattendschool,¾areunlikelytogetmarriedandmostwillcontinuewiththeirbirthfamily(Astbury&Walji,2014).
Despitethefactthatwomenwithdisabilityexperienceviolence2½moretimes,over57%ofwomenwithdisabilitydonotinformothersofabuseorseekhelpfromavailableservices(Astbury&Walji,2014).Asaresult,violenceaswellasdisabilityexacerbatesthelevelofmentaldisordersincludingdepression,anxiety,posttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD),andsuicideideation(Astbury&Walji,2014).Therefore,womenwithdisabilitiesmustberecognizedasmuchmorevulnerable,stigmatizedandexcludedwhencomparedtowomenwithoutdisabilitiesandpeoplewithphysicaldisabilities(Zook,2010).
CarersofPeoplewithDisabilitiesTheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)predictsthatby2050therewillbeanincreasebetween115%-581%incarersofpeoplewithdisabilitiesintheGlobalSouth(Cordier,2014).SpecifictoSouthEastAsiancultures,thecareofachildoradultwithdisabilitiesinCambodiaisunpaid,timeconsuming,rigorousandmayrequirealifetimecommitment(Cordier,2014).However,ithasbeenestimatedthat80%ofcarer’sarewomenincluding,themother,sister,wivesorgrandmotherofthepersonwithadisability(Cordier,2014).AsimilarstudyofpeoplewithadisabilityinNorthEastThailandfoundthatthecareofpersonswithdisabilitiestoassociatedtothefamilyratherthantothesociety(King&King,2011).Oftenthecarermayalsoexperiencearolereversalandbecomethebreadwinner(King&King,2011).Specifically,thecarerwillneedtofindasourceofincomebutalsoensuresufficientfinancesfortreatmentandongoingrehabilitation(King&King,2011).Insomecases,womenmaychoosetoleavetheirhusbandswithadisabilityinordertoseekanotherindividualwhoisabletoprovidefortheirneeds(King&King,2011).Theseunpaidcarer’sexperiencelimitedassistancefromthegovernmentandarelackingtherequiredtrainingandsupport(Cordier,2014).
Incircumstanceswherethecarermustworktoprovideanincometheymayleavethepersonwithadisabilityathomealone(King&King,2011).Often,thecarer’scapabilitiesareextendedbeyondtheirabilitytoprovideeffectivecareforothersandthemselves(Cordier,2014).Additionally,carersmayexperience
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stigmatizationanddiscriminationasaresultoftakingcareofthepeoplewithdisabilities(HandicapInternational,2011).Itisalsopossiblethatcarersarepartlyblamedforthedisabilitythathasoccurred(King&King,2011).Thesevereshortageofliteratureregardingthepsychosocialissuesofcarersdemandscriticalattentionandfurtherinvestigation.
Disability–MentalDisordersOnlyonestudyspecificallyexaminedthecorrelationbetweenadisabilitycausedbyalandmineinjuryandthepsychosocialoutcomes(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Thisstudyfocusedonarangeofmentaldisordersbutalsopsychosocialdeterminantstopositivementalhealth(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Theresultsfromthestudyshowedthat74%ofpeoplewithdepressionoftenhavevisionimpairments,experiencedmultipletraumaticeventsandtorture(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Incontrast,62%ofpeoplewhoexperiencedanxietywerethosewhohadtorsoinjuries(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Lastly,37%ofpeoplewithPTSDwerethosewhohadlostahighernumberoflimbsduetolandminesandhaveexperiencedtorture(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Intermsofpositivementalhealth,thestudyfoundthat“empowerment”,i.e.findingmeaningandbeinginvolvedinsocialactivitieshadabeneficialimpactonthepsychosocialwellbeingofpeoplewithdisabilities(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Specifically,thisincludedhavinganeducation,earninganincome,belongingtoareligiousorinvolvementwithapoliticalparty(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Incontrast,ruminationandavoidanceregardingtheinjury,associatedpainandreceivingspecialassistance,increasedtheratesofdepressionandanxiety(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Itisimportanttonotethatthereisagrowingamountofinternationalliteraturewhichhasfoundthatanxietyanddepressionhaveaseriouseffectonphysicalfunctioning,socialskillsandlaborcapacity(Duboisetal.,2004).Thisindicatesthepotentialofapsychosocialdisabilitybutrequiresfurtherresearch.
Inconclusion,thestudyshowedthatthelevelofmentaldisordersweresignificanthigherwiththosewhohaveadisabilitywhichhasbeencausedasaresultoflandmines(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Althoughthisstudywasoneofthefirsttobeconducted,themajorweaknessofthestudyremainsexclusivelyintheprovinceofSiemReap(Cardozo,etal.,2012).Therefore,similarandlargerworkisneededacrossothertypesofimpairmentsanditotherareasofCambodia.
Disability–CulturalConstruction&LivedExperience
IntroductionPresently,peoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiaareviewedasindividualstobepitiedandhelpedthroughcharityfromgovernments,thecommunityandnon-
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governmentorganizations(NGOs)(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Bothsocialnormsandreligiousbeliefscreatebarriersatthemicro,mezzoandmacrolevelforpeoplewithdisabilities(Durham&Hoy,2013;Palmer,2011;Parnes,etal.,2009;Seponski,etal.,2014;Zimmer,2006;Zook,2010).Asaresultofthelackofahumanrightsbasedapproach,peoplewithdisabilitiesfacesubstantialdiscrimination,arestigmatizedandaresociallyandeconomicallymarginalized(Cordier,2014).
Disability–HealthConstruct
Individualswithacongenitaldisabilityfacetwogeneralassumptions(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Itisassumedthatdisabilityiscausedasaresultofthelackofvaccinations,poorinternalhealthandpoornutritionalhealthduringpregnancy(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Theliteratureshowsapatternthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesareassociatedwithhavingabraindamageorashavingnervedamage(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011).Itisarguedthatthisidearesultedfromtheerraticandunusualbehaviordemonstratedbypeoplewithdisabilities(Gartrell,2010).Thispromotesanimagethatpeoplewithcongenitaldisabilityareconsideredtobeuseless,untrustworthy,unabletolearnandwithoutanysignificantvalue(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011).
Thebeliefinkarmaalsoplaysanimportantpartonthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities,althoughit’sinfluenceismoreassociatedtoaphysicalimpairmentthatisobtainedlaterinlife(Bachani,etal.,2011;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Thesebeliefsenhancetheviewthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesareemotionallyunstable,immature,lacksocialskillsandshouldbeexcludedinimportantdecisionmaking(Gartrell,2010).Asresultofsignificantstigma,peoplewithdisabilitiesfacediscriminationonmultipleinstitutionallevelsandespeciallywhentryingtoobtainloans(Gartrell,2010).
Disability–ReligiousConstructTheravadaBuddhismisthemainreligioninCambodiaand85%ofpopulationholdthisbelief(Carter,2009).LiteraturehighlightsthatidentifyingtheinfluenceofBuddhismtoeverydaystigmaisagrossoversimplificationofthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities(Carter,2009).Religionisinterconnectwithcultureandplaysamajorinfluenceinshapinghowdisabilityisunderstood,perceivedandmanagedinCambodia(Carter,2009).Ashavingadisabilityhassignificantconnotationswithkarma,theassociatedstigmahasimplicationsonaidfundingallocation,theconstructionofstigma,thetraditionofpityandtheestablishmentofsocialhierarchies(Carter,2009).Religiousdiscriminationagainstpeoplewithdisabilitiesisexperiencedacrossthecommunity,localandnationallevel(Carter,2009).Insummary,someliteraturearguesthatreligion
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infusedstigmasystematicallyexcludespeoplewithdisabilitiesfromthefundamentalaspectsofcitizenshipandequalsocialmembershipinCambodia(Gartrell,2010).
Disability–LaborConstructionCambodia’sgrowingeconomyandworkforceisonethatrequiressignificantphysicallaborandmanpower(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011).Consequently,ethnographicresearchfoundthathavingadisabilitycontributestothelossoflaborpowerandhouseholdincome(Gartrell,2010).Similarly,peoplewithdisabilitiesinThailandareconsideredonlyasvaluableastheirabilitytobeproductive(King&King,2011).Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitiesareconsideredaburdentosocietyanddevaluedamongtheircounterparts(King&King,2011).Specifically,peoplewithdisabilitiesareconsideredasunabletoparticipateinreciprocalrelationshipsthatcontributetothewelfareofthefamily(Carter,2009;Cordier,2014;Gartrell,2010;Vanleit,2008).Yet,itisestimatedthatthecostofexcludingpeoplewithdisabilitiesfromemploymentcancostupto7%ofthegrossdomesticproductforlowincomecountriessuchasCambodia(Buckup,2009;Sæbønesetal.,2015).Thisfigureisconsideredanunderstatementasitdoesnotconsiderthefinanciallossofthefamily(Buckup,2009;Sæbønes,etal.,2015).Therefore,furthersignificanceshouldbeplacedontheimpactofunemploymentandunderemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilitiestotheeconomyofCambodia(Buckup,2009;Sæbønes,etal.,2015).
Ithasbeenfoundthatthegeneralpopulationassociatepeoplewithdisabilitiesasonlycapableofbeggingandaredependentuponthegoodwillandpityofothers(Gartrell,2010).Additionally,manypeoplewithdisabilitiesareunderemployedandrestrictedtopoorlypaidwork(Gartrell,2010).Asaresultofattitudinalbarriers,peoplewithdisabilitiesareexcludedfromeducation,work,employmentandcivillife(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Authorsarguethatdiscriminationagainstemploymentremainsoneofthesubtlestyetmostinescapableofalltypesofinequalitiesfacedbypeoplewithdisabilities(Bhallaetal.,2013;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Studieshavefoundthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesbelievethatthemostappropriatesolutiontotheirproblemsistocontributetotheirhouseholdworkandfinances(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).AstudyonculturalnormsinCambodiafoundthatsuccessfulpeoplewithoutdisabilitiesareconsideredtobein“bigwork”,whichimpliespower,statusandrespect(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Whereaspeoplewithdisabilitiesaresociallyconfinedto“smallwork”,ormenialjobssuchascookingandcleaning(Gartrell,2010).Incircumstanceswherepeoplewithdisabilitiesarerestrictedto“smallwork”suchaschildcare,cooking,cleaning,orcollectingfirewood,theyarecategorizedas
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havethelowestworkingvalueinsociety(Gartrell,2010).Asaresult,theresearchrevealedthatpeoplewithdisabilitieswhohavesubstantialachievement,areperceivedasathreatandadisruptiontosocialhierarchiesandculturalnorms(Gartrell,2010).Specifically,peoplewithdisabilitieschallengethecurrentrelationshipassociatedwith“bigwork”andphysicalability(Gartrell,2010;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Therefore,theviewofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiaremainsnarrowlyfocusedontheirnegativelimitationsandinabilitytocontributeandparticipateinsociety(Gartrell,2010).
DisabilitySpecificServices
RehabilitationServices
OnestudyidentifiedthatservicestowardsdisabilityinCambodiaremainspredominantlyskewedtotowardsphysicalrehabilitation(Zook,2010).Inreviewingtheliterature,theauthorfoundaseriesofsignificantfactorsthatcontributetothisbiasincluding,alackofknowledgeofothertypesimpairments,theabsenceofqualifiedphysicianstotreatotherimpairmentsandtheinsufficientadvocacyofotherdisabilitiesforpolicyreform(Zook,2010).Thestudyalsorecognizedthatthesamewordfor“rehabilitation”inKhmerisalsousedwithcriminals(Zook,2010).Consequently,thisconnotationimpliesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesareseenasaproblemtobefixedwhichcontinuestoreinforcethemedicalmodelofdisability(Zook,2010).Therefore,theauthorhighlightsthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesmayfacefurtherstigmatizationasaresultofaccessingrehabilitationservices(Zook,2010).
Non-governmentorganizations(NGOs)ThemajorityofliteratureidentifiedprogramsforpeoplewithdisabilitiesaspredominantlyrunbyinternationalNGOswithminimalsupportfromtheCambodiangovernment(Astbury&Walji,2014;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Zook,2010).However,someauthorsemphasizedthatmanyinternationallyfundedprogramsoftenlackculturalsensitiveandreinforces“pity”anddisempowerspeoplewithdisabilities(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Morerecentattentionhasbeenfocusedonthelackofaninclusionofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinthedesignofprogramsandpolicies(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).RecentstudieshavefoundthatsocialenterprisesinitiatedbyNGOsoftenfailandexacerbatefurtherstigma(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Therefore,authorschallengetheroleofNGOsashavingthepotentialtoreinforcereliance,dependenceandpassivity(Gartrell&Hoban,2013).However,therearereportsofrecentrightsbasedandinclusiveprogramsthatpromotetheinvolvementofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinprogramdesignandimplementation(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Zook,2010).
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Theaimfortheseprogramsemphasizetheintegrationofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandothersinthecommunitytoreinforcenormality,asenseofdignity,meaningandself-respectforpeoplewithdisabilities(Zook,2010).AconsiderableamountofliteratureemphasizethatNGOservicesarerequiredtodevelopagreaterunderstandingofthebarriersandstigmapeoplewithdisabilitiesfaces(Astbury&Walji,2014).Consequently,servicesmustminimizethesebarriersandbecomesensitivetothefactthatthatpeoplewithdisabilitieshavedifficultyarticulatingneedsandovercomingmultidimensionalbarriersthemselves(Astbury&Walji,2014;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Thelargevolumeofliteraturehighlightsthelimitedamountofcollaborationbetweenformalhelpwithnon-formalhelp,whichdiminishthepotentialtomaximizeattitudinalandbehavioralchangesatthevillageandcommunitylevel(Astbury&Walji,2014).Inconclusion,servicesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesremainpredominantlyrunbyNGOsbutparticularattentionmustbepaidtoprocessesthatincludepeoplewithdisabilitiesateverylevel.
OverviewofMentalHealth
IntroductionThereisalargevolumeofpublishedstudiesdescribingpoormentalhealthasasignificantstrainonthesocial,economicanddevelopmentalgrowthofCambodia(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Cardozo,etal.,2012;Hein,2015;Seponski,etal.,2014).Internationalliteratureclaimsthatasaresultofunevendistributionoffundsinlow-incomecountries,90%ofthosesufferingfrompoormentalhealthreceive10%oftheavailablementalhealthresources(Seponski,etal.,2014;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).SeveralrecentstudiesonthenationalhealthbudgetinCambodia,foundthatbetween0.02%to1%(approximately$30,000perannum)ofthetotalhealthbudgethasbeenallocatedtomentalhealth(McLaughlin,2012;Schunertetal.,2012).Anotherstudyhighlightedthatthereisanestimationof0.23psychologistsper100,000peopletomeetthementalhealthneedsinCambodia(Astbury&Walji,2014).Fromthesefindings,itisclearthatmentalhealthhasbeenseverelyneglectedissueinCambodia.
MentalDisordersThefirstresearchontheprevalenceofmentaldisordersinCambodiawasconductedbyDuboisetal.(2004)onasampleof1,320peopleagedover20yearsintheprovinceofKampongCham.Thisstudyshowedthat,42.4%oftherespondentsreportedsymptomsthatmettheDSM-IVcriteriafordepressionand7.3%thecriteriaforPTSD,53%presentedsymptomaticanxietysymptomsasdefinedbyHSCL-25.Regardingsocialfunctioning,25.3%presentedsocialimpairmentduetoahealthconditionoranemotionalcondition.AmorerecentandlargerstudywasconductedbytheDepartmentofPsychologyattheRoyal
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PhnomPenhUniversity(Schunert,etal.,2012).Thestudyfoundthattherewasahigherlevelofmentaldisordersamongfemaleandmalechildren,respectivelyaggression(11.5%),childabuse(10%-8%)andsuicide(0.8%)(Schunert,etal.,2012).ThesuiciderateofchildrenandadolescenceinCambodiais2.6timeshigherthantheaveragenumberofsuicidesglobally(Schunert,etal.,2012).Probablementaldisordersrangingfromthehighesttolowestincludedanxiety(31.7%female/18.4%male),depression(19.7%female/10.2%male),PTSD(3.1%female/1.4%male)andschizophrenia(0.6%female/0.2%male)(McLaughlin,2012;Schunert,etal.,2012).
Thekeyfindingsofthestudyfoundthatchildrenandwomenexperiencedasignificantlyhighlevelofmentaldisorders(Schunert,etal.,2012).Despitebeingthefirstlargescaleresearch,cautionisadvisedwheninterpretingthedataasthereweretwomajorlimitationstothisstudy.Firstly,therewasanoverpresentationoffemaleparticipantsduetothelackofmaleparticipantsduringtheharvestseason(Schunert,etal.,2012).Secondly,asnoclinicalexaminationstookplaceduringthedatacollection,theprevalenceofmentaldisordersonlyremainsprobable(Schunert,etal.,2012).Asaresult,thesefindingsdonotconfirmtheactualnumberofpeoplewithmentaldisordersinCambodia.
TheonlyfactualdataoftheprevalenceofmentaldisorderinCambodiawascollectedin1999andexclusivelywithinanoutpatientandclinicalsetting(Jegannathan,etal.,2015;Somasundaram,vandePut,Eisenbruch,&deJong,1999).Thisdataindicatesthatthemostcommonformsofmentaldisordersincluding18%ofpeoplesufferingfromanxiety,18%ofschizophrenia,15%fromepilepsyand15%ofpsychosis(Jegannathan,etal.,2015;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).However,otherformsofmentaldisordersincludeorganicpsychosis(4%),PTSD(3%),mania(3%),somatization(2%),intellectualdisability(2%)andothertypes(5%)(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).However,boththestudybytheRoyalUniversityofPhnomPenhandthestudybySomasundaram,etal.,(1999)alsofoundthatwomenpossessedahigherdegreeofmentaldisorderswhencomparedtomen.Incomparisontothehighernumberofmalepatientsexpectedinpsychiatricclinicsacrosstheglobe,thementalhealthofwomeninCambodiarequiresparticularattention(Schunert,etal.,2012;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Bothstudiesinferthatwomenwillcontinuetobethelargestgrouprequiringmentalhealthservices(Schunert,etal.,2012;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).ApossiblereasonforthisstatementisthehighlevelofviolencethatwomenwithCambodiaexperiencesuchasintenseformsofphysicalviolenceanddomesticviolence(Astbury&Walji,2014).
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Emergingresearchhasfoundthattraumasymptomslessonovertimeandotherpsychologicalsymptomssuchasmooddisorderscantakeprecedent(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Jegannathan,etal.,2015).Jegannathan(2015)arguesthatmentalhealthresearchinCambodiaisovertlytraumafocused.Morerecentliteraturehashighlightedthatothermentalhealthproblemsandneurologicaldisordersincludinganxiety,mooddisorders,psychosis,attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorders,seizuredisordersandautismareequallygaininggroundinCambodia(Jegannathan,etal.,2015;Zook,2010).SupportingthisviewisthejointreportbyWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)andHandicapInternationalindicatingthatneurologicaldisordersarethemostconcerningpathologiesinthe21stcentury(HandicapInternational,2011).Additionally,forecastsofneurologicaldisordersareestimatedtoincreaseby50%by2020(HandicapInternational,2011).
PsychologicalDistress
Agreatdealofliteratureonpsychologicaldistresshasfocusedonaddressingpovertyanddiscriminationasmajorcontributors(Jegannathan,etal.,2015;Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Specifically,theresearchfoundthattheunequaldistributionofresourcesespeciallyinlowincomecountriesandthelackaofhumanrightsmodelhadanegativeeffectonmentalhealth(Seponski,etal.,2014).Asaresultinthelackofmaterialforbasicneeds,povertywasprolongedandcontinuedtoexacerbatepoormentalhealth(Seponski,etal.,2014).Thiscanincludethelackofshelter,food,accesstoeducationandhealthcareandbasicmentalhealthneeds(Seponski,etal.,2014).Socialfactorssuchasthelackofbasicneeds,financialworry,familywelfare,socioeconomicinsecurity,humanresourceconstraintsandintimatepartnerviolencealsocontributetosignificantpsychologicaldistress(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Jegannathan,etal.,2015).However,recentstudieshavebegunhighlightingtheimportanceofunderstandingcyclicallifeevents,thecontextoffamilyandtheinfluenceofpoverty,warandnaturaldisastersonpsychologicaldistress(Seponski,etal.,2014).Asaresult,lifeeventsasaresultofextremepovertymustbeconsidered,asitisamajorcontributortolongtermtraumaandsignificantpsychologicaldistress(Seponski,etal.,2014)
PositiveMentalHealth
Thereremainsverylittlestudiesonpositivementalhealthandthemajoremphasisonmentaldisorders(Seponski,etal.,2014).Whencomparedtotheemergingliteratureofpost-traumaticgrowthandpositivechange,thereisminimalconsiderationonsuchbenefitsasaresultofsufferinginCambodia(Zoellner&Maercker,2006).Therefore,moreresearchattentionneedstobegiveninthisareaofmentalhealthinCambodia.
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MentalHealth–LivedExperienceManystudieshaveattemptedtoexplainhowbothexternalfactorsandinternalfactorsareinterconnectedandinfluencelivingexperiences(Mollica,etal.,2014).Firstly,onestudyfoundthattherewasastrongcorrelationbetweenmentalhealthproblemsanddecreasedhealthandphysicalfunctioning(Mollica,etal.,2014).RespondentswhohadPTSDanddepressionexperiencedlethargyandfounddifficultyparticipatingindailyroutinesandactivities(Mollica,etal.,2014).Secondly,thestudyestablishedthefactthatpersonalandsocialfactorssuchasageandgenderiscorrelatedtopoormentalhealthoutcomesandindividuallivingexperiences(Mollica,etal.,2014).Specifically,femalesexperiencedahigherlevelofdepressionandPTSD(Mollica,etal.,2014).Thirdly,ongoingthreattosecuritywerefoundtoexacerbatementaldisordersandevery-dayliving(Mollica,etal.,2014).Theauthorhighlightedthattransitionfromatotalitarianregimeandconsolidatingademocraticgovernmentisalsoanongoingtraumaticexperience(Hein,2015;Zook,2010).However,thestudyconcludedthatdailystressorsweresubstantiallymorecriticalintriggeringadversepsychiatricreactionsandpsychologicaldistressthanhistoricaltrauma(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Mollica,etal.,2014).
MentalHealth–CulturalConstructionHistoricallyandculturally,mentalhealthinCambodiahasoftenbeenminimizedanddenied(Hein,2015).Amajorreasonincludesthelackofknowledgeofmentalhealthandthesignificantstigmaaroundmentaldisorders(McLaughlin,2012;Schunert,etal.,2012).Hein(2015)foundthatstigmaisthelargestcontributortothesilence,fearandignorancewithincommunitiesregardingmentaldisorders.Additionally,theauthorlinksthecauseofthisperceptiontothelongtermpoliticallyagendatoportraymentaldisordersasinsanity(Hein,2015).
AnumberofauthorshavefoundthatCambodiansbelievethatthecauseandoriginofmentaldisordersismultidimensionalincludingreligious,spiritual,psychological,biologicalandphysical(Coton,Poly,Hoyois,Sophal,&Dubois,2008;Seponski,etal.,2014).Fromaspiritualperspective,Cambodiansbelievethatpsychologicalsymptomsaretheresultsofcurses,karma,witchcraftandancestralinfluences(Coton,etal.,2008;Seponski,etal.,2014).Psychologically,Khmerpeoplealsoassociateamentaldisordersasaresultofhavinga“weak”heart,overworking,toomuchthinking,orpossessingabrainornervedamage(Coton,etal.,2008;Seponski,etal.,2014).AstheKhmercultureseesthebodyandmindasaninterconnectedunit,havingadisabilityalsoconstitutestohavingaweakmind(Carter,2009;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Vanleit,2008).Biologically,
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itisalsopossibletobelievethatamentaldisabilitystemmedfromheredity(Coton,etal.,2008).Ingeneral,peoplewithmentaldisordersareoftenregardedbyothereducatedmembersofsocietyasbeingunabletorecoverandrequiremedicaltreatment(Hein,2015).
MentalDisorders–CulturallyExperiencedMentaldisorderssuchasPTSDandpanicdisordersareculturallyexperiencedinCambodia(Hinton,Hinton,Um,Chea,&Sak,2002;Hinton,Um,&Ba,2001a,2001b;Hinton,Pich,Chhean,&Pollack,2005;Schunert,etal.,2012).Therearethreemajorsymptoms,whichhavebeenstudiedextensivelyandareacknowledgeasthelocalmanifestationofPTSDandpanicdisorders(Hinton,etal.,2002;Hinton,etal.,2001a,2001b;Hinton,etal.,2005;Schunert,etal.,2012).Specificallythisincludesthewindattack,thesleepparalysis(“ghostpushesyoudown”)andtheweakheartsyndrome(Hinton,etal.,2002;Hinton,etal.,2001a,2001b;Hinton,etal.,2005;Schunert,etal.,2012).Peoplewhoexperiencesuchsymptomsareseverelystigmatizedbythecommunityandpeoplewithschizophreniaareoftentreatedinhumanely(Hinton,etal.,2002;Hinton,etal.,2001a,2001b;Hinton,etal.,2005;Schunert,etal.,2012).Particularlyinruralareas,peoplewithschizophreniaexperiencecagingandchainingfrommonthstoyears(Schunert,etal.,2012).Asaresultofsignificantmacroinfluence,remainthemajorfactorsthatpreventpeoplefromaccessingcareinCambodia(Hein,2015;McLaughlin,2012;Schunert,etal.,2012;Seponski,etal.,2014).
MentalHealthServicesOverview
IntroductionMostpublishedresearchidentifiesthatmentalhealthservicesinmostlow-incomecountriessuchasCambodiainstitutionalize,pathologiespeoplewithmentaldisorders(HandicapInternational,2011;McLaughlin,2012;Schunert,etal.,2012).Specifically,thereareaccountsofviolence,torture,rape,sexualassault,forcedinjectionsandunsanitarylivingconditionsforthosewhoareinstitutionalized(McLaughlin,2012).Additionally,manyresearchurgesthatthistypeofmentalhealthserviceremainsinhumane,rudimentaryandunsustainable(HandicapInternational,2011;Schunert,etal.,2012).Literaturechallengestheneedformoreprimaryandacutepsychologicaltherapiesbutforincreaseinpromotingcommunity(Seponski,etal.,2014;Stockwell,etal.,2005).DespitesignificanteffortsfromNGOstodevelopmorecommunitybasedmentalhealthservices,thelackoffundingandeffectivecollaborationamongkeystakeholderscontinuetoprolongthisprocess(McLaughlin,2012;Schunert,etal.,2012).
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Almostallliteratureemphasizesthelimitednumberofpsychiatrists,psychologists,andmentalhealthworkersavailableinCambodia(Astbury&Walji,2014).Specifically,authorsestimatethatthereare350mentalhealthcareprovidersand35psychiatristsworkingin10differenthospitals(Seponski,etal.,2014;Stockwell,etal.,2005).Inotherwords,thereisonepsychiatristto530,000peopleinCambodia(Coton,etal.,2008).Apartfrompublicandprivatehospitals,communityservicesarescattered,undertrainedandalmostentirelyinaccessibletothoselivinginremoteandruralareas(Coton,etal.,2008;Seponski,etal.,2014).Despiteamajorfocusonmentaldisorders,onlyminimalprovisionshavebeenofferedtothosewhoareextremelyill(Coton,etal.,2008).Particularly,schizophreniaisoftencompletelypoorlyunderstoodandasaresultunderdetected(Coton,etal.,2008).Consequently,theoverwhelminglackofresearchonCambodia’smentalhealthpresentsamajorsetbacktowardspolicyimplementationandsustainablechange(Seponski,etal.,2014).Recentstudiessuggestthatthelackofevidencebasedpractice,limitedunderstandingofmentalhealth,poverty,naturaldisastersandwaralsorendermentalhealthservicesineffective(Seponski,etal.,2014).TheresearchfoundthatmanymentalhealthservicesinCambodiaareovertlyfocusedondiagnosingtreatmentandhistoricaltrauma(Seponski,etal.,2014).Authorsarguethatmoreattentionbutexaminespresentissues,environmentalfactorsandtheunderlyinghumanrightsissues(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Seponski,etal.,2014).Thesespecificallyincludes,abjectpoverty,socialvulnerability,domesticviolence,corruptionandthelackofaccesstobasichumanrightssuchaspoornutritionandlimitedaccesstoeducationandhealthcare(Seponski,etal.,2014).Thelocationofthetherapywerealsoimportantaspectsthatrenderedmentalhealthservicesunsuccessful(Seponski,etal.,2014).Thelackofunderstandingtheshameassociatedwithobtainingmentalhealthserviceswasamajorsetbackinindividualsassessingservices(Seponski,etal.,2014).
Lastly,thefinancialsituationofmostpoorindividualswereamajorbarrierinobtainingeffectivementalhealthcare(Seponski,etal.,2014).Specifically,thelimitedfinancialresourceswereinsufficientforlongtermcarewhencomparedtootherpressingdailyfinancialneeds(Seponski,etal.,2014).Assuch,mostindividualsoftenaccessonlyalimitedamountofmentalhealththerapieswithoutanycontinuationoftheservice(Seponski,etal.,2014).
MultidimensionalHealthCareCambodiansengageinamultidimensionalhealthcareexperienceincludingbothWesternandtraditionalremedies(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Specifictomentalhealth,CambodiansseekengagementinarangeofservicessuchasBuddhistspirituality,herbalhealingandWesternpsychology(Coton,etal.,2008;
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Mollica,etal.,2014).Studieshavefoundthattraditionalinterventionshavebeenfoundextremelyhelpfulforthosesufferingwithpsychologicaldistress(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Awiderangeoffactorsspecifically,socio-economic,socio-cultural,socio-political,race,religion,familysupport,education,awarenessofservicesandtheinterpretationofdisordersallcontributetohealthcaredecisionmakingforCambodians(Coton,etal.,2008).
Priortoseekinghelpfromtraditionalhealers,Cambodiansengageinaseriesofremedialactivitiesincludingrecreation,Chineseherbalmedicines,alcohol,gamblingandsupportfromclosefamilyandfriends(Schunert,etal.,2012).Atthepointwhensymptomsdonotalleviate,Cambodianswillbeginseekinghelpfromtraditionalhealers,incantations,fortune-tellersandmonks(Coton,etal.,2008;Morgan&Tan,2011;Schunert,etal.,2012;Seponski,etal.,2014;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Whensymptomsincreaseorarenotalleviated,ageneralpractitionermaybesoughttoprescribemedicationincludingChinesemedicinesaswellasWesternservices(Seponski,etal.,2014;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Consequently,Cambodianswillhavespentasignificantamountofmoneyanduptotwodecadesofremedialandtraditionalhelp,priortoaccessingaWesternmentalhealthservice(Seponski,etal.,2014).However,itisimportanttoemphasizethatthescarcityofWesternmentalhealthservicesaswellasculturalnormsmajorlyshapethispatternofdecisionmaking(Coton,etal.,2008).
WesternService
Similarlytorehabilitationservices,mostmentalhealthservicesareledbyWesternNGOs(Schunert,etal.,2012).However,studieshavefoundthatmanyCambodiansdonotunderstandthedegreeofdifferencebetweenpsychologicalandpsychiatricneeds(Somasundaram,etal.,1999;Zook,2010).ResearchhasfoundthatmostCambodianshaveahighperceptionofWesternservicesaspredominantlydistributingprescriptivedrugs(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).ItisarguedthatthistypeofmentalhealthserviceareunsuitablefortherangeofpsychologicalneedsinCambodia(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Asaresult,therehasbeenaninfluxofpsychologicalneedsintoacutementalhealthfacilities,whichhavecausedovercrowdingandanexhaustionofresources(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Moreover,asacutepsychologicaltreatmentrequirelongtermfollowings,Cambodianswhomarefoundtoneglectfollowupappointmentsmaynotbenefitinthelongrun(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Yet,authorshavefoundthatinordertomeettheexpectationofCambodiansforservice,mentalhealthprovidersoftenprescribeplaceboswhichhavefoundtobesomewhateffective(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).
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AuthorscautionthefocusonprovidingmoreWesternizedmentalhealthservices,asthiswouldunder-utilizeotherresourcesandexacerbatepoverty(Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Additionally,researchfoundthatmanymentalhealthserviceswereineffectiveduetothelackofculturalsensitivity(Seponski,etal.,2014).Statisticsshowthataround75%oftheservicesinmostdevelopingcountrieslacktheconsiderationofahumanrightsfocusandanunderstandingbetweenwhatconstitutestobecomingculturalappropriate(Mollica,etal.,2014;Schunert,etal.,2012;Seponski,etal.,2014).Inessence,servicesremainpowerimbalancedtowardstheexpert,unaccountabletothecommunity,insensitivetotheuniqueneedsofthecommunityandabsentoftheneedforadvocacyforaccess,gender,economicandsocialinequities(Seponski,etal.,2014).Asresult,mostauthorsclaimthatmuchofthementalhealthservicesinCambodiaremainirrelevantandineffective(Seponski,etal.,2014).
Yet,therearesomeevidencebased,Westernmentalhealthservicesthatpracticeswithaculturallyinclusiveframework(Seponski,etal.,2014).Recentevidencehasfoundthatculturalsensitivityrequiresadeeperunderstandingontheuniqueconstructionofeachcommunityspecificallyit’shistory,politicallandscape,culture,gender,socialandeconomicinequity(Seponski,etal.,2014).However,itisrecommendedthatanequalamountofcommunityservicesaswellasclinicalhospitalservicesbeprovidedinordertoeffectivelymeetthementalhealthneedsofCambodia(Schunert,etal.,2012).Thiscanincludetraditionalhealers,communityworkers,communitydevelopment,socialwork,publichealth,evidencebasedresearch,advocacyandpolicychange(Hein,2015;Mollica,etal.,2014;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).
DeterminantsofCare
Afewrecentstudiesfoundthatphysicalresults,knowledgeofmentalhealthandfacilitieswereinfluentialinthechoiceofcare(Coton,etal.,2008;Morgan&Tan,2011;Somasundaram,etal.,1999).Althoughaccessibilityandpovertyaremajorconstraints,distanceandfinancesweretheleastinfluentialaspectinchoosingthetypeofcare(Coton,etal.,2008).Lastly,educationwasfoundtobethemajorpredictorinchoosingWesternmedicine(Coton,etal.,2008).
OverviewBarriersBarriersarepivotalinunderstandingobstaclesandchallenges,whichshapethelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities(Palmer,2011).Accordingtothesocialmodel,barriersallfallintothreeoverarchingbarriersincludingtheattitudinal,environmentandinstitutionalbarriersindicatedbytheWHO(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Thesebarriersarea
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majorinfluencetothepsychosocialneedsofpeoplewithdisabilities(Vanleit,2008;Zook,2010).Anoverwhelmingthemeacrossallliteratureremainstobeenvironmentalbarrierssuchasaccessibilityandmobility(Zook,2010).Firstly,thedesignandconstructionofCambodianruralhomesaresignificantobstaclesforpeoplewithmovementrelatedimpairments(Vanleit,2008).Specifically,Cambodiandwellingsarebuiltonhighstillsandoftendoincludetoilets(Vanleit,2008).Moreover,ruggedsurfacesandmuddyfieldsareaconsiderablechallengeforthosewhohavewheelchairsandotherprosthetics(Vanleit,2008;Zook,2010).Majorhealthcarefacilitieslocatedinthecapitalcityareovercrowded,havenarrowdoors,multiplefloorsandinaccessiblebathrooms,makingaccessibilityforpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsextremelydifficult(Vanleit,2008;Zook,2010).Attitudinalbarriersarealsoaconsiderableobstacleforpeoplewithdisabilities.AuthorshighlightthegovernmentsystemofCambodiaasbeinginfusedwithconflict,corruption,limitedinhumanresourcesandhaveminimalfunding(Seponski,etal.,2014).Asaresult,reformsforpeoplewithdisabilitiesremainalowpriority(Seponski,etal.,2014).Poorpolicyforpeoplewithdisabilitieslimitlifeactivitiesandfurtherinducessocialexclusion(HandicapInternational,2011).Consequently,peoplewithdisabilitiescontinuetoexperiencesignificantinequality,discriminationandstigma(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Thesebarriersareamajorsourceofpsychologicaldistressforpeoplewithdisabilities(Gartrell,2010).
Poverty-DisabilityExtremepovertyhasaninterdependentandcyclicalrelationshiptopsychologicaldistress,mentaldisordersanddisability(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;McLaughlin,2012;Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014;WorldHealthOrganization,2011).Specifically,itisarguedthatpovertyperpetuatesdisabilityandthateradicationofpovertycannothappenwithoutincludingpeoplewithdisabilities(Carter,2009;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Parnes,etal.,2009).Yet,itisarguedbyseveralauthorsthattheviewthatpovertyismonetaryremainsnarrow,oversimplifiedandrudimentary(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Authorsarguethatpovertymustbeseenandunderstoodasabarriertocareonmultiplelevels(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).InCambodia,disabilityhasadirectandindirectimpactontheindividual,thefamilyandthecommunity(Durham&Hoy,2013).Specifically,peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesfacethelossofincome,productivityandassets,exhaustionofresourcesanddebtinordertomeettravelandburdensome
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medicalexpenses(Durham&Hoy,2013;Palmer,2011;Zimmer,2006).Moreover,membersofthefamilyarepreventedfromearninganincomingandotheractivitiesinordertobecomefulltimecarers(Cordier,2014).Thesemultidimensionalstrainsandtheinabilitytoaccumulatesavingsmajorlycontributetosignificantsocialisolation,poormentalhealthandlong-termintergenerationalpoverty(Durham&Hoy,2013;Palmer,2011).Palmer’s(2011)comprehensivecriticalliteratureonpovertyinmiddletolow-incomecountriesprovidesanextensiveinsightintothemultidimensionalpovertyandsocialdisadvantagefacedbypeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Thefirstviewincludesthe“basicneedsapproach”whichconsidersdeprivationofbasicnecessitiesincludingfood,safety,cleandrinkingwater,sanitationfacilities,securehome,accesstoeducationandinformation(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Morethan40%ofthepopulationinCambodialivesbelow$1.25USDadayandmedicalexpensesareaconsiderableburdenfamilieswithdisability(McLaughlin,2012).Specifically,peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesarerequiredtoredistributetheirincometowardsthesemedicalexpenses,whichprolongspre-existingpoverty(Cordier,2014;Gartrell&Hoban,2013).Secondly,the“capabilityapproach”examinesone’sabilityandtheircharacteristicsincludingage,genderandhealthstatustoconvertmeansandresourcesintowell-being(Palmer,2011).Particularly,peoplewithdisabilitieswhofacesignificantdiscriminationareoftennotabletoobtainincomeandcontributetotheirfamilies(Palmer,2011).Lastly,the“economicresourceapproach”examineswhetheranindividual’sincomeisbelowthepovertylineandtheirabilitytocoverthecostoftheirbasicneeds(Palmer,2011).Palmer(2011)highlightsthefactthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiafaceallthreeapproachestopoverty.Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitieslackthefundingtoengageincareandservicesthattheyrequire(Palmer,2011).
Peoplewithdisabilitiesalsoexperiencepoorsocialcapital(Palmer,2011).Socialcapitalincludesthevalueandbenefitsobtainedfromcommunityinteractionandsupport(Palmer,2011).However,asaresultofsocialdiscriminationandisolation,peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesarenotabletoleverageonsocialcapital(Palmer,2011).Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiaareconsideredthepoorestamongthepoorandthelargestandmostmarginalizedpeopleintheworld(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011;Stockwell,etal.,2005).
Poverty–MentalHealthPovertyhasalsobeenfoundtoimpactonmentalhealth(McLaughlin,2012).Theextremelackofresourcescreatesanenvironmentconducivetopoorpsychiatrichealthduetoinsecurity,uncertaintyandvulnerability(Seponski,etal.,2014).
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Specifically,povertyinducesasociallyfrailpsychosocialenvironmentthatexacerbatesmentaldisorders(Parnes,etal.,2009;Seponski,etal.,2014).Afrailsocialenvironmentcanincludehavinglowerbirthrates,alackofimmunizationcoverage,ahighrateofaccesstoeducation,unemployment,underemploymentandpooraccessibility(Palmer,2011;Parnes,etal.,2009).Astudyfoundthatsignificantpovertyandindebtednessishighlycorrelatedtosuicide(Jegannathan,etal.,2015).Specificallythatwhenbasicneedsarenotbeingmet,mentalhealthcareremainalowlevelpriority(Seponski,etal.,2014).Itisclearthatpovertycreatesadisablingenvironmentofextremehardship,socialexclusionandpowerlessness(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Therefore,centraltopolicychangeinCambodiaistheneedtoviewpovertywithamultidimensionalperspectiveandtoencourageandmoreintegratedservices(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).
3. Studymethodology
StudyObjectiveBasedonthebackgrounddescribedinthepreviouschapter,theaimoftheresearchistoanswerthefollowingquestions:
• Towhatextentispsychosocialwellbeingaffectedbyindividualandfamilyexperiencesofdisability?
• Whatarethecurrentpsychosocialcopingcapacities/strategiesofpeoplewithaphysicalormentaldisabilityandtheirfamilies?
• Toconsiderhowthepsychosocialwellbeingofpeoplewithdisabilitiescompareswithpeoplewithoutdisabilities.
• Toexplorewhatcurrentmentalhealthservicesexist?Arethoseservicesaccessible&inclusiveofpeoplewithdisabilities?
• Whatisthecommunityresponsetopeopleindividualswithphysicalandmentaldisabilities?
• Whoarethestakeholders,whataretheirapproachesandexperienceswithdealingwithpeoplewithdifferentimpairments,mentalhealthissues?IsthereanyinterestinpartneringwithHI&LD
• Whataretheexistingbarrierspeoplewithdisabilities&theirfamiliesfaceinaccessingpsychosocialhealthservices?
MixedMethodApproachThestudymethodologyincludedamixedmethodofquantitativeandqualitativeresearchusinganiterativeapproachtoensurethebestpossibleresearch
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outcomes.Theiterativeapproachusestheincrementalanalysisofeachstagetohelpbuild,refineandimproveprocessesandmethodologiesoftheupcomingphases.Thefive-stagedatacollectionprocessincludedacomprehensiveliteraturereview,focusgroupdiscussions(FGD),semi-structuredinterviewsandsurveys.Embeddedwithintheresearchdesignistheinclusiveprocesswhichensuresthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesaremeaningfullyandeffectivelyparticipatingineachprocess(HandicapInternational&FrenchAgencyforDevelopment,2015).Thedevelopmentofeachresearchtoolwasconductedinconjunctionwithapersonwithadisability,thelocalKhmerteam,LouvainCorporation,QueenslandUniversityofTechnologyandHandicapInternational.
SelectionandSamplingMethodsTheselectioncriteriaforparticipantsintheFGD,semistructurein-depthinterviewsandsurveysincludepurposivesamplingofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies,communityleadersandvolunteersandkeyserviceproviderswithintheprovinceofKampongCham.Atotalof230participantswereselectedforthisresearchproject,whichincludedanequalamountofmaleandfemalesamongeachtargetgroup.AKhmerinterpreterwaspresentduringtheFGDandsemi-structuredin-depthinterviewsandavoicerecorderwasusedtocollectallthediscussionsParticipantswereexplainedabouttheresearchstudyandwererequiredtosignconsentformstoensurevoluntaryandfullparticipation.ExpectationsabouttheresearchwereexplainedtoparticipantsatthebeginningofeachsessionandallquestionspertainingtomentalhealthserviceswerereferredtotheappropriatestaffatthePRC.
QualitativeDataCollection
LiteratureReviewThefirststageincludedanindepthliteraturereviewofdisabilityandmentalhealthinCambodia.Atotalof60articleswerefoundwhichincludedgreyliteratureandpeerreviewjournalsfromacademicdatabases.TheresultsfromScopus,EBSCOhostandPubMeddatabasesusingthekeywords:“Khmer”,“Cambodia*”,“disability*”,“impairment”,“mental”,“psycho*”,“social”,“illness*”,“problem*”,“issue*”,“service*”,“care*”and“women”showed40relevantpeerreviewedarticles.Journalsfrom2000–2015werechosentoensureacontemporaryreviewofliterature.Itisimportanttonotethatoneseminalstudyfrom1999bySomasundaram,D.J.,vandePut,W.A.C.M.,Eisenbruch,M.,&deJong,J.T.V.Mwillusedinthisliteraturereview,todrawupontheonlystudyinCambodiaofpeoplewhohavebeenclinicaldiagnosedwithmentaldisorders.
FocusGroupDiscussions
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TheFGDwasselectedasamethodtodrawoutviews,optionsandthethoughtsofkeystakeholdersinashortperiodoftime.Thequestionsweredesignedinconjunctionwithacolleaguewithavisualimpairment,theKhmerteamandpartnerorganizationsinvolvedintheproject.Atotalof14FGDwereconductedwiththetotalnumberofparticipantsbeing112participantsinterview.Thegroupswererunwithmenandwomenwithdisabilitiesseparatelytoensurethatgenderspecificissuescouldberaised.Thefocusgroupdiscussionshadthefollowingselectioncriteria.Thespecificcriteriaforselectionincludedpeoplewithdisabilitiesincludedallages,anequalamountofmalesandfemalesacrossfourtypesofimpairments,thosewhodemonstratedsignsofpsychologicaldistressandacombinationofestablishedandnewbeneficiariesofthePhysicalRehabilitationCentre.Thesameselectioncriteriawereusedtoselectfamilymembers.TwogroupsofcommunitymemberswerechosenaccordingtocommunelocationbeingBohKhnourandSpeu.However,twogroupsofserviceproviderswerechosenaccordingtohealthcentersincludingChamkamLeuReferralHospitalandthePhysicalRehabilitationCentre.
TherewereatotalofeightFGDconductedamongpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsfromthePhysicalRehabilitationCentre(PRC).Theselectioncriteriaincludedthosewhoaresuspectedofhavingpsychologicaldistress,psychosocialdisability,orpositivementalhealth.Theeightgroupsconsistsofthefollowing:
• 2groupsofpeoplewithadisabilitycausedbylandmineinjuries(maleandfemale)
• 2groupsofpeoplewhohasadisabilityduetoroadtrafficinjuries(maleandfemale)
• 2groupgroupsofpeoplewhohasacongenitaldisability(maleandfemale)
• 2groupsofpeoplewithaphysicaldisabilitycausedbydisease(maleandfemale)
TwoFGDwereconductedamongkeystakeholdersincludinghealthcenterstaff,referralhospitalstaff,PRCstaffandNGOworkers.Onegroupconsistsof,onemanager,oneheadofphysiotherapy,threesocialworkersandtwomobilizationofficers.ThesecondgroupconsistedofthreenursesfromChamkaLeuReferralHospitalandthreenursesandtwosocialworkersfromtheTransculturalPsychosocialOrganizationCambodia.TwoFGDswereconductedwithfamilymembersandcarersofthosewhohaveaphysicaldisabilityfromPRC.Lastly,twoFGDwasconductedwithmembersofthecommunityincludingcommunes,villagehealthvolunteersfromtwocommunities,BokKnorandSpeu.
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Semi-structuredin-depthinterviews
Therewere17in-depthinterviewsconductedintotalwiththefollowingkeystakeholders.
• 4stakeholdersincluding:
o 1representativeofProvincialHealthDepartment/TechnicalUnitinHealthPromotionatKampongCham
o 1OperationalDistricts/Supervisor/EvaluatorfortheHealthCentreandHospital
o 1ChiefofDisabledPeopleOrganization(DPO),KampongChamo 1ExecutiveDeputyofPoSVY
• 2stakeholders:o 1DoctorfromtheReferralHospitalKampongChamo 1HeadofPsychiatricUnitatKampongCham
• 5stakeholders:o Peoplewithaphysicalimpairmentwhodemonstratedsignificant
signsofpsychologicaldistress,psychosocialdisabilityandpositivementalhealth.
• 3stakeholders:o Familiesandcarersofthosewithaphysicalimpairmentwho
demonstratedsignificantsignsofpsychologicaldistress,psychosocialneeds.
• 3stakeholder:o Influentialcommunitymembers
QuantitativeDataCollection
SurveyThesurveycollectionconsistsof150participantswhohaveaphysicalimpairmentfromallcatchmentareasofthePRC.Thisnumberalsowouldconsistofanequalamountoffemaleandmaleparticipants.TwovolunteersrecruitedfromthePRCwerepeoplewithphysicalimpairments.Theresearcherandastaffmemberconductedatwo-daytrainingtoexplaintheresearchstudy,thesurveyandtopracticeusingthesurvey.
LimitationsoftheResearchAconsiderablelimitationtotheresearchincludesthefactthatalltheparticipantsinvolvedinthisresearchwererecipientsoftheservicesprovidedthroughthePhysicalRehabilitationCentre(PRC).Thefindingsshowthattheseservicesarefactorsthatcontributetopositivementalhealth.Specificservicescanincludephysiotherapy,socialworksupport,livelihoodsupportand
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counseling.Therefore,theresultsofthefindingsmaynotrepresentthatsituationfullyofthosewhohavenotaccessedPRCservices,howeveritcanbeconcludedthatforthosewhohavenotaccessedthePRCservicestheirsituationmaywellbeevenmorechallenging.
Thereweremajortimeconstraintsthatduringdatacollectionperiod.Asaresultofthis,livetranscriptionwasappliedinordertoprovidemoretimefordataanalysis.Additionally,duetothelackofhumanresources,backtranslationsofthetranscriptionswerenotaviableoption.However,extraclarificationwasmadeduringtheinterviewstoensureaclearerunderstandingofeachstatementorideathatwasverbalizedbytherespondents.Asaresultoftimeconstraints,theanalysisbetweentherelationshipofthemesandotherdemographicvariablesotherthangenderandtypeofimpairmentswerenotconducted.
Thereweresomelanguagebarriersasaresultofthelowlevelofeducationbyparticipantsandthelackofunderstandingofmentalhealth.However,considerableeffortshavebeenmadetoensureunderstandingandthattheKhmerinterpreterandtheresearchwoulddebrieftoensureanypointsthatwereunclear.TheKhmerinterpreterwasalsoapersonwithdisabilitiesandwasabletoprovideabetterunderstandingofthecontexttotheresearcherwhenrequired.
Oneoftheoriginalsurveycollectorstrainedbytheresearchhadtoreturntotheirhomeland.ThereforeareplacementcollectorwasassignedandtrainedbythefocalpersonbasedinKampongChamprovince.Anearlylimitationofthesurveycollectionwasthatparticipant’sagesbetween0-10wereselectedandfamilymembersandcarerscompletedthesurveysonbehalfoftheparticipant.
4.QuantitativeFindings
DemographicsAtotalof126surveyswerecollectedamongpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsofbothgenders.Impairmentcause Female Male TotalCongenital 22 17 39(31%)Disease 11 24 35(28%)Landmines 13 19 32(25%)RoadTraffic 0 20 20(16%)TOTAL 46(37%) 80(63%) 126(100%)
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Part2:DisabilityThefirstquestionaimedtodiscoverhowpeoplewithdisabilitiesviewthemselves;theseweretheirresponsesinorderofthemostcommonanswerstoleast.Themajorityofrespondentsidentifiedthemselvesasbeingproud.Incontrast,peoplewithdisabilitiesalsosawthemselvesaspitiful.Whatisinterestinginthisdataistheextremecontrastbetweenfeelingproudandpitiful.Thethirdhighestviewamongpeoplewithdisabilitiesisnotbeingstrong.Onlythirdoftherespondentsidentifiedashavinglessrightscomparedtoothersinthesociety.ConceptofSelf TRUE
FEMALETRUEMALE FALSE
FEMALEFALSEMALE
Proud 100% 96% 0% 0.3%Pitiful 98% 100% 0.1% 0%Notbeingstrong
81% 81% 20% 19%
Ausefulmemberofthecommunity
67% 67% 33% 32%
Knowledgeable 61% 67,5% 39% 31%Amedicalcase 56% 41% 43% 59%Havingpoorhealth
52% 43% 48% 58%
Unabletodoanything
43% 46% 57% 54%
Havinglessrights
37% 36% 63% 64%
Part3:DefinitionofhappinessThetablebelowillustrateshowpeoplewithdisabilitiesdefinewhatitmeanstobehappy.Therespondentsvotedhygiene,havinggoodphysicalhealthandhavingmoney.Thefollowingtableshowsalltheaspectsencompassinghappinessamongpeoplewithdisabilitiesfromthehighesttolowest.Concept Female MaleHygiene 78% 74%Goodbody/physicalhealth
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Havingmoney 78% 73%Healthymind 59& 65%Sleepingwell 54% 55%Havingfriends 39% 55%Feelingsafe 23% 19%
Part4:GeneralfeelingsinlifeThetablebelowdescribesthegeneralfeelingsthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesexperienced.Onlyathirdoftherespondentsfeltworried,regret,upset,embarrassed,lonelyandangryallthetime.Mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesidentifiedfeelingregret,upsetandworriedfrequently.Additionally,theyfeltangry,upset,embarrassed,griefandlosssometimes.However,themajorityofrespondentsalsosaidtheydidnotfeelsuicidal,theneedforalcoholorfeltlikegivingup.Allthetime Female MaleWorried 26% 27%Regret 22% 19%Upset 15% 13%Embarrassed 13% 16%Lonely 9% 15%Devalued 7% 0%Grief/loss 4% 4%Overwhelmed 4% 4%Angry 2% 0%Crying/Givingup 2% 1%Frequently Female MaleRegret 50% 40%Upset 48% 39%Worried 43% 29%Angry 33% 20%Crying 29% 19%Embarrassed 26% 16%Griefandloss 24% 15%Overwhelmed 22% 13%Lonely 17% 12%Unabletosleep 13% 6%
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Dizziness 11% 6%Afraid/scared 9% 3%Devalued 7% 5%Givingup 2% 4%
Sometimes Female MaleCrying 60% 36%Angry 52% 58%Grief/loss 43% 49%Dizziness 40% 36%Embarrassed 33% 35%Upset 30% 48%Unabletosleep 28% 27%Afraid/Scared&Devalued
24% 29%
Worried 20% 31%Overwhelmed 20% 29%Lonely 17% 18%Needalcohol 4% 25%
Part4a:Confidencebeforeandafterimpairments.Thequestionsbelowwereusedtomeasurehowdisabilityimpactedonconfidence.Therespondentsidentifiedthattheyhavelossofconfidenceasaresultofdisability.Confidence Female Maleimpairment Sometimes SometimesAfterimpairment. Never Never
Part5:Depression,AnxietyandStressScore.DAS-21TheDepression,AnxietyandStressScores(DAS-21)wasasatooladoptedtomeasurethelevelofpsychologicaldistressforpeoplewithphysicalimpairments.However,asignificantamountofdatacouldnotbeusedasaresultofdiscrepancieswithinthedata.ToensureaccuracyintheDAS-21scores,only70resultswereusedincluding27femaleresponsesand44maleresponses.TheresultsbelowaremeasuredaccordingtotheDAS-21scales.
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Theresultsshowthatmenhadextremelyseverestresscomparedtowomen.However,womenstillshowedextremelyseveredepressionandsevereanxietyandstresslevels.Theseresultsconfirmthehypothesisthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesexperienceahighlevelofpsychologicaldistress.However,whethertheyexperienceahigherlevelofpsychologicaldistresscomparedtopeoplewithoutdisabilitiesrequiresfurtherdataofthepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithoutdisabilities.FemaleScores Depression:16.76 Anxiety:7.80 Stress:30.527respondents ExtremelySevere Severe SevereMale Depression:14 Anxiety:6.9 Stress:30.544respondents ExtremelySevere Moderate ExtremelySevere
Part6:ImpactonlifeWhenaskedwhatwastheimpactonthelackofincomeintherespondentslife.Theparticipantsidentifiedthatthelackofincomeimpactedonfamily,accessingservicesandhinderedprogressinlife.Impactonlife Female MaleFamily 98% 96%Services 37% 39%Lackofprogressinlife 36% 33%
Part6.a:ImpactonsocialrelationshipsIntermsofsocialrelationships,respondentsidentifiedthattherewasnodifferenceinrelationshipbeforeandaftertheimpairment.Thisisrathersurprising,asthefocusgroupsandindividualinterviewsshowedisolationasafactorofconcern.Itishypothesizedthatthispartofthesurveywasnotunderstoodcorrectly,astheinstructionstofillinginthissectionmeansthattheremustbeconsiderableimpact.
Part6.b:TypesofdiscriminationWhenaskedaboutwhattypesofdiscriminationrespondentsexperienced,beingblamed,teasedandhavingbadwordsorswearwordsspokentoo,werethemostcommonexperiences.Theseexperienceswereidentifiedequallybybothgenders.
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Typesofdiscrimination Female MaleBeingblamed 65% 68%Beingteased 50% 54%Bad/swearwords 29% 24%
Part6.c:ImpactonexpectationsIntermsoftheimpactofdisabilityonexpectations,participantsidentifiedthattheirhopesformobility,workandmarriagewerethemostaffected.Thesinglemoststrikingobservationisthehighernumberoffemalesindicatingthattheexpectationformarriagewasmostlyaffected.Expectations Female MaleMobility 56% 65%Work 55% 66%Marriage 73% 52%
Part6.d:ImpactonfamilyParticipantsidentifiedthatthelargestimpactonthefamilyasaresultofdisabilityincludesneedingtobereliantontheirpartneranddiscriminationtowardsfamilymembers.Itisimportanttonotethatmoremalesindicatedbecomingmorereliantwhencomparedtofemales.Femalesexperiencedahighernumberofbeingcheatedupon,howevermenexperiencedmoredivorcefromfemalepartners.Impactonfamily Female MaleDepending/reliantonpartner
73% 81%
Discriminationtofamilymembers
50% 50%
Beingcheatedon 27% 4%Divorce 0% 25%
Part7:ServicesWhenaskedwhatserviceswerethemostandleastaccessed,exercise,freeserviceandphysiotherapywerethemostaccessedservice,thisislikelyduetorespondentsbeingPRCclients.Incontrast,materialneeds,livelihoodandbudgetforeducationweretheleastaccessedservice.
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Often Female MaleExercise 84% 87%Freeservice 84% 79%Physiotherapy 74% 62%Food&shelter 70% 70%Counseling 59% 55%
Never Female MaleMaterialneeds 93% 88%Livelihood 69% 69%Budgetforeducation 66% 82%Travelallowance 65% 63%
Part7a:ServicesthatcontributetopositivementalhealthThefollowingtableidentifiesthetypesofpositivementalhealthmechanismsthatarebeingused.Respondentsidentifiedthatencouragement,peersupport,havinggoodrelationshipsandsocializingwerethemostimportantpartofaccessingservices.Theyidentifiedtheseashelpfulinenhancingthesenseofwell-being.Aspectsthatcontributetofeelinggoodaboutlife
Female Male
Encouragementfromothers/peersupport
96% 99%
Goodrelationship 82% 73%Socializing 38% 25%Finance/earninganincome
29% 32%
Assistivedevices 18% 25%Awarenessagainstdiscrimination
16% 13%
Part7b:LocationofservicesAlmostallparticipantsidentifiedasbeinglocatedinKampongChamandaccessingservicesinthePRC.
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Part8:FutureServicesWhenaskedaboutwhatfutureservicestherespondentswouldlike,theyidentified10servicesasextremelyimportant.Theseinterestinglydon’tmatchwiththeservicestheyidentifiedthatcontributetopositivementalhealth,(see7a)VeryImportant Female MaleAssistivedevices 100% 100%Awarenessraisingoftherights/needsofpeoplewithdisabilities
100% 100%
Governmentsupportforpeoplewithdisabilities
100% 100%
NGOsupportforpeoplewithdisabilities
100% 100%
Assistancewitholdageing
100% 100%
Freehealthcare 100% 98%Counseling 98% 100%Mentalhealthservices 98% 97%Jobopportunity/employmentservices
85% 74%
GettingI.Dpoorcards 85% 78%
5.QualitativeFindings
Peoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies
1. Theunderstandingofhealthandwell-beingwithintheKhmercontextThelargestconceptofhealthandwell-beingamongbothmenandwomenwithphysicaldisabilitiesandamongpeoplewithcongenitaldisabilitiesrevolvedaroundbeinghygienic.Participantsdescribedhavinggoodhygienesuchasaccessingcleanfoodandwater,havingacleanbodythroughtakingabathandwashinghands,andbeinginacleanenvironmentsuchasatidyandcleanhome.Alargerproportionofwomenwithdisabilitiesdescribehavingagoodandfunctioningbodyandhavingnobodilyillnesses,aswellbeing.
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Thesecondlargestconceptofhealthandwell-beingwasidentifiedbyparticipantsashavingincome.Themajorityofparticipantsexpressedthatincomewasassociatedwithbasicneedsandlivelihood.Asmallergroupofrespondentsidentifiedthatthelackofincomeasrelatedtoaccesstoeducation.Averylimitedamountofparticipantsidentifiedincomeaseffectingrelationshipswithrelativesandthewidercommunity.Asmallamountoffemaleswithdisabilitiesidentifiedthatsocializingwithotherindividualswithfamilieswithadisabilitieswasimportanttohealthandwell-being.
2. Howsadness,depression,distressanxiety(psychologicaldistress)affectpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies?
a. LivelihoodIthasbeenidentifiedacrossallfocusgroupsthatlivelihoodwasthebiggestcontributortopsychologicaldistress.Specifically,incomewasmentionedasthelargestsourcetolivelihood.Mostparticipantsidentifythelackofwelfare/socialsupportandservicesprovidedbythegovernment.However,familiesandpeoplewithdisabilitiesoftenexpressthattheexpensesformedicaltreatment,travelexpensesandmedicationbecomeamajordrainageonincome,whichcontributestotheirpsychologicaldistress.Manyparticipantsalsoreportedthelossofassetsincludingthesellingofland,equipmentandvehiclesinordertomeetdailylivingexpenses.Theseparticipantsreportedsignificantpsychologicaldistressasaresultofthelossofassets.Somemaleparticipantsidentifiedthatthelackoflivelihoodaffectedtheirstatuswithinthecommunity,whichincreasedtheirpsychologicaldistress.
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b. BasicNeeds&Shelter Thelackofbasicneedsisoftencorrelatedtodiminishinglivelihood.Almostallparticipantsexpresssignificantpsychologicaldistressasaresultofthelackoffoodduetotheinadequateincome.Someparticipantsexpressedsadnessthattheylivedinpoorerlivingconditionsasaresultofthedepletionofincome.Asmallamountofparticipantsidentifiedanxietyasaresultofthelackofsafetyintheirhomeandintheircommunityduetogangs.
c. Unemployment
Respondentsidentifiedthatunemploymentasaparamountcausetopsychologicaldistress.Participantsexplainedthatifthepartnerneedstobecomeacarerthenthereisdoublelossofincome.Specifically,respondentsdescribedtheneedtofindexternalassistance,whichmayincludeobtainingloansandsellingassetssuchasfarmlandsandmotorbikes.Peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieshavedescribedfeelingsofintensestressfrombeingindebtandwhenaskedforrepaymentoftheirloans.Respondentsalsoidentifiedtheloosingofassetscontributedtolowself-esteemandalowsenseofstatusinthecommunity.
d. Family
Familywasequallyexpressedasamajorconcernforallgroups.Mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesidentifydependentsinthefamilysuchaschildren,partnersandageingparentsasasignificantsourceofconcern.However,participantsexpressedtoagreatdegreethattheresponsibilitytotakecareofoldageingparentscausesasubstantiallevelofpsychologicaldistress.
e. Comparison
Peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieshaveidentifiedcomparisonasasourceofpsychologicaldistress.Foroneparticipant,thiswasidentifiedasamajorsourceofsuicideideation.Individualswithadisabilitywerecomparingthemselvesagainstotherfamilies,siblings,andotherpeople’schildrenwhoareabletoprogressinlife.Anexampleincludesonecareersayingthattheycouldn'twalk,hadtoselltheirmotorbikeandneverownedacarastheyhadhopedlikeeveryoneelse.Therewerealsomothersthatwouldcomparetheirchildtotheirotherchildrenandtheirfriend’schildren.Oneparticipantsaidthathiswifewouldlietoherworkcolleaguesregardingherhusbands’disabilityinordertosaveface.Thelackofhonorthatthepersonwithdisabilitybringsonthefamilywasidentifiedasasourcesadnessandpsychologicaldistress.
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f. StigmasandDiscriminationPeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesidentifiedstigmaanddiscriminationasamajorsourceofpsychologicaldistress.Participants,whohadacquiredimpairmentlaterinlife,experiencedahigherlevelofpsychologicaldistress.Participantscommonlydescriedthatneighborsbecomelessfriendlywhencomparedtobefore.InoneinstanceanEnglishteacherwasbelievedtobeunabletocontrolhisclassasaresultofarmimpairment.Additionally,theparticipantsalsoidentifiedthatthereisastrainanddistancingfromcloserelativeswhousedtoadmirehisadvice.Respondentsidentifiedthatthelackofvalueontheopinionsandviewsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesisolatestheminengaginginmeaningfulactivitiessuchascommunitydecisionsandconfinestheindividualintheirhomes.
g. Impairment
Theseverityofimpairmentwasamajordeterminantofthelevelofpsychologicaldistressassociatedtoeveryliving.Alargeamountofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesconsidereddailytasksasasourceofmajorpsychologicaldistress.Participantsexpressedthechallengesofruralofinfrastructureandsignificantenvironmentalbarriersespeciallywhenneedingtousethetoilet.Someparticipantshaveidentifiedthatdespitehavingprostheticstheenvironmentalbarriersstillmakelifeextremelydifficultforthem,especiallyonpoorlybuiltroads.Thelevelofdependenceorindependencewasalsoamajordeterminantforpsychologicaldistress.Forexample,asubstantialvolumeofparticipantsidentifiedthatbeinghighlydependentontheirpartnersforeverythingwasasourceofhighstressandsadness.Incontrast,participantswithassistivedevicesexpressedlesspsychologicaldistressasaresultoftheirabilitytobedependent.
h. Education
Peoplewithdisabilitiesidentifiedthatnotbeingabletoattendschoolwasasourceofhighpsychologicaldistress.Participantsdescribedenvironmentalandattitudinalbarrierssuchaslongdistance,inabilitytowalkintheraindespitehavingtheprostheticsandseverebullyingandname-callingasbeingassociatedtoeducation.Onecommunityhealthvolunteerrecountedthatsheknewonemaleadolescentwithadisabilitywhowantedtobuypoisonouspillstocommitsuicideasaresultofbeingunabletoattendschool.
i. Community
Thecommunityhasbeenidentifiedasamajorsourceofdiscrimination,socialexclusionandstigma,whichcontributestopsychologicaldistressforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies
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describedexperiencesofteasing,blame,andswearwords,feelingsofdisgust,beinglookedat,mockingandharassmentbythecommunitymembers.Carersmayexperiencesignificantblameforthechildhavingadisability.Inonecase,theneighborstoldthemothersheshouldhaveletthedoctors’injectedmedicationtokillherdaughterasanewborninsteadoflettingherlive.Asaresultofsignificantdiscrimination,peoplewithdisabilitiesbecomeisolatedfromthecommunityandexperienceloneliness,whichfurtherexacerbatespsychologicaldistress.
FemaleswithphysicalimpairmentsAlmostallwomenidentifiedsadnessor“difficultinheart”asthemostcommonfeelingwithphysicalimpairmentsasaresultofthelackofincome.Alargemajorityofparticipantsidentifiedthereasonofsadnesstonotbeingabletodoanythingandexpressingadifferentlife.Somerespondentsexpressedsadnessasaresultoffeelingphysicallyweak,lossoflimbandlossoffriendsasaresult.Afewrespondentsexpressedfeelingsofembarrassmentduetohavingaweaklegandbeingdivorced.Asmallamountofparticipantsidentifiedfeelingnervousasaresultoftheirinabilitytomakeanincome,difficultinwearingshoesanddiscriminationandbullyingatschool.Onlyoneparticipantsaidthattheywereangrybecausethecommunityhadencouragedherhusbandtodivorceherasaresultofthedisability.Familywasidentifiedbeingdirectlyimpactedasaresultofpsychologicaldistress.Psychologicaldistressmadedecision-makingandconflictresolutionwithothersandfamilymembersmoredifficultastheywereconstantlyannoyed,wereimpatientandstressed.Conflictinthefamilycanincludesayingbadwordstoeachother,clashingwithoneanotherandfeelingconstantanger.Intermsofsociallife,femalerespondentsexpressedfeelingalackofinterest,beingunabletosocializeandfeelingisolatedandembarrassed.Thereweregeneralsymptomsthatweredescribedbywomenwithphysicalimpairmentsincludinghavingsevereheadaches,dizziness,anxiety,bodyachesandashakingheart.Someparticipantsidentifiedthattheyhadtotakemedicationandintravenoustherapytolessentheseverityoftheheadachesandothershadcontemplatedsuicide.Onlyafewmentionedthattheyweresadbecausetheystayedathome,livedalone,hadpoorbalanceandwereunabletodemandforbetterlivingconditions.Amongfemaleparticipants,whohaveidentifiedthatpsychologicaldistressimpactedtheirdailylife,specificexamplesincludedtheinabilitytoconcentrateindailyactivitiessuchasworkandstudies,tothinkofnewideasandenergylevels.
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Someparticipantsexplainedfeelingundesirableandunsuitableformarriagewasasignificantsourceofsadness.Oneparticipantaskedherhusbandtodivorceher,asshewantedtoprotecthimfromembarrassment.Anotherparticipantsaidthatherneighborsurgedherhusbandtodivorceherduetothedisability.Somewomensharedthattheyweredivorcedoncetheyobtainedimpairment.
Maleswithphysicalimpairments
Maleswithadisabilitydescribedasignificantamountofpsychologicaldistressasaresultofthewifeneedingtobecomethebreadwinnerandsolesupportforthefamily.Specificallythisincludesnotbeingabletoprovideforthechildren’seducation.Whenaskedwhatpsychologicaldistressdidthemaleswithphysicalimpairmentsfelt,theparticipantsdescribedfeelinghopeless,stressed,anxious,scared,andasenseofgriefandloss.
Asecondmajorreasonfortheirpsychologicaldistresswasidentifiedaspoverty.Specifically,participantsassociatepovertytopoorlivingconditions,havingpoorparents,havinglowsalaryandnofood.Otherreasonsthatcontributedtopsychologicaldistressincludeavarietyofreasonsincludingthedisability,discriminationandbeingunabletocontributetothewell-beingandneedsofthefamily.
Maleparticipantswhohadroadtrafficaccidentsfrequentlyexpressedthattheyfeltscaredevery-dayandwereeasilytraumatized.Specificallytheyexpressedfeelingscaredofbeinginacar,beingonsomeone’sbackorridingonthebackofthemotorbike.Thesesymptomsmaysuggestsignsofposttraumaticstressdisorder.
Menwithcongenitaldisabilitydemonstratedhighlevelsofpsychologicaldistressthatmayleadtoapsychosocialdisability.Menwithcongenitaldisabilitiesexpressverylittlemotivationduringtheinterviewsandhaveidentifiednosourceofpositivementalhealth.Oneparticipantdescribedfeelingdisempoweredtoremovehispsychologicaldistress.Theparticipantmentionedthattheyhaveideasbutareunabletoactuponthem.Someparticipantsfeltdisempoweredtowalkoutsidetheirhomesandfeltlikethattheyhadnomorefuture.Amongmenwithcongenitaldisabilitiesverylittlepositivementalhealthwasidentified.Theonlysupportidentifiedincludedhavingrelationships,socializing,havingpurpose,andbeingempoweredandreceivingassistivedevices.Thereislittlerecognitionofmentalhealthissuesoranysolutiontosymptomstomentalhealthissues.
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Almostallcarersexpressedthesignificanthardshipanddutiesrelatedtocaringforapersonwithadisabilityasamajorsourceofsadnessanddistress.Thesecarersoftenhighlightthelackoffamilysupport,governmentsupportandpoorlivingconditionstheylivein.Additionally,alargemajorityofcarersreportedthattheylackedincometoprovideforthemselves,thepersonwithadisabilityandotherdependentsinthefamilyandfeltanxiousaboutthefuture.Manycarersoftenselltheirassetsandquittheirjobsinordertobecomefulltimecarers.Somecarersexpressedthattheybecameisolatedasaresultofneedingtobecomeafulltimecarerandthismadethemfeellonelyandsad.
Somecarersidentifythatphysicalviolenceandemotionalabusefromthepeoplewithdisabilitiesofwhomtheyarecaringfor,wasamajorsourceofpsychologicaldistress.Respondentsdescribedbeingblamedbythepersonwithadisability,complainingandanger.Motherswhoareoftencarersmentionedpsychologicaldistressasaresultofthediscriminationandbullyingthechildrenwithdisabilitiesfaceatschool.Afewcarersmentionedthattheyhadlowerself-esteemandfeltembarrassedasaresultoftheirchildwhohasadisability.
Aconsiderableamountofcarer’salsodescribedexperiencesofdiscriminationasaresultofthechildwithadisability.Forexample,onerespondentexplainedthatshewasblamedforherlackofeducationduringpregnancy,whichhasresultedinthechildobtainingacongenitaldisability.Significantpsychologicaldistressexperiencedbythecarermayproduceconsequencessuchasblamingthepersonwithadisability,wantingtoleavethechildwithdisabilitybehind,becomingphysicallyviolentsuchasthrowingthings,wantingtorunawayandbecomingemotionallyviolentandraisingone’svoiceorshouting.
3. Thepositivementalhealth(optimism,self-esteem)ofpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies
ThePhysicalRehabilitationCentre(PRC)hasbeenidentifiedasthemostdominantsourceofpositivementalhealthamongallpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.ParticipantshaveidentifiedthatthePRCprovidedthemwithdirectemotionalandtangiblesupport.Respondentsgavesimilarexamplesincludingcounseling,rehabilitation,assistivedevices,adviceonhowtoliveinsociety,budgetforeducation,shelter,food,financialassistance,materialgoodsandphysiotherapy.Thesecondlargestsourceofpositivementalhealthwasdirectlytoregainingabilitytoperformbasictasks.Thisisoftendescribedbyparticipantsasbeingabletoengageindailyactivitiessuchaswalking,working,bringingwater,cookinganddoingwhatevertheywant.Carersandfamilymembersalsoacknowledgedthatseeingpeoplewithdisabilitiesgainmobilitywasasourceof
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theirjoyandprovidedasenseofhopeforthem.Thethirdsourceofinformalpsychologicalsupportidentifiedbyallparticipantsisencouragement.Mostparticipantsidentifiedthatencouragementcamefromfamilymembers,thecommunityandthestaffatthePRC.Lastly,bothpeoplewithdisabilitiesandcarersidentifiedthatkeepingbusyandentertainedprovidedrelaxationandrelieffrompsychologicaldistress.Theseincludedwatchingtelevision,goingtoascenicplace,meetingfriends,andsingingashelpful.
FemaleswithphysicalimpairmentsThelargestaspecttohappinessforwomenwithdisabilitieswasobtainingassistivedevicesthatallowedthemtobeactiveandmobile.Theactivitiesidentifiedincludedbeingabletowork,carrywater,cook,driveamotorbike,gotothemarket,washclothes,cleanthedishesandcleanthehouse.Asmalleramountofwomenexpressedthatbeingabletojointraditionalevents,beingindependentandseeingotherswithsimilarproblemscontributedtofeelingsofhappiness.Whenaskedaboutwhatcontributedtopositivementalhealth,femaleswithphysicalimpairmentsidentifiedthatencouragementandhavingworkwerethetwoimportantaspects.However,forfamiliesandcarersitwasseeingthechildorpersonwithdisabilitiesgetbetter.Religion,beingactiveandgainingabilitywasidentifiedassomewhatsignificantfactorstopositivementalhealth.
Maleswithphysicalimpairments
Incontrasttofemales,incomewasamajorcontributortopositivementalhealthformaleswithphysicalimpairments.Itwascleareramongmaleswithlandmineinjuriesthatprogresswasanimportantaspectofpositivementalhealth.Otherreasonsthathelpedpositivityincludedhavingaskill,beingabletosupportparents,socializing,religionandhavingself-confidence.
4. Toidentifyhowpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealthaffectbarriersandfacilitatorstoservices.
Noparticipantsidentifiedthatpsychologicaldistress(sadness,anxietyordistress)deterredthemfromengagementinservices.However,positivementalhealthplayedagreaterroleinfacilitatingservices.Allgroupsidentifiedregainingmobilityasamajorencouragementtoreturntoservice.Alargenumberofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandfamilymembersexpressedthattheywerewillingtoovercomeobstaclesinordertomeetwiththesupportivestaffandotherswhosharedsimilarexperiences.
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Community
5. Thecommunityunderstandingofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth
Whenaskedwhatpsychologicaldistress(sadness,anxietyordistress)meant,thecommunityassociatedpsychologicaldistressmainlytochronicdisease,poorlivingstandardsandpoverty.Poorlivingstandardsincludedalackofshelterandfood.However,povertywasconsideredaslivinginpoorconditionsandowingmoneytopeople.Otherreasonsweregiventoexplainpsychologicaldistresssuchasnothavingawayforward,unemployment,andlackofeducation,havingtoomanychildren,comparedtoothersandhavingnoonetodependon.Afewparticipantsexpressedthatthinkingalotandbeingunabletosleepcontributedtopsychologicaldistress.Onerespondentmentionedthatlackofintellectispsychologicaldistress.Thecommunityidentifiedthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesexperienceanxiety,sadnessandsuicideideationrespectively.Participantassociatedanxietytothelackofability,loweducation,lackofincomeandunemployment.Sadnesswasattributedtodivorce,discriminationandpoorhygiene.However,suicideideationwasdescribedwhensadnessandanxietyisexacerbatedbydiscriminationsuchbullyingandharassment.Thecommunityidentifiedcounselingasasourceofpositivementalhealth.However,doinggood,givingdonations,workingandreceivingreferraltomentalhealthserviceswerealsocommonthemesaroundpositivementalhealth.Feweractivitieswereoutlinedascontributingtopositivementalhealthincludingmedicine,activities,andgoingtothedoctorhelpfulforpositivementalhealth.
6. Whatisthecommunityresponsetopeoplewithphysicalimpairments?Themainconceptofdisabilityamongthecommunityrevolvesaroundthenotionofpity.Additionally,communitymembersidentifythatwithpeoplewithdisabilitiestheyarealwaysinlackandrequirehelp.However,communityleaders,keyvolunteersandmembersareawarethatpeoplewithdisabilitiesfaceandtheirfamiliesfacesignificantdiscriminationandarevulnerablemembersofsociety.Specifically,mostcommunechiefsrecognizedthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesareostracizedandrejectedwithinthecommunity.Thecommunitychiefsidentifiedthattheyhavemadeeffortstopromotetherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities,fundraisefromNGOs,reducepovertyandhelpmaketheirlivesbetter.Additionally,acommunityleadermentionedthatheinformshisteamtopayattention,notignoreandtreatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesequally.
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Fromconductingtheinterviewsmostcommunitymembersandserviceprovidersadmitthatthereisalackofrecognition,lackofconfidenceinabilityandskills,apoorexpectationofworkperformanceanddisbeliefinworkcapacityofpeoplewithdisabilities.Despitepromotingpeoplewithdisabilitiestoworkhard,thereisaseverelimitationofappropriatejobopportunitiesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesortheirfamilymemberswhoarefulltimecarers.Forexample,onecarerhadtoworkirregularlytoassistthechildtogettreatmentbutwasfiredandblamedforherinconsistentworkschedule.Forcarersandpeoplewithdisabilities,theyexpressfeelinghopelessandextremelystressedasaresultofinflexiblejobopportunities.
7. Theroleofthecommunityineffectingbarriersandfacilitatorstoservices.
Thecommunityhasidentifiedthattheyprovideasignificantlevelofinformalsupportsuchasencouragement,informationdistributionandcharitabledeeds.Theyhavedescribedtheirrolesasprovidingitemslikenoodles,rice,somebudgetandsomechickens.Thecommunityvolunteerswereidentifiedasplayingamajorroleinraisingawarenessanddistributinggeneralinformationaboutpublichealth,basicmentalhealth,socialservicesanddomesticviolence.Onevolunteerinthecommunityexpressedthatthereisalackofavailablehumanresourceswithinthecommunitytomeetalltheneedsofthefamilywithchildrenwithdisabilities.Onsomeoccasionsthecommunityleadersandvolunteersencourageothervillagerstohelpsupportpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieswithmaterialgoods.
Thecommunityvolunteersidentifiedsignificantabuseforpeoplewithseveredisabilitiesandmaybetheonlysourceofdetection.Specificallycommunityvolunteerswereabletoidentifythatwhenthepeoplewithdisabilitieshavegrownolder,familiesandpeoplemoveonandthereislesscareandattentiontowardsthem.Acommunityvolunteergaveanexampleofparentsthatwererequiredtoearnanincome,wholeftthepersonwithadisabilityalonewithoutanymealinthehouseuntiltheirreturn.Althoughthecommunityvolunteeraskedthefamiliestotakecareofthepersonwithadisabilitytherewasnoactionimplementedandtheadvicewasignored.Incontrasttherearealsocasesofchildrenwhowereneglectingtheparentwithadisability.
ServiceProviders&Stakeholders
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Thegeneralviewofthestakeholderstowardspeoplewithdisabilitiesispity,theinabilitytowork,lackingeducationandhavepoorlivingconditions.However,thedegreeofknowledgeregardingthechallengesandthelevelofpsychologicaldistressesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesfacevarysignificantlybetweenserviceproviders.Ingeneral,serviceprovidersfelttheywereabletoaddressgeneralmacroproblemsthatcausementalhealthissuesincludingtheissuesofpoverty,lackingfood,poorshelter,genderinequality,pooragriculture,notowningland,domesticviolence,discriminationandalcoholism.Additionally,serviceproviderswereabletoequatetheseissuestothelackofgovernmentinfluence,lackofhumanresources,lackofresourcesandthelackofresearchregardingthedisabilitysectorwithinCambodia.Almostallserviceprovidersacknowledgethatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesfacesubstantialattitudinalbarrierswithinthecommunity.
Mentalhealthserviceprovidersstatedtheywereabletoaddresssignificantproblemsamongthegeneralpopulationsuchasdepression,suicideideation,sleepingproblemsandpsychosisbuthadverylittlecontactwithpeoplewithdisabilities.Almostallserviceprovidersidentifiedthatdiscriminationbyfamilyrelationshipswouldoftenhaveaneffectonpsychologicaldistress.Whenaskedaboutstrategiesforpositivementalhealth,mostserviceproviderssaidtheyofferedfriendlyservices,encouragingpeoplewithdisabilitiestoavoiddepression,geteducatedandthat“onedaythey’llgethonoredforsucceedinginlife”.
Serviceproviderswhoareinhighpositionsheldastrongmedicalview,heldcommonstereotypesandhadlittleunderstandingaboutthepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Thisgroupdescribedpeoplewithdisabilitiesaslackingcapacity,lackingtheabilitytoachieveandlacktheabilitytothink,aremostlybeggars,don’thaveafutureandexperiencediscrimination.Yet,therespondentsinhighpositionsadmittedthattheylackknowledgeanddirectexperiencewhenworkingwithpeoplewithdisabilities.Specifically,theyoftenexplainedthatthefrontlineworkersweretrainedbutthisinformationisnottransferredthroughtoleadershippositions.Theyalsoexplainedthatthedemandontheirrolewithinaresourcepoorenvironmenthasnotallowedthemtheavailabilitytojointhesetrainingevents.Asaresult,mostprojectsandpolicieslacktheconsiderationofpeoplewithdisabilities.Onecommentbythisgroupwasmadethataspeoplewithdisabilitiesarelessproductivethereforetheyarelessvaluable.Anothercommentwasthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesbecometheresponsibilityofneighborsandpagodas.Serviceprovidersinmiddlemanagementweremoreawareofthemacro,mezzoandmicrochallengesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesfacewhichconstitutestopsychologicaldisorders.Theyidentifieddifficultyinfindingemployment,
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struggletoperformwork,lackopportunityandlackincome.Theywerealsoabletorelatethesefactorstopoorqualityoflife,impactsonmarriage,familyconflict,discrimination,bringingdishonortothefamilyanddomesticviolence.Additionally,aserviceproviderexpressedthatparentswilloftenencouragetheirchildrentodivorcetheirpartnerwithadisability.Someserviceprovidersmentionedthatfamilieswouldhidepeoplewithdisabilitiesandthosewhoweremarriedtoapersonwithadisabilityhadnofuture.
TheheadoftheDisabledPeople’sOrganization(DPO)providedconsiderableinsightonthepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithdisabilities.Specifically,thatpeoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencehighlevelsofstressandangerasaresultofdiscriminationandunemployment.Additionally,therespondentidentifiedacomprehensiveviewofdisabilityandothercomplexbarriersincludingthepsychologicaldistresscausedbypubertyamongyoungpeoplewithdisabilities,thelackofinclusiveeducationandhighlevelofsexualabuseanddiscriminationamongwomenwithdisabilities.
9. Towhatextentdoespsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealthaffectbarriersandfacilitatorstoservicesforpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies?
Serviceprovidersexperiencesignificantfrustrationwhenprovidingservicesforpeoplewithdisabilities.Theyidentifiedexperiencingabuseandfrustrationforthepersonwithadisability.Aswellasthistheystatedfamilymemberswouldattendappointmentsinsteadofthepersonwithadisability.Asaresultofthis,serviceproviderswerenotabletodiagnosetheillnessandthefamilyhadincurredlossduetotravelexpensestothehospital.Thosewhohadexperienceworkingwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesdescribedthattheclientswereangry,annoyedandimpatientquickly.However,theyalsomentionedthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencesignificantopportunitylossasaresultoftravellingandarerequiredtowaitalldaytobeseenforappointments.Someprovidersofferextramedicationtohelppeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesavoidtravellingmultipletimestoservices.Traditionalhealerswereidentifiedasasourceofpsychologicaldistressastheydrainfinancesonpeoplewithdisabilitiesandincurfurtherpsychologicaldistress.Somefieldinterviewsrevealedthatgiventhepreconceptionsrelatedtomentalhealthissuesatthecommunitylevel,visitingtraditionalhealerscouldalsohelppeopletobebetteracceptedinthecommunityastheyhavetriedtocurethemselvesfollowingthetraditionalway.Somepeoplewithdisabilitiesobtaindebttopayfortraditionalhealers,whichcausesfurtherpsychologicaldistress.
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Whoarethestakeholders,whataretheirapproachesandexperienceswithdealingwithpeoplewithphysicalimpairments?
Serviceprovidersandcommunityleadershaveidentifiedthatadvocacyandpromotinginternationaleventsthatemphasizetherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesiscritical.Raisingawarenessaboutlivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilitiestohigh-rankingofficialsandinstitutionssuchashospitals,thegovernmentandtheprivatesectorisessential.
Serviceprovidersandcommunityleadersalsoidentifiedlegalassistanceforpeoplewithdisabilitiesasparamountwhendealingwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Someserviceprovidersacknowledgethatthereisverylittleimplementationofdisabilitylawandalackoflawtoprotectpeoplewithdisabilities.Participantsidentifiedthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesrequireassistancewhentheyfaceaccidents,domesticviolence,abuseandotherlegalneeds.Specifically,thechiefrecommendedthateducationandwarningtofamiliesaboutpunishmentiftheyabusepeoplewithdisabilitieswouldhelpreducetheviolencethathappensinfamilies.Educationforfamiliesaffectedbydisabilityincludeshowtohaveresilienceandavoidabusetowardspeoplewithdisabilities.Additionally,thecommunitychiefalsomentionedthathewouldpointpeoplewithdisabilitiestoauthorityiftheyhaveneedsregardingpeopleandavoidbecomingfrustrated.Thecommunitychiefsaidthatoncetheneedhasbeenidentifiedsuchasneedingajob,theywouldcontactorliaisewithNGOstohelpfindthemajob.However,serviceprovidersalsoacknowledgethatthelackofbudgetandhumanresourceisamajorbarriertoimplementinglegalassistanceforpeoplewithdisabilities.
Trainingofothergovernmentsectorsthatarenotdisabilityrelatedwasidentifiedasanimportantstrategytoincreasetherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities.However,thecommunityandserviceprovidersregardedNGOsasthemainsourceforeducatinggovernmentsectorsandprovidingawarenessontherightsforpeoplewithdisabilities.Additionally,NGOswerealsoregardedasthemainsourceofsupportandavenueforemploymentforpeoplewithdisabilities.Ithasbeenidentifiedthatcommunityleadersandvolunteersactivelypromotethesehopestopeoplewithdisabilitiesthat“oneday”anNGOmayprovidefreeeducationandajob.Additionally,high-levelofficialsidentifiedthattheyshouldbeinvolvedtrainingandworkshoprunbyNGOs.However,serviceprovidersmentionedthatinternationalNGOsshouldhelpeducateandraiseawarenessaboutpoliciesandresearchforpeoplewithdisabilities.Onlyafewserviceprovidersmentionedtheneedforfurthermentalhealtheducationandtraining.
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a. Thecurrentmentalhealthservicesexisting,arethoseservicesaccessible&inclusiveofpeoplewithphysicalimpairments?
Serviceprovidershaveidentifiedthattherearementalhealthservicesavailableatthehospitalandhealthcenters.However,serviceprovidersdescribedthattheyhavehadverylittleexposuretopeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Serviceprovidersidentifiedthatraisingawarenessregardingmentalhealththroughradioandposterareineffectiveandhomevisitsarethepreferredwayoftransferringknowledge.Additionally,serviceprovidersexplainedthattheindividualswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesthathadlow-leveleducationsrequiredengagementwiththeinformationinorderfortheinformationtobeeffectivelyreceived.Intermsofaccessibility,someserviceproviderswereabletoidentifytheimportanceofcarer’sinaccessinghealthcare,theneedformoreawarenesswithinthecommunityregardinghealthservicesandthedifficultiesoftravellingtoservicesforpeoplewithdisabilities.
b. Whataretheexistingbarrierspeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamiliesfaceinaccessingservicese.g.physical,attitudes,practices,policies?
i. LackofKnowledgePeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesexperienceservicesthatlackappropriatedesignandsensitivityoftheirneedsandlivedexperiences.Frontlineserviceprovidersatthehealthcentersdescribedthelackofaccessiblebuildingfacilities,thelackofappropriateprocessesforpeoplewithdifferenttypesofimpairmentsatthehospital(i.e.peoplewhohaveavisualimpairmentorhardofhearing)andlackoftoiletfacilitiesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesatthehospital.Respondentsinhighpositionsadmittedthattheyhavehadnocontactwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesandlackedtheknowledgeoftheirneeds.Theymentionedthatmanyfrontlineworkerswouldreceivetrainingbutknowledgeisnottransfertotheirlevel.Additionally,high-rankingofficialsidentifiedthatpeoplewithdisabilitieshavenotbeenincludedandconsideredinthedesignofservices.Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencesignificantadversitywhenusingpublicservices.
Serviceprovidersalsoexplainedthattheydonothaveaclearunderstandingofthespecificneedsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesincludingtheprevalenceratesofimpairmentintheircommunity.Thespecificinformationthattheyidentifiedtobeusefulincludedthenumberofpeoplewhorequirededucation,thenumberofmaleversusfemaleindividualswithdisabilities,thosewhorequiredfinancialassistanceandthosewhoneededassistancewithemployment.Onecomment
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madewasthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesdon’texperiencebarriersandchallengeswhenaccessingservices.Asaresult,servicesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesremaininconsistentamonggovernmentservicesandNGOs.
ii. LackofResources
Peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesdonotreceiveaccesstogovernmentassistanceandprogramsasaresultofpoorimplementation.Specifically,thelackofhumanresourcesandbudgetswerethemajorsourceoftheirinabilitytoactionoutthesepoliciesfromthegovernment.Aserviceprovideridentifiedexpressedthatdespitenewlawsbeingenforcedbythegovernmentondisability,therehasbeenverybeenalimitedamountofimplementationofthoselaws.Specifically,acharityboxandacommitteewereformedforpeoplewithdisabilitiesasaresultoflegalrequirementsbuttheseprogramshavenotbeenimplemented.Someserviceprovidersascertainedthatthecommunityalsolackedthenecessaryresourcestoeffectivelyhelppeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesandthisrolebelongedtothegovernment.TheyhavealsoindicatedtheymanyNGOsdonotadheretotherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandwerenotabletooperatepracticallyaccordingtopolicies.
iii. CharityFocusedMostserviceprovidersseepeoplewithdisabilitiesasrecipientsofcharity.However,thisviewisenforcedastheyexpressedthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilyoftenrequestformonetaryassistance.Despitethisview,manyserviceprovidersacknowledgethistypeofassistanceasunsustainable.
DiscussiononadditionalfindingsandconclusionsAsaresultofrichdataobtainedfromtheresearch,thesethemeshaveemergedthatfalloutsidethescopeofthisresearch.However,thisinformationprovidesadditionaldepthandinsightintothecurrentdiscussionsaroundmentalhealthissuesfacedbypeoplewithdisabilities.Theadditionaldiscussionswilladdressmajorthemesthathaveemergedwithinthemacro,mezzoandmicroparadigm.
Macro:CollectiveWellBeingDisabilityimpactstheindividualandtheentirefamilyunithoweverthisisevenmoreevidentwithinacollectivistculturesuchasCambodia.Itisclearthatwell-beingissharedcollectivelywithinthefamilyandespeciallyforboththecarersandofpeoplewithdisabilities.Peoplewithdisabilitiesarehighlyconcernedabouthowtheirsituationhasimpactedtheirfamiliesincludingtheirchildren,partnersandparents.Similarly,familyandcarersexperiencesignificantpsychologicaldistressduetothelackofaccessibility,uncertainfutureand
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discriminationpeoplewithdisabilitiesface.Thecomplexdynamicthathappenswithinafamilythatexperiencesadisabilityistheshiftinrolesandresponsibilitiesandthelackofincome.
Macro:LackofrightsforpeoplewithdisabilitiesPeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieshaveverylittleknowledgeandunderstandingabouttheirrights.However,theyaredirectrecipientsofsignificantviolationsofhumanrights.Atpresentthereisaseverelackofadvocacyandprotectionforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieswithinthecommunityagainstdiscrimination.Careshaveexpressedtheirfrustrationatthelackofauthorityagainstdiscriminationbycommunechiefswithinthevillage.
Macro:Institutional&AttitudinalBarrierInternationalliteraturehasidentifiedtwouniversalnormsthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesadoptinordertosurviveincluding,normalizationandacquiescence(Tower,2003).Normalizationincludesdenyingthedisabilityandtryingtoportrayanimageofnormality(Tower,2003).Thisworldviewoftenheldbygovernmentandthepublicsuggeststhatpeoplewithdisabilityshould“tryharder”andbeabletomeetthesameexpectationsofpeoplewithoutdisabilities(Tower,2003).However,thebeliefthatoncepeoplewithdisabilitieswhoachievenormalitywillbesuccessfulandbegenuinelyacceptedinsocietyisfalse(Tower,2003).Theideaofnormalizationisoftenstrenuous,unachievableandunsustainablebypeoplewithdisabilities(Tower,2003).Theviewofnormalizationcanalsobeconsideredasfundamentallyviewingtheproblemofdisabilitythroughthemedicallens(Dupré,2012).Specificallythemedicalmodelfocuseson“fixing”adiseasewhichcanbehealed(Dupré,2012).
Incontrastacquiescenceisthenormofacceptingtheimageofpeoplewithdisabilitiesasvulnerableandbehaveaccordinglytosocietiesexpectationsinordertobenefitfromthecharityofthecommunity(Tower,2003).However,thisnormperpetuatesthecharitymodelanddrivesthepersonswithadisabilitytoremainvoiceless,disempoweredandtowardslearnhelplessness(Tower,2003).Theacquiescencemodelisconflictingagainstthesocialmodelasthepersonwithadisabilitymustbehaveinanon-conflictingandnon-complainingattitudetomaintainthenorm(Tower,2003).Fromtheresearch,allgroupsofpeopleincludingthepersonswithadisability,familiesandcarers,serviceprovidersandcommunityleadersatalllevelsshareboththeseviewsinterchangeably.However,itismoreapparentamongcommunityleadersandserviceprovidestoencouragetheviewofnormalization.Althoughithasbeenidentifiedthatencouragementisgiven,itisinfusedwiththenotionofnormalization.Inonecase,amotherofayoungwomanwitha
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disabilitysaidthatherdaughterfeltsignificantpainfromherprosthetic,wasunabletomaintaintheworkloadandeventuallyhadtoquit.MostindividualswithadisabilitywhohaveassistivedevicesandhavelearnednewskillsetsremainunemployedandundesirablebymostemployersinCambodia.Thisisespeciallytrueifthepersonwithadisabilityisofoldage.
Itispossiblethatcommunitymembersandserviceprovidersholdtheviewofnormalizationataverysuperficiallevel.Thisshowsthatthereisalackofunderstandingontherealityofthelivedexperiencesandalackofathoughtfulprocessonhelpingpeoplewithdisabilities.Aspeoplewithdisabilitieseventuallyrealizethatthenotionofnormalizationisfutile,theywillreverttothenormofacquiescence.Participantshaveallidentifiedthatthegovernmenthaslittleornorealinvolvementinsupportingpeoplewithdisabilities.Itisimportanttonotethattherearedifferentdegreesofacquiescenceamongpeoplewithdisabilityasameansofsurvival.
Itisimportanttorecognizethatoftenpeoplewithdisabilitiesareamongthosewithalowlevelofeducationandwereinjobsthatdemandedphysicallaborsuchasfarming.Thelackofalimb,softskillsandeducationleavethepersonwithadisabilitywithverylimitedjobopportunities.Additionally,thegrowingcapitalistandmarketeconomyinCambodiacontinuestoemphasizethevalueofpeopleascommodities.Alongwiththelackofadvocacyfortherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities,thesubstantialenvironmental,institutionandaltitudinalbarriersmakeobtainingajobalmostimpossibility.
Mezzo:TheConceptofPity&AttitudinalBarrierThemainconceptofdisabilityinCambodiarevolvesnegativelyaroundthenotionofpity.Thisconceptperpetuatesthenormofacquiescence,thecharitymodelandcontinuestonegatethesocialmodel.Mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesthemselves,familymembersandthecommunitymember’sassociatedisabilitywithcharity.Asaresult,thecharitymodelremainsinfusedincare,accessibilityandrelationships.AsdisabilityinCambodiaisviewthroughthelensofBuddhismandentrenchedpity,thelackofsocialwelfaremakesthenormacquiescenceinevitableandencouraged.
Pityplaysacriticalpartinthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities.Aspeoplewithdisabilitiesareseentobeunabletoengageinareciprocalrelationshipwithsociety,theygeteventuallygetsociallyexcluded.Asaresultofthedistancingrelationships,fewerfriendsandadiminishingsupportnetwork,peoplewithdisabilitiesmustactivelyengagewithinthepitymodeltosurvive.Theabsenceofsupportandgovernmentwelfaremakesthecombinationofpityandthenormacquiescenceinescapableforpeoplewithdisabilities.Thelackof
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alternativeoptionsmakespeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiatrappedinacycleofcharityandtheviewofpityandthenormofacquiescencebecomemoreentrenched.Aspeoplewithdisabilitiesengageinthenormofacquiescence,pityandcharitybecomestheidealimageandroleofNGOs.Therearesignificantpreconceptionsandofexpectationheldbypeoplewithdisabilities,families,communityleadersandserviceprovidersforNGOstoprovidefinancialassistance,jobsandgeneralhelptopeoplewithdisabilities.Thisviewthatisheldbyallkeystakeholdersperpetuatesdisempowerment,thecharitymodelandfurtherrelianceoncharity.Fromthesefindings,itisclearthatthesocialmodelasenshrinedintheUnitedNationsConventionfortheRightsofPersonswithDisabilities,andratifiedbytheCambodiangovernment,remainsattheembryoticstageinthecountry.Theconceptsofadaptationofenvironmentbarriers,therenegotiationsofthesocialdefinitionsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandinversionofdisabilitystereotypesinCambodiaremainminimal(Tower,2003).
Macro:UnemploymentUnemploymentforthepeoplewithdisabilitieshasaconsiderableanddetrimentalimpactonthefamilyspecificallypartnersandchildren.Itisthenormthattwomembersofthefamilyareremovedfromtheworkforce,includingthepersonwithadisabilityandthepartnerbecomingfulltimecarers.Amajorreasonofthedoublelossofincomeiscontributedtotheenvironmentalbarriersandlackofappropriatefacilitiesinruralhomes.Specifically,theconstructionsofruralhomesaredevoidoftheassistivedevicesavailableintheGlobalNorththatmakelivingindependentlyanimpossibleoption.Therefore,notonlyarethepartnersremovedfromworktobecomefulltimecarers,butalsotheroleofcarersisextremelyimportantandmuchmorelaboriouswhencomparedtotheGlobalNorth.Oftentheseadjustmentsareamatterofsurvivalratherthanchoice.
Itisimportanttoconsiderthatloosingassetsandresourcescontinuestominimizeopportunitiesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesandisamajorcontributortoalossofstatus,lowself-esteem,socialdisintegrationandpsychologicaldistress.Whenpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesenterthecycleofpovertytheybegintoexperiencealackofbasicneeds,alackofsupport,alackofsolutionsandalackofopportunitiesforthefuture.Anexampleincludeschildrenneedingtoquitschoolinordertohelpprovideforthefamily.Inotherinstances,thelackofbasicneedsmeanspoorqualitymealsandlivingconditions.Theseaspectsmakesindividualswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilieslooseconfidence,becomevulnerabletosicknessandobtainmorediscrimination
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asaresultofbeingpoor.Insomecasesfamiliesarerequiredtosellalltheirvaluableassetsandbeginordertosurvive.Itisclearthatdisabilityperpetuatesandprolongspovertyandisidentifiedasamajorsourceofsignificantpsychologicaldistressandfamilyconflictforindividualswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Itisalsounderstandablethatincomeisseenasthesolutionfortheirpsychologicaldistress.
Mezzo:Community&AttitudinalBarrierThecommunityhasbeenidentifiedasamajorsourceofsocialexclusion,discriminationandstigma.Povertyandbeingunabletoparticipateinareciprocalrelationshipwiththecommunitywasalsoidentifiedasareasontosocialisolation.Specificallythisincludestheabilitytobeabletocontributetophysicallaborsuchasbuildingroadsandfinanciallycontributingtosocialevents.Theviewthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesareassociatedwithbegging,areunabletophysicallycontributeandrequirepityfromthecommunitybecomesamajorhindrancetowardssocialexclusion.Forexample,peoplewithdisabilitiesexpressedthattheyare“cutoff”,refrainedandareexcludedfrominvitationstosocialeventssuchasweddingsandtraditionalcelebrations.
Thispertinentviewofneedingpityisalsoamajordeterrenceforpeoplewithdisabilitiesastheyconsciouslyavoidattendingspecialceremoniesatthepagodaoreventsduethisparticularstigma.Althoughtherearesomecaseswhenthepersonwithadisabilityiswillingtohelp,thereseemstobealackofappropriateopportunitiestoactionthis.Thisisolationdoesnotonlyinvolvetheindividualbutoftenthewholefamily.Asaresult,theentirefamilyexperiencesexclusionfromcivilsocietyandpsychologicaldistress.Specifically,thefamilydescribesthatpeopleavoidtalkingtothematsocialevents.
However,becomingsociallyisolatednotonlylargelyimpactsonthepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithdisabilitiesbutalsobecomesabarriertoaccessingcare.Thecommunityhasalsobeenidentifiedasasourceforaccessingsocialservices.Asaresult,itisimportanttonotethatbeingsociallyexcludedfromthecommunitycanmeanthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesareexcludedfromnecessarysocialservicesthatareprovidedthroughcommunityleaders.Forexample,thelacksocialnetworksimpactongettinginformationregardingtreatment,whichareoftenpassedthroughwordofmouth.TherearealsoothercasesofpeoplereceivinghelpsuchastransporttoPRC.OthersamplesincludenotbeingabletoobtainservicessuchasgettingIDpoorcard.
Participantshaveidentifiedthattheypurposelydenyattendingeventsasaresultofbeingteasedordiscriminatedagainstbythecommunity.Oneparticipant
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Mezzo:Community&DiscriminationThediscriminationfromthecommunityissignificantagainstthechildwithadisability.Oneexampleusedwasthattheneighborsdidnotallowtheirchildrentoplaywiththechildwithadisability.Theassumptionwasthatthedisabilitywouldtransfertotheotherchildren.Thistypeofdiscriminationequallyaffectsboththemotherandfatherofthechildwithadisability.Therearesomecaseswhenthecommunitysaystotheparentsthatthechildwithadisabilitywillneverrecover.Inonecasetheparentwastoldtoputthechildawayinacenterandthatthechildwillbeaburdentothefamilyinthefuture.Despitesignificantdiscriminationbyneighbors,allcarerssaythattheywouldnotgiveuponcaringforthechild.Additionally,discriminationdoesnotaffectthewillingnesstocareforthechildbutpsychologicaldistressimpactsthequalityofcare.
Mezzo:RolesandResponsibilityAnemergingthemethathasariseninthisresearchistheperceivedroleofmaleandfemaleintheCambodiacontextandhowtheyimpactpsychologicaldistress.Thereisathemearoundmaleswithadisabilityaboutthepsychologicaldistressasaresultofthewifeneedingtobecomethebreadwinnerandthemalenotbeingabletoprovideandsupportthefamily.Specificallythisincludesnotbeingabletoprovideforthechildren’seducation.IncontrastacommonroleforwomeninCambodiaistobeasupporterinthefamily.Asaresult,therewasamajorthemeofblamingoneselfforbeingreliantamongwomenwithdisabilities.Itseemslikebeingdependentandrelyingonfamilymembersisasignificantsourceofpsychologicaldistress.Thereseemstobeguiltandself-blamethatisconnectedtobecomingreliantonothers.Thismaybedirectedtotheroleofwomenhavingtheroleofasupporterandhavingadisabilityisadirectcontrasttothis.Althoughthishasbeenmentionedsomeparticipantsstatedthatpsychologicaldistresscamefromalackofhavinganyonetodependonandthelackofsupport.Thelackofhavingsupportcanpreventparticipantsinaccessingcare.Itisalsoimportanttoconsiderthatcarersandwomenwithdisabilitieshavemultipleroleswithinthefamilyandarenotisolatedtojustcaringforthepeoplewithdisabilities.Therecouldbetheadditionofasickchildorageingparents.InadditiontothisistheKhmerexpectationforwomentoserveandlookafterparents.Asaresult,theycanalsobecomeextremelyrestrainedintheirabilityto
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Mezzo:LackofeducationCambodianswithalowlevelofeducationmakejobopportunitieslimitedtohardlaborsuchasfarming..Asaresult,peoplewithdisabilitieswiththelackofeducationoralowlevelofeducationareatanextremedisadvantagewhenapplyingforjobs.Oneparticipantidentifiedthattheyfelt“extremelystuck”andsignificantpsychologicaldistress.Therefore,itisimperativethatpeoplewithdisabilitiesreceiveeducationtohelpbreakthecycleoflackofopportunitytowardsemployment.
Micro:DailylivingexperiencesAninterestingthemetoconsideristhedifficultythatpeoplewithdisabilitiesfacewiththeirpersonalcaresuchwhenneedingtousetoiletswithaccessissueslinkedtothedevelopmentalcontext.Thisincludesconsideringthelackofinfrastructureandsignificantenvironmentalbarrierswithinruralareas.Asaresult,thisisamajorcauseofpsychologicaldistress.Itisimportantthattheseverityofdisabilitywillhaveanimpactanddeterminethelevelofpsychologicaldistress.Participantshaveidentifiedthatdespitehavingprostheticstheenvironmentalbarriersstillmakelifeextremelydifficultforpeoplewithdisabilities.Thisincludespoorlybuiltroads.Similartoadaptingtolimitation,manymaleswithadisabilityexpressedthegriefandlossoftheirpreviouslifeandtheirabilitiesandskillspriortotheimpairment.
Peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesalsofaceadisappointmentintheirpersonalandprofessionalgoals.Forexample,bothparents(husbandandwife)initiallywantedtobecomeatailorandmotorbikerepairerbutnowbothhavehadtostoppursuingthisasaresultoftheirchildwhohasadisability.
Micro:CarersBeingacarerforapersonwithadisabilityisahighlydemandingrolephysicallyandemotionally.Carersarenotlimitedtopartners,whoareoftenfemale,butchildrenandageingparents.Itisimportanttoconsidertheextremelackofbasicneeds,socialsupportandenvironmentalbarriersKhmerpeopleface.Asaresult,carersforpeoplewithdisabilitiesinadevelopmentalcontextareextremelydifficultyandwilllookverydifficultcomparedtotheGlobalNorth.Carersareoftenrestrainedandhavealimitedamountofsociallifeandbecomeisolatedfromthecommunity.Itisimportanttoconsiderthelackofinfrastructure,whichmakescaringforchildreninruralhomesextremelydifficult.
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Carersarepushedthelimitintermsoftheroleasacarer.Onehasmentionedthatshehadnotimetorelaxorsleep.Itisalsoimportanttoconsidertheeffortrequiredinmaintainingthetreatmentforthechildincludingtravellingtimeandlossofopportunitytowork.Carersareoftenneeded24/7duringthedayandthenightforthechildrenwithcomplexneedsasthechildmaybecryingallnightrequiringthemothertosoothethechild.Sometimesthecarermayfeelunwellyetareunabletocareforthemselvesasaresultoftheexcessiveworkrequiredtocareforthechildwithadisability.Forcarerswithsmallbabieswhoarerequiredtoworkasaresultofhavingnopartner,takethebabiestoinappropriateworkenvironmentsthatmayaffectthechildandthepersonworking.Forexample,mothershavethechildwithadisabilityonherbackinthehotsunwhilefishing.Carerssaythatthefulltimeroleofcarermakesthemlacktheenergytoworkduringtheday.Althoughthecarerspendsthemosttimewiththepersonwithdisability,itseemsthatfamiliesonlyengageinencouragement,financialsupportandphysicalcareforthepeople.ThereisalackofevidencesuggestingthatfamiliesinCambodiaprovideadequateemotionalandmentalhealthsupport.
Micro:FamilyFamilywasexpressedasamajorconcernforallgroups.However,itisimportanttoconsiderthecollectivistKhmercultureandthegreateremphasistotakecareofoldageingparentswhichmaycauseagreaterdegreeofpsychologicaldistress.Asaresult,theinabilitytoadheretotheseexpectationscausesasignificantfeelingofshameandembarrassment.
Anotherexampleoffamilyexpectationwasthatyoungmothersweredisappointedabouttheirchildrenwithadisabilitycomparedtowhattheyhaveexpectedforthem.Thisincludesgrievingfortheirpotential,futureandtheexpectationtohavea“normal”child.Similarly,thelackofknowledgeabouttherightsforpeoplewithdisabilityandthelackofwelfaresupportforpeoplewithdisabilitiesmakethe“unknownfuture”ofthesechildrenacauseofsignificantpsychologicaldistressformothersandcarers.Itispossiblethatthisexpectationisrelatedtotheexpectationofthechildbeingabletotakecareofthefamilylaterinlife.Inonecasethemotheridentifiedthatthesignificantpityshefeltforherchildmadeherconsideredcommittingsuicide.Thiswasalsolinkedtotheexpectationthatthechildwouldgrowuptohaveaneducation.Sheconsideredthatherchildhavingadisabilitywasamajorlost.Familyconflictwasalsoraisedastheyexperiencearguing,clashing,wifegettingangryandblamingthepersonwithadisability.Insomecases,thecarersexperiencedadivorceasaresultofhavingachildwithadisability.Specificexamplesincludethehusbandnotlisteningtothewifeorhelpingwiththecare
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ofthechildwithadisability.Womenwithdisabilitiesexperiencesignificantfamilyconflicttothepointofdivorce.Othertypesofconflictincludesayingbadwordstoeachother,angertowardseachother,clash,husbandstopworkingandparticipantsneedingtosleepelsewhereasaresultoffamilyconflict.
Familydiscriminationandstigmaoftenhappenfromthoseclosesttothefamilyincludingcloserelativesandneighbors.Discriminationofthechildwithadisabilitycanhappenamongsiblings.Othertypesofdiscriminationbyneighborsandcloserelativecanincludebeingcallednames,beingpesteredbycuriousneighborsandbeingtoldthatthepersonwithadisabilityisnotworthfindingtreatment.Thereisalsoathemethatrelativesdistancethemselvesfromthefamilyasaresultofthedisability.Itisunsurewhetherthisdistancingissimilartothedistancingthatalsohappensasaresultofpoverty.Thishasbeenidentifiedasasourceofmajorpsychologicaldistress.
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PeerSupport&DisabilityCultureTheconceptofdisabilitycultureistheidentificationofvalues,beliefsandexperiencessharedamongpeoplewithdisabilities(Tower,2003).ItisclearfromthefindingsthatthePhysicalRehabilitationCentre(PRC)isaplacethatembodiesthedisabilityculture.Mostrespondentsdescribefeelingrelievedwhentheyareabletosharetheirstoriestothosewhohavesimilarexperiences.Specifically,motherswithchildrenwhohavecongenitalimpairmentsweregreatlyencouragedwhentheysawimprovementsforotherchildrenwithsimilarimpairments.Similarly,peoplewithamputationswhoseeotherswithprostheticsbecomehopefulthattheywouldbeabletowalkagain.
EncouragementThegreatestsourceofinformalpsychologicalsupportidentifiedbyallparticipantsisencouragement.However,theencouragementgivenreinforcesthenormofnormalization.Thereisuncertaintywhetherthisencouragementhelpsorhindersthepsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithdisabilities.Yet,itispossiblethatthehumanconnectionisamorevaluableexperiencethanthewordsspokenthroughencouragement.Despite,encouragementisalargethemeinpositivementalhealthithasbeenidentifiedthatmostpeoplewithinthecommunityandevenclosefamilymembersarepoorandareunabletocontributewithmaterialneeds.Asaresultwordsofencouragementbecomealargepartofpositivementalhealth.Encouragementmaycomefromclosefamilymembers,relativesandindividualswithinthecommunity.
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PsychologicalDistress
Lowvalue/lowselfesteemAlargemajorityofpeoplewithdisabilitieshaveanegativeviewofthemselves.Theysaythingssuchas"noonelikesme","mymotherhatesme","Iamlazy","Ithinkbadaboutmyself".However,itseemsthattheirsenseofvalueisentirelybasedontheirabilitytoperformandtheirabilitytorecover.Apartfrombeingabletowork,theyhaveverylittlesenseofintrinsicvalue.Thisgivesinsightintothelackofadvocacyandawarenesstherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities.Astherealityofobtainingajoborregainingajobremainsextremelydifficult,thefailuretodosomaycontinuallyreinforcealowself-esteemofbeinginvaluableanduselessinsocietyandbecomeamajorsourceofpsychologicaldistress.
Disability,IncomeandSocialLife,CommunityandOtherRelationshipsPsychologicaldistresscausedbythedisability,income,thecommunityandothercloserelationshipsincludesfeelingofalossofconfidence,lowself-esteem,anxiety,feelingstuck,upset,annoyed,loneliness,sadness,worry,unabletosleep,alcoholconsumption,suicideideation,regret,responsible,anger,tense,difficultandlackinginmotivation.
CommunityThereisasignificantdisparitybetweentheeffortsmadetoaddresstherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesbythecommunityleadersandtheimpactithasonpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.DespiteeffortsbythecommunitychiefsaidfundraisefromNGOsandstakeholderstoimprovethecommunity,helpmakelifeeasierforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandreducepoverty,thisisseldomthereality.Asaresult,thereisariskthattheneedsandpsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithdisabilitiesareignoredthroughouttimewhileeffortseemstobemadeamongcommunitystakeholders.
Although,thecommunityleadermentionedthatheinformshisteamtopayattentionnotignoreandtreatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesequally,thisisalsonotexperiencedinreallife.Incontrastpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesexpressthatthecommunityisamajorsourceofdiscriminationandpsychologicalstress.Yet,acommonproposedsolutionremainsthenormofnormalization.Acommonsuggestionbycommunitymembersandserviceprovidersisthatifpeoplewithdisabilitiesbecomesuccessfulthatthecommunitywillhonor,congratulateandfindpleasurewiththem.Thereisnoevidenceofthisfromthedata.
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ResearchImplications-PsychosocialIssuesTheaimoftheliteraturereviewhasbeentoidentifythepsychosocialneedsofindividualswithdisabilities,togainfurtherunderstandingabouttheirlivedexperiences,andtoidentifyexistingbarrierstoaccessingservices.Thereviewfoundthatthetypeofimpairmentisastrongdeterminantofpsychosocialissues(Palmer,2011).Thereisalargeemphasisonphysicaldisabilityandmentaldisabilities,howeverthosewithanintellectualandsensorialimpairmentarelessresearched(Cordier,2014;Coton,etal.,2008;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Zook,2010).Despitetheirgrowingnumberandinfluenceindecision-making,researchonparentsandcarersofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinCambodiaremainseverelylimited(Cordier,2014;Coton,etal.,2008).Additionally,womenwithdisabilitieswhoexperiencesignificantlydifferentpsychosocialissuesarealsounderresearched(Astbury&Walji,2014).Itisnotunexpectedthatdataregardingcommunitymembersareabsent,yetthisproposesasignificantbarriertowardsunderstandingtheirinfluenceonpsychosocialissues.Moreover,dataofservicesprovidersandindividualswithoutadisabilityisalsomissing.Lastly,therehasbeennoresearchontheissuesexperiencedbythosewithcomorbidimpairmentandillnesses.Asaresultoftheseseveregapsinliterature,futureresearchmustaimtoestablishanunderstandingofthepsychosocialissuesofeachpopulationgroup.Thefindingsshouldbeusedtoframefutureservicesandsupportforthesekeygroups.
ResearchImplications-LivedExperiencesIntheattempttounderstandthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities,alargethemeemergedaroundstructuralbarriersforthosewithaphysicaldisability.Thisincludesthelackofinfrastructurespecificallyinruralhomes,schoolsandevenhospitalsincapitalcities(Vanleit,2008;Zook,2010).Yettherehasbeenminimalmentionofthelivedexperiencesofthosewithothertypesofimpairmentsandthoseofcarersandparents(Cordier,2014;Coton,etal.,2008).Therearecommonideasaroundlivedexperiencesofallpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesincludingpoverty,stigmaanddiscrimination(Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).Specifically,mostliteraturehighlightedtheexclusionofbasicrightssuchastherighttohaveeducation,workandparticipateincivicsocietyduetostigma(Astbury&Walji,2014).However,onlyalimitedamountofliteratureexaminedthephysicalillnessandpsychosomaticsymptomsthatareexperiencedduetoamentaldisability(Dubois,etal.,2004;Mollica,etal.,2014).Additionally,onesignificantstudy
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foundgenderspecificissuesofsuchinterpersonalviolence(Astbury&Walji,2014).Therehasbeensomeliteraturethatdrawsattentiontotheimportanceofdailystressorsratherthanhistoricaltraumaasatriggertopsychosocialissues(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014;Mollica,etal.,2014).Equallyimportant,isthefocusonpsychosocialsufferingwhichstemfromdailystressfulsituationsratherthanhistoricaltrauma(HandicapInternational,2011;Jegannathan,etal.,2015).Thiscanincludeexaminingthesocialenvironmentsthatcreatesdisability,vulnerabilityandsocialinsecurity(HandicapInternational,2011).Despitetheneedtoappreciatethelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities,almostallstudiesremainedentirelynegative.Futureresearchmustuseexistingdatatobuilduponamorecomprehensiveunderstandingoflivedexperiencesthatalsofocusesonstrengthsandfactorsthatcontributetopositivementalhealth.Thiscanincludeexaminingpersonalitytraitsandfactorsthatcontributeandmaximizesresilience,self-esteemandoptimism(HandicapInternational,2011).Lastly,thereisaneedformorelocalresearchbeingconductedthroughthelensofCambodianacademics,whichwillprovideamorein-depthunderstandingoftheculturalcontextandlivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities(Simcox&Strasser,2010).
ResearchImplications-BarrierstoServicesItisnotsurprisingthattheemphasisonphysicaldisabilityhasresultedinalargevolumeofliteratureonstructuralandenvironmentalbarriersinaccessingservices(Vanleit,2008;Zook,2010).Therearesomedata,whichfocusesonissuessuchaspoverty,institutionalconstraintsandculturalbeliefswhicheffectaccessingservices(Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).However,thereremainsanincompleteunderstandingofthetypesofbarriersexperiencedbytherangeofimpairments.However,itisapparentthatservicesareculturallyinsensitiveandlackintegration(Seponski,etal.,2014).Furthermore,itisunclearwhichsupportremainsthemosteffective(Coton,etal.,2008).Aninterestingfindingshowedthateducationandtheawarenessofservicesisamajordeterminantinserviceseekingbehaviorforparents(Coton,etal.,2008).However,thistopicneedstobefurtherexploredacrossalltypesofimpairments.Theseresultsmayprovideagreaterunderstandingonthespecificinterventionsinordertobridgeandclosethebarrierstowardssupport.Furtherresearchmustbeundertakentoascertainwaystofurtherempowerpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesinovercomingbarriersandengaginginservices.Explorationoftypesofsupportbeyondphysicalrehabilitationandacutepsychiatricservicesisrequired.Thiscanincludeexaminingcommunitysupportinterventionandprevention,personalrecovery,psycho-educationandcommunityrecoveryframeworks(Hein,2015).
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TherecoveryframeworkthatfocusesonlivingwithamentalhealthproblemisadvocatedasanimperativeframeworkforvictimsoftraumainCambodia(Hein,2015).Althoughthisconceptisrecognizedworldwide,onlyoneliteraturebyHein(2015)hasproposedthisasasolutiontopsychosocialwellbeinginCambodia(Wyder&Bland,2014).ThisalternativeframeworkproposedbyHein(2015)inhiscriticalanalysisofPTSDinCambodia,viewsPTSDasacollectiveexperiencethatisshapedbysociety.Specifically,themeaningassociatedwithtraumaissignificantlyinfluencedandconstructedbyculturalnormsandpowerrelationships(Hein,2015).Additionally,theauthorarguesthatwhetheranexperienceistraumaticisentirelydependentonthesubjectiveexperiencesoftheindividual(Hein,2015).Therefore,thesubjectivetraumaticexperienceiscentralinpredictingapositiveornegativementalhealthimpact(Hein,2015).Fromthistheoreticalviewpoint,severalauthorshighlightthataparadigmshiftfromclinicalcuretoclientempowermentandpreventionisrequiredinservicesandpolicies(Cantor-Graae,etal.,2014).
InadditiontotheoneononenarrativetechniqueusedinWesternrecoverymodel,Hein(2015)promotesthesharingofcollectivestorieswithinacollectivetherapeuticrelationship(Hein,2015).Yet,thelogisticalchallengeremainsthesevereshortageofmentalhealthservicesaswellasthestigmaassociatedwithseekinghelpwhichhaspreventedthefulleffectivenessofthiscollectivemodel(Hein,2015).Moreover,thereremainsasignificantamountofdebateregardingtheriskofre-traumatizingandpsychologicaldamagewhensharingthestories,especiallyinassociationwiththeKhmerRouge(Hein,2015).Therefore,acollectiverecoverymodelremainsdormantduetoethicalandstructuralchallengesinCambodia(Hein,2015).Onthatnote,Hein(2015)arguesthateducationandempowermenttoengageinself-supportrecoveryisthesolutiontomentalhealthrecoveryinCambodia.
ResearchImplications:CulturalSensitiveFrameworkPovertyalleviation,ahumanrightsframeworkandaculturallysensitiveframeworkhavebeenregardedascentraltoprovidingeffectivementalhealthservicestopeoplewithdisabilities(Astbury&Walji,2014;Palmer,2011;Seponski,etal.,2014).TheresearchfindingsfromSeponski(2014)recommendsthatpovertyelimination,enhancingfamilyrelationshipsandimprovingthephysicalhealthofindividualsshouldbeconductedinconjunctionwiththerapeuticinterventions(Seponski,etal.,2014).Itisalsorecommendedthatbasicmentalhealthcounselingandpsycho-educationwithinacommunitycontextwouldbemoreappropriateinCambodiaratherthanindividualandhighlyspecializedmentalhealthtreatments(Seponski,etal.,2014).SpecificallythisincludesagrouptherapymodelwhichuniquelyaddressthecorruptionwithinpoliticsinCambodia(Seponski,etal.,2014).Additionally,themental
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healthservicesmustupholdprocessesthatpromotefairness,equalityandadvocacyascentralwhenprovidingservices(Seponski,etal.,2014).Thisincludespromotingandfightingfortherightsofpeoplewhoaremostmarginalized,seekingtohelpalleviatetheseverepovertyandattemptingtochangepublicpolicy(Seponski,etal.,2014).
ResearchImplications:IntegratedServicesTherehasbeensignificantemphasisfortheneedforanintegratedmentalhealthcaresystemthatisunderpinnedbyevidencebasedresearch,inclusivityandculturalsensitivity(Coton,etal.,2008;Gartrell&Hoban,2013;Hein,2015;Jegannathan,etal.,2015).Specifically,thereneedstobeservicesthatexaminethecontextofsocio-historical,socio-economicandculturalsystemsthatcontributetodisabilityandmentalhealth(Seponski,etal.,2014).Moreover,thereneedstobemoreresearch,whichvalidatestraditionalapproaches,suchastraditionalhealing,self-treatment,familyconsultationandspiritualityincommunitymentalhealth(Coton,etal.,2008;Mollica,etal.,2014).Akeyargumentincludestheunderstandingofculture,beliefsandexpectationthattraditionalhealerscanprovide(Coton,etal.,2008).However,asthemajorityofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandindividualssufferingfrommentalhealthissuesliveinruralareasandareextremelypoor,anemphasisoncommunitypreventionandcareiscentral(Gartrell,2010).
Recommendationsbasedonstudyfindings;
1. EducationonmentalhealthbyserviceprovidersincludingLouvainCooperationandHandicapInternational.
Educationonthementalhealthneedsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesforallstakeholdersisparamount.
1. Educationontheimportanceofmentalhealthalongsidephysicalhealth.2. Educationforpeoplewithdisabilitiestounderstandhighlevelsof
psychologicaldistress,whicharemostlyignored,unknownandunaware.3. Assistingfamiliesinunderstandingthepsychologicalneedsofpeople
withdisabilities.4. Educationonwhatmentalhealthisandthepsychologicalneedsofpeople
withdisabilitiestocommunitymembersandserviceproviders.5. Educationontheexpectationofmentalhealthcareisandlookslike.Many
individualswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesexpectmedicationasaformoftreatment,ashiftinthiswouldbebeneficial.
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6. Educationontheresultsofmentalhealthrecoverytoberealistic.Thisincludesspecifyingthattheobjectiveofthetreatmentbecentredonrelationshipofsupportandrecovery.
2. Educationaboutdisability(DisabilityCreationProcess)byServiceProvidersincludingHandicapInternational.
Thecurrentperceptionofpeoplewithdisabilitiesremainsunderpinnedbythecharityandmedicalmodel,whichperpetuatesstigma,discriminationandreaffirmsnegativestereotypes.
1. Therealsoneedsanequalamountofeducationtoallkeystakeholders
regardingthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilities.Althoughsomeserviceproviderswereabletoidentifysomecorrelationbetweenexternalenvironmentsandpsychologicaldistress,theirknowledgeremainedrudimentary.
2. TheDCPisahighlyusefultoolthatcanbeusedtodemonstratethecomplexityofdisabilityandhelpkeystakeholderstodevelopahighlevelofawarenessoftheirroleandofotherfactorsthatimpactpeoplewitharangeofimpairmentsincludingthosewhofacementalhealthproblemsandtheirfamilies.Forexample,povertyanddomesticviolenceareoftenlinkedtogether.
3. Educationonrightsforpeoplewithdisabilities(SocialModel)byServiceprovidersincludingHandicapInternationalandpeoplewithdisabilitiesthemselvesaspeereducators.
Educationonthesocialmodelneedstoincreasetoshiftthedominantcharityandmedicalviewofdisability,whichcontinuestoperpetuatesignificantstigmaanddiscrimination.
1. Thiseducationisrequiredforallkeystakeholdersasneitherpeoplewithdisabilitiesnorserviceprovidersgenuinelyunderstandtherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities.
2. Mostimportant,thiseducationneedstoprovidehowthesocialmodelcanbeimplementedonthegroundlevelandwithinthedevelopmentalcontext.Theproblemremainsthelackofunderstandingonimplementationofpolicies.
3. Thiseducationalsoneedstomovebeyondthedisabilitysectorandtoothergovernmentsectorssuchaseducation,healthandemployment.
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4.Advocacyandawareness(EducationalandCommunityLevel)byserviceprovidersandthecommunityandDisabledPeoplesOrganizations(DPOs).Advocacyandawarenessshouldhappenconcurringlywitheducationinawaythatisengagingandinvolvesdialogue.One-waycommunicationthroughmediaoutletssuchasTV,radioandpostersmaybehavelimitationandbeineffective.However,raisingawarenessinaneducationalwayatthecommunitylevelhasbeenidentifiedasmoreeffective,especiallyforpopulationswithlow-leveleducation.
1. Allkeystakeholdershaveexpressedraisingawarenessontherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitieswasparamount.
2. Raisingawarenessonthelivedexperiencesofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies,especiallyonpsychosocialdistress,discrimination,familyconflictanddomesticviolence.
3. Raisingawarenessonthelivedexperiencesofcarers.4. Advocatingfortherightsofwomenwithdisabilitiesespeciallywithinthe
family,healthcareandemployment.5. Advocatingonprotectingwomenwithdisabilitiesfromdomesticviolence
andsexualabuse.6. Awarenessonmentalhealthandde-stigmatisation
5.TrainingbyNGOs/serviceproviders,especiallyHandicapInternationalandLouvainCooperation.Theinabilitytoimplementlawsandpoliciesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesinawaythatisfunctionalhasbeenhighlightedbyserviceprovidersasamajorbarrier.Additionally,itisimportanttorecognizethatpeoplewithdisabilitiesalsorequiretrainingandpreparationwhenmeetingwithserviceprovidersinhealthsettings.NGOshavebeenconsideredastheprimesourceforthistrainingandtheexpertforservicesforpeoplewithdisabilities.ServiceProviders
1. Trainingneedstoinvolvehigh-rankingofficialswherethedesignofpoliciesandprojectsoccur.
2. Trainingneedstofacilitateanenvironmentwherehigh-rankingofficialscanhavedirectcontactpeoplewithdisabilities.Thisallowsthemtoaltertheirperspectiveofinabilitytoempowermentandbreaktheperceptionof“usandthem”.
3. Training/coachingfrontlineserviceprovidersonhowtotreatpeoplewithdisabilitieswhenprovidinghealthservices.
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PeoplewithDisabilities 1. Preparingpeoplewithdisabilitiestobecomemoreawareofhowthey
presentthemselveswithsoftskillsenhancementwhenaccessingservices.2. Trainingpeoplewithdisabilitiesoncommunicationandhowtonavigate
communicationbreakdownwhileaccessingservices.
6.Inclusionofpeoplewithdisabilitiesinallprocessesbyallserviceprovidersandthecommunity.Peoplewithdisabilitiesareoftenforgottenandleftoutonprocessesthatinvolveservicesforthem.
1. Peoplewithdisabilitiesneedtobeincludedintheeducation,traininganddesignofprogramsandpoliciesthatinvolvesthem.
2. Encouragepeoplewithdisabilitiestoexpresstheiropinionsandideas.3. Thisistoadheretotherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandhelpensure
servicesarepracticalandfunctionalinreality.4. Tokeeppeoplewithdisabilitiesattheforefrontandinthemindsofall
keystakeholders.
7.Peer&FamilyModelbyserviceproviders.Almostallparticipantshaveidentifiedthatrelationshipswithotherswhosharesimilarexperiencesandinformalencouragementarethegreatestsourcesofpositivementalhealth.Therefore,relationshipsatthePRC,athomeandwithinthecommunityshouldbepromotedandencouragedasamajorsourceofmentalhealthsupportforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.Assuch,furtherconsiderationsforserviceproviderstosupplyamechanismforthefollowingapproaches:
• Familysupport,familynetworksandfamilygroups.• Peersupportandpeergroups.
Additionallyconsiderationscouldbemadeintermsof:
• Fosteringpositivementalhealth• Behaviourmanagement• Conflictresolution• Protectionissues(i.e.domesticviolence,intimatepartnerviolence)
8.Integratedservicesduringdesignandimplementationbyserviceprovidersandcommunityleaders.Aspsychologicaldistressisconnectedtopsychosocialissues,itiscriticaltoconsideraholisticandintegratedapproach.Asdisabilityiscomplexandisa
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resultofexternalandinternalenvironments,mentalhealthservicescannotbeinisolatedfromassistanceforlivelihood,employmentoreducation.Itisequallyimportanttoconsiderprovidingmentalhealthassistanceinsettingssuchaswithinone’shome,withinthecommunityoratthehealthcentersandhospitalsaswellasPRC.Indesigningaserviceforpeoplewithdisabilitiesservicesmustconsiderhowtoavoidadditionalexpensesandopportunitycostsforthefamily.
1. Stigmaassociatedtomentalhealth2. Gendersensitive3. Culturalsensitivity4. Time&costtotravel5. Opportunitylostforthepersonwithadisabilityandtheirfamily6. Opportunitylostforthecarertogotowork7. Dependentsathome8. Availabilityofcarer9. Accessibility10. Staffhavingknowledgeaboutpeoplewithdisabilities
10.BetteraccessibilityforPeoplewithDisabilitiesbyserviceproviders. Therecontinuestobepooraccessibilityforpeoplewithdisabilitiesinhealthcentersthatprovidemedicalandmentalhealthtreatment.Specifically,furtherconsiderationneedstobegivento:
1. Ramps,toiletsandwaitingareaforpeoplewithdisabilities.2. Appropriatesignageforpeoplewithothertypesofdisabilities.3. Asystemthatisuser-friendlyandprioritiespeoplewithdisabilitiesand
theirfamilies4. Communicationinformationtoreachpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheir
carerinaccessibleformsusingpictorial,brailleandsymbols.Aswellassystemsandtrainingofstafftocommunicateandworkwithpeoplewithdisabilities.
5. Provisionofoutreachcommunityservicesthatreachouttothemostvulnerablewhocannotgettotheservices
10.ResearchThereneedstobefurtherconsiderationonthepsychologicaldistressofothertypesofdisabilitiesbesidespeoplewithphysicalimpairments.ThesemayincludepeoplewithothertypesofimpairmentsbutalsoinothercontextsincludingthosewhodonotreceiveservicesfromthePRCandinotherprovinces.
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Currentresearchopportunitiesinclude:• Theprevalencerateofpsychologicaldistressofpeoplewithothertypes
ofimpairments.• Theprevalencerateofmentaldisordersamongpeoplewithphysical
impairments.• Theprevalencerateofmentaldisordersamongpeoplewithdisabilities
acrossalltypesofimpairments.• TheabovetopicstargetingpeopleoutsidetheservicesofthePRC.• Astudyonbarriersandfacilitatorsforfamiliesofpeoplewithdisabilities.• Anin-depthstudyonaccessibilitytoservicesforotherprogramswithin
HI.• Astudyonotherservicesthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies
accessbesidesthePRC.
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7.Appendix
Appendix 1 FocusGroupDiscussionGuide:Peoplewithphysicalimpairment(12questions):Identificationofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth:1. Howdoyoufeelaboutliferightnow?2. Pleasedescribewhathealthandwellbeingistoyou?
a. Whatmakesyouhappy?i. Physicalandmentalwell-being,diseasefree,fullofphysicalmovementandfeelinghappy
b. Whatmakesyousad(anxious,depressed)?i. Illness,nowork,discrimination
3. Pleasetellmewhatyouthinkdistressmeans?a. Wheredoesfeelingsofsadness,anxietyanddepressioncome
from?i. Thinkingalot,karma,infections,poverty,naturaldisasters,lackofemployment,lackofincome.
b. Howdoyouthinkfeelingsofanxiety,sadnessordepressioncanbecured/supported?
i. Traditionalhealers,meditation,medicine,money,encouragement
c. Whatfeelingsdoyouthinkhelpustobehappyinourlives?i. Optimism,self-esteem,confident
4. Howdoesanxietyandsadnessanddepression…(psychologicaldistress)affect/impactonyourlife(well-being)?
i. Emotionally:upset,frustration,lackofmotivation,exclusion,isolation
ii. Body:Stressful,tired,exhausted,overwhelmed.iii. SelfEsteem(Stigma):Feelingbadasaresultofnegative
perception,believinginkarmaandfeelingcondemned,feelingtheneedtocompensate.
5. Howdoeshavingoptimism,selfesteem…(positivementalhealth)affectyouandyourlife?
i. Betterselfesteem,socialisingLivedexperienceswithpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth(sociallife,relationships,family)6. Howdoessadness,depression(psychologicaldistress)affect/impactonyour
sociallife?
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i. Limitedaccesstoeducation,work/livelihoodactivitiesandparticipationincommunity/sociallife(sport…).
ii. Difficulty,unabletohelpothers,one-sidedrelationshipb. Yourrelationships/colleagues/neighbours(positiveand
negative)?i. Impatient,becomingnegative,unabletocontrolfeelings,lonely
c. Yourfamily(positiveandnegative)?i. Economicgrowth,lesshappinesscomparedtootherfamily,stigma–remindedthatfamilyhasadisability
ii. Lackofsavings,lossofincome,lackofinclusionindecisionmaking
7. Howdoesyourcommunityhaveaneffect/impactonyourfeelingsofsadnessoranxiety(psychologicaldistress)?
i. Lossofopportunitytovolunteerlackofsupportfromneighboursordiscrimination/stigmaorsaybadword/impairment
8. Whatareyourexperiencesinyourcommunity,howdoesyourcommunityhaveaneffect/impactonyourfeelingsonyourself-esteem,andhappiness(positivementalhealth)?
i. Encouragement,feelingsupported
Accessandbarrierstoservices(pleaseconsiderservicesbeyondthePRC)9. Whattypesofsupportdoyoureceiveforyoursadnessoranxiety
(psychologicaldistress)?i. Awareness/inclusion/andemployment/counselling/medicine
b. Whatthingsmakeitdifficultforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
i. Distance,infrastructure,transport,finances,attitude(Discrimination)etc.
a. Whatthingsmakeiteasyforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
10. Whattypesofsupportdoyoureceiveforself-esteem,optimism,happiness(positivementalhealth)?
i. Money,job,yoga,meditation,pagoda,villagehead,church,nosupport
b. Whatthingsmakeitdifficultforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
i. Distance,infrastructure,transport,finances,attitudeetc.b. Whatthingsmakeiteasyforyoutoaccessservices/support/nosupport
11. Whatsupportdoyouthinkyouneedforsadness,anxietyordepressionyoumayfeel(psychologicaldistress)?
I. counselling(someonetotalkthingsthroughandshareproblems
II. groupsofotherpeopletobeincontactwithwhosharecommonproblems
III. medicineIV. familysupportandunderstanding
12. Anyotheradditionallyinformationyouwouldliketoshare?
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Appendix 2 FamilyandCarers(12questions):Identificationofpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth:1. Howdoyoufeelaboutliferightnow?2. Pleasedescribewhathealthandwellbeingistoyou?
a. Whatmakesyouhappy?i. Physicalandmentalwell-being,diseasefree,fullofphysicalmovementandfeelinghappy
b. Whatmakesyousad(anxious,depressed)?i. Illness,nowork,discrimination
3. Pleasetellmewhatyouthinkdistressmeans?a. Wheredoesfeelingsofsadness,anxietyanddepressioncome
from?i. Thinkingalot,karma,infections,poverty,naturaldisasters,lackofemployment,lackofincome.
b. Howdoyouthinkfeelingsofanxiety,sadnessordepressioncanbecured/supported?
i. Traditionalhealers,meditation,medicine,money,encouragement
c. Whatfeelingsdoyouthinkhelpustobehappyinourlives?i. Optimism,self-esteem,confident
4. Canyoudescribeyourexperienceoflivingwithfamilymemberswhohaveaphysicalimpairment?
a. Whatarethenegative/difficultaspects?i. Sad,embarrassed,lowexpectationofincome,discriminationorstigma
ii. Difficulty,unabletohelpothers,one-sidedrelationship,tirediii. Stressful,tired,exhausted,overwhelmed.iv. Feelingbadasaresultofnegativeperception,believinginkarma
andfeelingcondemned,feelingtheneedtocompensate.b. Whatarethepositiveaspects?
i. Happy,proudii. Twowayrelationshipiii. Copingwell……………………
5. Howdoessadness,depressionordistressyoumayfeel(psychological
distress)impactonyourcareforyourfamilymemberwithaphysicalimpairment?
Livedexperienceswithpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth(sociallife,relationships,family):6. Howdoessadness,depression(psychologicaldistress)affect/impacttoyour
sociallife?i. Limitedaccesstoeducation,work/livelihoodactivitiesandparticipationincommunity/sociallife(sport…).
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ii. Difficulty,unabletohelpothers,one-sidedrelationshipb. Yourrelationships/colleagues/neighbours(positiveand
negative)?i. Impatient,becomingnegative,unabletocontrolfeelings,lonely
c. Yourfamily(positiveandnegative)?i. Economicgrowth,lesshappinesscomparedtootherfamily,stigma–remindedthatfamilyhasadisability
ii. Lackofsavings,lossofincome,lackofinclusionindecisionmaking
7. Howdoesyourcommunityhaveaneffect/impactonyourfeelingsofsadnessoranxiety(psychologicaldistress)?
i. Lossofopportunitytovolunteerlackofsupportfromneighboursordiscrimination/stigmaorsaybadword/impairment
8. Howdoesyourcommunityhaveaneffect/impactonyourfeelingsonyourself-esteem,optimismandhappiness(positivementalhealth)?
i. Encouragement,feelingsupported
Accessandbarrierstoservices(pleaseconsiderservicesbeyondthePRC)9. Whattypesofsupportdoyoureceiveforyoursadnessoranxiety
(psychologicaldistress)?i. Awareness/inclusion/andemployment/counselling/medicine
b. Whatthingsmakeitdifficultforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
i. Distance,infrastructure,transport,finances,attitude(Discrimination)etc.
c. Whatthingsmakeiteasyforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
10. Whattypesofsupportdoyoureceiveforself-esteem,optimism,happiness(positivementalhealth)?
i. Money,job,yoga,meditation,pagoda,villagehead,church,nosupport
b. Whatthingsmakeitdifficultforyoutoaccesstheseservices/support/nosupport
i. Distance,infrastructure,transport,finances,attitudeetc.d. Whatthingsmakeiteasyforyoutoaccessservices/support/nosupport
11. Whatsupportdoyouthinkyouneedforsadness,anxietyordepressionyoumayfeel(psychologicaldistress)?
V. counselling(someonetotalkthingsthroughandshareproblems
VI. groupsofotherpeopletobeincontactwithwhosharecommonproblems
VII. medicineVIII. familysupportandunderstanding
12.Anyotheradditionallyinformationyouwould
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Appendix 3 FocusGroupDiscussionGuide:ServiceProviders/communitymembersKnowledgeaboutpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth:1. Whatdoeswell-being(feelinghappyandhealthy)meantoaKhmerperson?
a. Whatmakespeoplehappy?i. Physicalandmentalwell-being,diseasefree,fullofphysicalmovementandfeelinghappy
b. Whatmakespeoplesad?i. Illness,nowork
2. Pleasetellmewhatyouthinkdistressmeans?a. Wheredoesfeelingsofsadness,anxietyanddepressioncomefrom?
i. Thinkingalot,karma,infections,poverty,naturaldisasters,lackofemployment,lackofincome.
b. Howdoyouthinkfeelingsofanxiety,sadnessordepressioncanbecured/supported?
i. Traditionalhealers,meditation,medicine,money,encouragement
c. Whatfeelingsdoyouthinkhelpustobehappyinourlives?i. Optimism,self-esteem,confident
3. Whattypesofmentalhealthproblems(depression,anxiety,stress)doyouthinkpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentshave?
i. Cannotperformworkproperly,otherpeoplerejectthem.ii. Suicidaliii. Unabletoearnmoneyforfamily,thereforefamilieswillnotlook
afterthem.Consideredasoutsiders.
Attitudeonpsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth:4. Howdoessadness,stress,anxiety,depression(psychologicaldistress)affect
peoplewithphysicalimpairmentandtheirfamilies?5. Howdoesoptimism,feelingofcontrol,self-esteem(positivementalhealth)
affectpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentandtheirfamilies?
6. Howdoessadness,stress,anxiety,depression(psychologicaldistress)affectpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamiliesaccessservices?
7. Howdoesoptimism,feelingofcontrol,self-esteem(positivementalhealth)affectpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamiliesassessservices?
Practicewiththosewhohavepsychologicaldistressandpositivementalhealth:8. Howareyousupportingpeoplewithanxiety,sadness,stress,anxiety,
depression………(psychologicaldistress)whohaveaphysicalimpairment?9. Whatarethechallengesyoufacewhenyouprovidedservices/supportsto
peoplewithphysicalimpairmentandtheirfamilieswhoexperiencesadness,stress,anxiety,depression(psychologicaldistress)?
i. Slowrecovery/progressandlackofmotivation10. Whatarebestwaystosupportpeoplesadness,stress,anxiety,depression
(psychologicaldistress)withphysicalimpairmentandtheirfamily?a. Encouragement
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b. Collaboratewithhospitalstocheckaccessibility11. Whatarethebestwaystosupportself-esteemandoptimism(positivemental
health)inpeoplewithphysicalimpairmentsandtheirfamilies?12. Anyotheradditionallyinformationyouwouldliketoshare?
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Appendix 4
Mental Health Survey for People with Physical Impairments
To be completed by field team members. The person completing the form MUST
make it clear in the Disability Type category box what type of impairment the individual has. The information gathered in this interview will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. Please ensure the consent sign if formed PRIOR to completing this survey. INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for making time available for this short survey. My name is…… and I am working as a (eg. volunteer) with Handicap International. One of my tasks are assist you complete this survey and clarify any points of concern. This feedback will help us further understand the needs of people with physical impairments. All responses will be confidential so please be open and do not hesitate to express your views. Do you agree to participate in this survey? £ Yes £ No (end of interview) Interviewer: _________________________ Date of survey: _________________________ PART 1: Socio-demographics (please ensure all the following are completed) 1. Name of respondent: 2. Age: 3. Gender: 4. ID file number: 5. Cause of impairment (please tick one):
a. ☐ Landmines/UXO b. ☐ Road traffic/accident c. ☐ Disease d. ☐ Congenital
6. Nationality: 7. ID Poor Card Level: 8. Level of education: 9. Religion: 10. Ethnicity: 11. Location of village: 12. When did you receive your impairment (year): 13. Other health conditions (i.e blood pressure, diabetes): 14. Marital Status:
a. ☐ Married b. ☐ Divorced c. ☐ Widowed d. ☐ Single
15. Role in the family (i.e father, mother, child): 16. How many members are in your household?: 17. Previous occupation of the person with disability before the disability:
a. How much income per month (riel): 18. Current occupation of person with disability (i.e. unemployed, part time work, volunteer): 19. Who is the current income earner:
a. How much income per month (riel):
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Where possible the person with a disability to complete the following sections (if they need support then this can be provided) PART 2: Disability Which of the following statements applies to you? As a person with disabilities, I view myself as….
True False
a. Knowledgeable b. Proud c. A useful member of the community d. A medical case e. Pitiful f. Having poor health g. Not being strong h. Unable to do anything i. Having less rights
PART 3: What does it mean to be happy? Which of the following are most important to you?
Please rank the following from (1: least important to 5: most important)
20. Hygiene 21. Good/healthy body/physical 22. Healthy mind 23. Having money 24. Sleeping well 25. Having friends 26. Feeling safe PART 4: General feelings in life 1. How often do you feel the following?
Never (0) Sometimes (1) Frequently (2) All the time (3)
27. Angry 28. Regret 29. Upset 30. Lonely 31. Embarrassed 32. Worried 33. Suicidal 34. Unable to sleep 35. Need alcohol 36. Dizziness 37. Afraid/scared 38. Crying 39. Grief/loss
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40. Giving up 41. Overwhelmed 42. Devalued Which of the following statements do you agree with?
Agree Disagree
43. Confident before the disability 44. Confident after the disability PART 5: DASS-21 Please read each statement and circle a number 0, 1, 2 or 3 which indicates how much the statement applied to you over the past week. There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any statement.
The rating scale is as follows:
0 Did not apply to me at all 1 Applied to me to some degree, or some of the time 2 Applied to me to a considerable degree, or a good part of time 3 Applied to me very much, or most of the time 45. I found it hard to wind down
0 1 2 3
46. I was aware of dryness of my mouth
47. I couldn't seem to experience any positive feeling at all
48. I experienced breathing difficulty (eg, excessively rapid breathing, breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
49. I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
50. I tended to over-react to situations
51. I experienced trembling (eg, in the hands)
52. I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
53. I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
54. I felt that I had nothing to look forward to
55. I found myself getting agitated
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PART 6: Impact upon life What are the most significant difficulties you experience since having a disability? (Please choose only 3)
a. Lack of income (if you choose this, answer the questions in BOX 1)
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b. Social Relationships (if you choose this, answer the questions in BOX 2)
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c. Discrimination (if you choose this, please answer the questions in BOX 3)
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d. Expectations (if you chose this, answer the questions in BOX 4)
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e. Family Relationships (if you choose this, answer the questions in BOX 5)
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BOX 1: How does the lack of income affect you? (Please tick the top 3 multiple choice)
Family Self esteem (status) Services Living standards Discrimination Lack of progress in life Unable to obtain education Social life
BOX 2: Social relationships (please skip this for those who have a congenital disability) Before having a disability my relationships;
Excellent Very good
Good Fair Poor
3. With Friends were
56. I found it difficult to relax
57. I felt down-hearted and blue
58. I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing
59. I felt I was close to panic
60. I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
61. I felt I wasn't worth much as a person
62. I felt that I was rather touchy
63. I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (eg, sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)
64. I felt scared without any good reason
65. I felt that life was meaningless
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4.With Neighbours were After having a disability my relationships:
3. With Friends are 4. With Neighbours are BOX 3: What kind of discrimination do you experience? (Please tick only 3) ☐ Being blamed ☐ Being teased ☐ People being unfriendly ☐ Bad/swear words ☐ Others being disgusted by disability
Hate from others Lack of respect by others Lack of value by others Others thinking that the disability will transfer to them or other family members
Others encouraging husband/wife to leave the person with a disability Discrimination from siblings
BOX 4: What do you hope for in your future? (Please tick only 3)
Mobility Work Education Marriage Others (please specific): __________
BOX 5:Family (Please tick only 3)
Abuse Being cheated on Depending/reliant on partner Discrimination to family members Divorce Domestic violence
PART 7: Services How often did you receive the service From who did you receive the
service from? 1. How often do you receive the following services? (Please tick the ones that apply)
Never Rarely Sometimes Often NGO DPO CBO SHG GOV
a. Counselling
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b. Physiotherapy c. Material needs
(clothes, books, pens)
d. Travel allowance
e. Livelihood
f. Budget for education
g. Food & shelter
h. Free service
i. Exercise
2 What helps you feel better about life? (Please pick 3 options) a. Encouragement from others/peer support ☐ b. Good relationship ☐ c. Socialising ☐ d. Services/involvement at PRC ☐ e. Religion (meditation/pagoda) ☐
f. Leisure activities ☐
g. Finances/earning an income ☐
h. Assistive devices ☐
i. Awareness against discrimination ☐
Location Please tick all the location of services you receive:
Kampong Cham Chamkar Leu Physical Rehabilitation Centre (PRC)
PART 9: Future Services What services will be most useful for you in the future? (Indicate 5 most important services and rate accordingly)
Very important
Somewhat important
Neutral Somewhat unimportant
Unimportant
Job opportunity/employment services
Counseling
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Mental health services
NGO support for people with disabilities
Home visits Education Medication Social events at
PRC ☐ Getting ID poor cards
Free health careMore health care
facilitiesAssistance with
old ageing☐ Assistive devices (prosthetics, crutches or orthotics)
Awareness raising of rights/needs of people with disabilities
Government support for people with disabilities
Thank you for participating in this survey. END
Appendix 5 People with Disabilities Interview Tool
To be completed by field team members The person completing the form MUST make it clear in the Disability Type category box whether the person has a disability or not. Introduction; The information gathered in this interview will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name. Part 1: Basic Information about the person with a disability/person without a disability Name Optional
Age
Sex Disability Type
Marital Status Married
Roles in the family: Physical Divorced Sensory Women Headed Household Cognitive/Intellectual Widowed
Single
Mental Type of home
No Disability Temporary Permanent Status of the person in the family Health conditions, if so detail Reid Brick
Other Income earner Clay/Sans Unemployed Income Generation Activity (Type)
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Part 1 a. Whatdoesitmeantobe“apersonwithdisability”? Responses a. Perception before/after (Beggar/dependent/bad luck)
b. Theirroletoyourself,familyandsociety
a. Karma/poverty/stigma/suicide
b. Impactofthesebeliefstoyourself/family/wellbeing
Part 2 a. Howhasdisabilityimpactedyourlife? Responses b. Whatwasitlikebefore/now?
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c. Levelofindependence/dependence/mobilitylevels/physicalpain
d. Impactonpresentgoals/dreams/worldviews/future/familynorms
Part 3 a. Whathaschanged/whyhasitchanged? Response b. Ability/lifestyle
c. Familystructure/eachrole/responsibilitiesbefore/afterdisability(married/divorce)
d. Livingstandards/income/expenditures/whatwascut
e. Impactonyourself/children/relatives/neighbours/friendships
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f. Impactfeelingsandwell-being
Basic Needs & Livelihood a. Whatdifficultiesdoyoufaceinthefollowing; Response b. Land/Physicalassetsc. Shelterqualityandfacilitiesd. Ownland/farmingplot/garden
e. Safetyf. Secureenvironment,feelingsofthreat,violence,conflict
g. Food/watera. Gettingenoughfoodforallthemembersofyour/yourself/household?b. Gettingenoughdrinkingandcookingwaterforyourself/allthemembersof
yourhousehold?
h. Livelihood?i. Incomegenerationactivity/work/jobj. Income(money,savings,debts)k. Whatwasitlikebefore/after?l. Effectsonfeelings?m. Impactonwell-beingandfamily?
Educations and Vocational Training
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a. Howhasyouropportunitieschanged? Response b. Vocationaltraining/job/career
c. Motivation/time/availability?
d. Whatwasitbefore/whataretheynow?
e. Effectonfeelings?
Emotional Well-being Part 1 a. Pleasedescribeyouremotionsasapersonlivingwithadisability? Response b. Sad/happy/lonely/isolated/angry
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c. Cause/effect
d. Triggers/impact?
e. SuicideIdeation
Emotional Well-being Part 2 f. Canyoudescribehowthefollowingaffectsyouremotionsandviceversa? Response g. Family/neighbors/community
h. Studies/work/sociallife
i. Poverty/discrimination/government
Emotional Well-being Part 3
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j. Whatdoescounselling/encouragementlooklike? Response k. Who/why/how/whatissaid?
l. Howeffective?
m. Theimpact?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 1 a. Howhasyourcommunitylifebeenaffected? Response b. AttendingSHGs/DPO/DistrictFederations
c. Attendingceremoniessuchasmarriages,funeralsorinitiationceremonies
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d. Attitudes/beliefs/expectationsregardingthecommunity?
e. Whatwasitlikebefore/whathaschanged?
f. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 2 g. Howhasdiscriminationimpactyouandyourfamily? Response h. Poverty/gender/disability/religion/culturalnorms?
i. Personwithdisability,you,family
j. Whatwasitlikebefore/whathaschanged?
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k. Howdoesthisimpactyourwell-beingandyourfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 3 l. Whatdoesitmeanforyouandyourfamilytobeincluded? Response m. Invitations/beinginformed/beingtreatedasnormal
n. Whatwasitlikebefore/whatchanged?
o. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Support and Relationships a. Howhaveyoursocialrelationshipsbeenaffected? Response b. Who?Socialnetworks/workcolleagues/
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c. Whatwaslikeitbefore/whatchanged?
d. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Recognition, respect, being heard a. Howhasyoursenseof“selfvalue”changedasaresultofadisability? Response b. One’srights/respect/opinions/valueinsociety
c. Whatwaslikeitbefore/whatchanged?
d. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Services and Accessibility Part 1 a. What are the difficulties you face in in the following? Response
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b. PhysicalAccessibilitya. Movinginto&outofyourhomeb. Movingaroundyourhomec. Usingareasofyourhome,toilet,kitchen,bedroom
c. InformationAccessa. Healthcareinformationb. Leafletsonserviceinformationc. Equityfundinformationd. IDPoorCard
d. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Services and Accessibility Part 2 e. What services are you accessing? Response f. Medication/Physiotherapy/Counselling?
g. Howdidyoufindout/whoinformedyou/why?
h. Facilitators/barriers?
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i. Why/how long/who?
j. Effective/ineffective?(Good/bad/helpful/unhelpful)
k. Strengths/weakness/what’smissing?
l. Impact on family?
Services and Accessibility Part 2 m. Whataretheimpactsofneedingtoaccessservices? Response n. Needingacarer/needbudgetfortravelling?
o. Effectincomeopportunity/expenditures?
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p. Effectsonfamily/anydependentsathome?
q. Expectedimpactonwell-beingandfamily?
Services and Accessibility Part 3 r. Whatarethebestwaystosupportpeoplewithdisabilities? Response s. Psychologicaldistress/mentalhealth/generalhealth
t. Accessibility/inclusion/anti-discrimination/trainingondisability
u. Financialassistance/emotionalsupport
v. Exceptedimpactonwell-beingandfamily?
109
Appendix 6
Family and Carers of People with Disabilities Interview Tool To be completed by field team members The person completing the form MUST make it clear in the Disability Type category box whether the person has a disability or not. Introduction; The information gathered in this interview will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name. Part 1: Basic Information about the person with a disability/person without a disability Name Optional
Age
Sex Disability Type
Marital Status Married
Roles in the family: Physical Divorced Sensory Women Headed Household Cognitive/Intellectual Widowed
Single
Mental Type of home
No Disability Temporary Permanent Status of the person in the family Health conditions, if so detail Reid Brick
Other Income earner Clay/Sans Unemployed Income Generation Activity (Type)
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Part 1 b. Whatdoesitmeantohave“apersonwithdisability”inthefamily? Responses c. Perception before/after (Beggar/dependent/bad luck)
d. Theirroletoyourself,familyandsociety
c. Karma/poverty/stigma/suicide
d. Impactofthesebeliefstoyourself/family/wellbeing
Part 2 e. Whatareyourexperienceslivingwith“apersonwithdisability”? Responses f. Feelings,negative/positiveexperiences
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e. Impacttoyourself,familyandcommunity
f. Impactonpresentgoals/dreams/worldviews/future/familynorms
Part 3 g. Whathaschanged/whyhasitchanged? Response g. Familystructure/eachrole/responsibilitiesbefore/afterdisability
(married/divorce)
a. Livingstandards/income/expenditures/whatwascut
b. Impactonyourself/children/relatives/neighbours/friendships
c. Impactfeelingsandwell-being
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Basic Needs & Livelihood n. Whatdifficultiesdoyoufaceinthefollowing; Response o. Land/Physicalassetsp. Shelterqualityandfacilitiesq. Ownland/farmingplot/garden
r. Safetys. Secureenvironment,feelingsofthreat,violence,conflict
t. Food/waterc. Gettingenoughfoodforallthemembersofyour/yourself/household?d. Gettingenoughdrinkingandcookingwaterforyourself/allthemembersof
yourhousehold?
u. Livelihood?v. Incomegenerationactivity/work/jobw. Income(money,savings,debts)x. Whatwasitlikebefore/after?y. Effectsonfeelings?z. Impactonwell-beingandfamily?
Educations and Vocational Training f. Howhasyouropportunitieschanged? Response g. Vocationaltraining/job/career
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h. Motivation/time/availability?
i. Whatwasitbefore/whataretheynow?
j. Effectonfeelings?
Emotional Well-being Part 1 n. Pleasedescribetheemotionsyoufeelasaresultofcaringforsomeonewitha
disability?Response
o. Sad/happy/lonely/isolated/angry
p. Cause/effect
q. Triggers/impact?
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r. SuicideIdeation?
Emotional Well-being Part 2 s. Canyoudescribehowthefollowingaffectsyouremotionsandviceversa? Response t. Family/neighbors/community
u. Studies/work/sociallife
v. Poverty/discrimination/government
Emotional Well-being Part 3 w. Whatdoescounselling/encouragementlooklike? Response x. Who/why/how/whatissaid?
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y. Howeffective?
z. Theimpact?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 1 p. Howhasyourcommunitylifebeenaffected? Response q. Socialevents/attending/beingpartofsupportgroupssuchasParentGroups,
Women’sGroups,andSocialGroups.
r. Attitudes/beliefs/expectationsregardingthecommunity?
s. Whatwasitlikebefore/whathaschanged?
t. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
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Community Social and Civic Life Part 2 u. Howhasdiscriminationimpactyouandyourfamily? Response v. Poverty/gender/disability/religion/culturalnorms?
w. Personwithdisability,you,family
x. Whatwasitlikebefore/whathaschanged?
y. Howdoesthisimpactyourwell-beingandyourfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 3 z. Whatdoesitmeanforyouandyourfamilytobeincluded? Response aa. Invitations/beinginformed/beingtreatedasnormal
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bb. Whatwasitlikebefore/whatchanged?
cc. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Support and Relationships e. Howhaveyoursocialrelationshipsbeenaffected? Response f. Who?Socialnetworks/workcolleagues/
g. Whatwaslikeitbefore/whatchanged?
h. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Recognition, respect, being heard e. Howhasyoursenseof“selfvalue”changedasaresultofcaringforsomeone
withadisability?Response
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f. One’srights/respect/opinions/valueinsociety
g. Whatwaslikeitbefore/whatchanged?
h. Howdoesthisimpactyourfeelings,well-beingandyourfamily?
Services and Accessibility Part 1 w. What services do you help the person with disability access? Response x. Medication/Physiotherapy/Counselling?
y. Howdidyoufindout/whoinformedyou/why?
z. Facilitators/barriers?
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aa. Why/how long/who?
bb. Effective/ineffective?(Good/bad/helpful/unhelpful)
cc. Strengths/weakness/what’smissing?
dd. Impact on family?
Services and Accessibility Part 2 ee. Whataretheimpactsofneedingtoaccessservices? Response ff. Needingacarer/needbudgetfortravelling?
gg. Effectincomeopportunity/expenditures?
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hh. Effectsonfamily/anydependentsathome?
ii. Expectedimpactonwell-beingandfamily?
Services and Accessibility Part 3 jj. Whatarethebestwaystosupportpeoplewithdisabilities? Response kk. Psychologicaldistress/mentalhealth/generalhealth
ll. Accessibility/inclusion/anti-discrimination/trainingondisability
mm. Financialassistance/emotionalsupport
nn. Exceptedimpactonwell-beingandfamily?
121
Appendix 7
Community Member Interview Tool To be completed by field team members Introduction; The information gathered in this interview will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name. Part 1: Basic Information about the community member
Key Informants Frame
Thistoolistobecompletedbythefieldteammembertorecorddiscussions. Introduction; The information gathered in this group will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name.
NAME(FIRST,LAST) GENDER AGE TIME IN ROLE POSITION DATE LOCATION Other
Please detail
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Disability Part 1 c. What does it mean for someone to have a “disability”? Responses d. The individual, family and society
e. Perceptionbefore/after(Beggar/dependent/badluck)
f. Karma/poverty/stigma/suicide
g. Belonging/future/role
Disability Part 2 h. What are your experiences of having someone with “a person with disability” in the
community? Responses
i. Attitudes/beliefs/expectations/perceptions
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j. Feelings,negative/positiveexperiences
k. Comparedtopeoplewithoutdisabilities?
Disability Part 3 l. Whatchangesdoyouthinktheyexperienceinthefamilyandwhy? Response
m. Familystructure/eachrole/responsibilitiesbefore/afterdisability(married/divorce)
n. Livingstandards/income/expenditures/whatwascut
o. Impactonchildren/relatives/neighbors/friendships
p. Impactfeelingsandwell-being
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Basic Needs & Livelihood aa. Whatdifficultiesdoyouthinkpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesfacein
thefollowing?Response
bb. Land/Physicalassetscc. Shelterqualityandfacilitiesdd. Ownland/farmingplot/garden
ee. Safetyff. Secureenvironment,feelingsofthreat,violence,conflict
gg. Food/watere. Gettingenoughfoodforallthemembersofyour/yourself/household?f. Gettingenoughdrinkingandcookingwaterforyourself/allthemembersof
yourhousehold?
hh. Livelihood?ii. Incomegenerationactivity/work/jobjj. Income(money,savings,debts)kk. Whatwasitlikebefore/after?ll. Effectsonfeelings?mm. Impactonwell-beingandfamily?
Support and Relationships i. Howdoyouthinktheirsocialrelationshipswillhavebeenaffected? Response
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j. Who?Socialnetworks/workcolleagues/community/
k. Whatwaslikeitbefore/afterdisability?
l. Whatwouldhavechanged?Why?
m. Effectsonfeelings
Educations and Vocational Training k. Howhastheiropportunitieschanged? Response l. Vocationaltraining/job/career
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m. Motivation/time/availability?
n. Effectonfeelings?
Emotional Well-being Part 1 aa. Whatemotionsdoyouthinkpeoplewithdisabilitiesfeelasaresultofa
disability?Response
bb. Annoyed/impatient/inexperienced/unsure/scared/hopeless/sad
cc. Why?(poverty/lackofcapacity/abuse)
dd. Cause/effect
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ee. Triggers/impactonfamily/community?
ff. SuicideIdeation?
Emotional Well-being Part 2 gg. Howdoyouthinkthefollowingaffectstheemotionsofanindividualwhohasa
disabilityandviceversa?Response
hh. Family/neighbors/communitya. Seeingothersprogressb. Unabletoborrowmoney/lackcapitalc. Unabletosendchildrentoschool
ii. Studies/work/sociallife
jj. Poverty/discrimination/government
kk. Gender/disability/religion/culturalnorms
Emotional Well-being Part 3
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ll. Whatdoesemotionalsupportlooklikeforapersonwithdisabilities? Response mm. Who/why/how/whatissaid?nn. medicine/encouragement/counselling/doctors/empathy
oo. Howeffective?
pp. Theexpectedimpact?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 1 dd. Whatdifficultiesdopeoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencewhentryingtobe
involvedinthecommunity?Response
ee. Socialevents/attending/beingpartofsupportgroupssuchasParentGroups,Women’sGroups,andSocialGroups.
ff. Lackofaccess/discrimination/lackofmoney/lackoftime/fear
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gg. Attitudes/beliefs/expectationsregardingthecommunity?
hh. Comparedtosomeonewithoutadisability?
ii. Howdoesthisimpacttheirfeelings,well-beingandtheirfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 2 jj. Whatsupportareyoucurrentlyprovidingforpeoplewithdisabilitieswithin
yourcommunity?Response
kk. Upskilling/donations/encouragement/materialgoods
ll. Facilitators/barriers/challenges
mm. Why/how long/who?
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nn. Impact on person with disability/family/community?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 3 oo. Howthecommunitydealwithdiscrimination? Response pp. Poverty/gender/disability/religion/culturalnorms/personwith
disability/family
qq. Why/how/when/who
rr. Howdoesthisimpacttheirfeelings,well-beingandtheirfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 4 ss. Howthecommunitydealwithabuseanddomesticviolence? Response tt. Personwithdisabilityandtheirpartners/children/parents
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uu. Reporting/responding/advising/responsibility
vv. Suicide/suicidecontemplation
ww. Impactonfamilyandcommunity
Community Social and Civic Life Part 5 xx. Whatdoesitmeantobeincludedinthecommunity? Response yy. Invitations/beinginformed/beingtreatedasnormal
zz. Whatwasitlikebeforedisability/whatchangedandwhy?
aaa. Howdoesthisimpactindividuals,familiesandthesociety?
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Community Social and Civic Life Part 6 bbb. Whatarethebestwaystosupportpeoplewithdisabilities? Response ccc. Homevisits/conductfundraisersinthecommunity/talking
ddd. Accessibility/inclusion/anti-discrimination/training
eee. Who/when/how/where/why
fff. Howdoesthisimpactindividuals,familiesandthesociety?
n. Whatwaslikeitbefore/whathaschanged?
o. Howdoesthisimpacttheirfeelings,well-beingandtheirfamily?
Community Social and Civic Life Part 7
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p. Howcanthecommunityplayaroleinincreasingthesenseofrespect/recognitionforsomeonewithadisability?
Response
q. One’srights/respect/opinions/valueinsociety
r. Individualwithdisability/family/community
s. Effectsonfeelings
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Appendix 8
Service Providers Interview Tool To be completed by field team members Introduction; The information gathered in this interview will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name. Part 1: Basic Information about the service provider
Key Informants Frame
Thistoolistobecompletedbythefieldteammembertorecorddiscussions. Introduction; The information gathered in this group will help to understand the mental health of people with disabilities. The information shared in the interview will not be linked to any individual by name.
NAME(FIRST,LAST) GENDER AGE TIME IN ROLE POSITION DATE LOCATION Other
Please detail
135
Disability Part 1 h. What does it mean for someone to have a “disability”? Responses i. The individual, family and society
j. Perceptionbefore/after(Beggar/dependent/badluck)
k. Karma/poverty/stigma/suicide
l. Belonging/future/role
Disability Part 2 q. What are your experiences of working with “a person with disability”? Responses r. Attitudes/beliefs/expectations/perceptions
136
s. Feelings,negative/positiveexperiences
t. Comparedtopeoplewithoutdisabilities?
Disability Part 3 u. Whatchangesdoyouthinktheyexperienceinthefamilyandwhy? Response
v. Familystructure/eachrole/responsibilitiesbefore/afterdisability(married/divorce)
w. Livingstandards/income/expenditures/whatwascut
x. Impactonchildren/relatives/neighbours/friendships
y. Impactfeelingsandwell-being
137
Basic Needs & Livelihood nn. Whatdifficultiesdoyouthinkpeoplewithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesfacein
thefollowing?Response
oo. Land/Physicalassetspp. Shelterqualityandfacilitiesqq. Ownland/farmingplot/garden
rr. Safetyss. Secureenvironment,feelingsofthreat,violence,conflict
tt. Food/waterg. Gettingenoughfoodforallthemembersofyour/yourself/household?h. Gettingenoughdrinkingandcookingwaterforyourself/allthemembersof
yourhousehold?
uu. Livelihood?vv. Incomegenerationactivity/work/jobww. Income(money,savings,debts)xx. Whatwasitlikebefore/after?yy. Effectsonfeelings?zz. Impactonwell-beingandfamily?
Support and Relationships t. Howdoyouthinktheirsocialrelationshipswillhavebeenaffected? Response
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u. Who?Socialnetworks/workcolleagues/community/
v. Whatwaslikeitbefore/afterdisability?
w. Whatwouldhavechanged?Why?
x. Effectonfeelings?
Educations and Vocational Training o. Howhastheiropportunitieschanged? Response p. Vocationaltraining/job/career
139
q. Motivation/time/availability?
r. Effectonfeelings?
Emotional Well-being Part 1 qq. Whatemotionsdoyouthinkpeoplewithdisabilitiesfeelasaresultofa
disability?Response
rr. Annoyed/impatient/inexperienced/unsure/scared/hopeless/sad
ss. Why?(poverty/lackofcapacity/abuse)
tt. Cause/effect
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uu. Triggers/impactonfamily/community?
vv. SuicideIdeation?
Emotional Well-being Part 2 ww. Howdoyouthinkthefollowingaffectstheemotionsofanindividualwhohasa
disabilityandviceversa?Response
xx. Family/neighbors/communitya. Seeingothersprogressb. Unabletoborrowmoney/lackcapitalc. Unabletosendchildrentoschool
yy. Studies/work/sociallife
zz. Poverty/discrimination/government
aaa. Gender/disability/religion/culturalnorms
Emotional Well-being Part 3
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bbb. Whatdoesemotionalsupportlooklikeforapersonwithdisabilities? Response ccc. Who/why/how/whatissaid?ddd. medicine/encouragement/counselling/doctors/empathy
eee. Howeffective?
fff. Theexpectedimpact?
Service and Accessibility Part 1 ggg. Whatarethedifficultiesthatpeoplewithimpairmentsfaceintermsof: Response hhh. InformationAccess
d. Healthcareinformatione. Leafletsonserviceinformationf. Equityfundinformationg. IDPoorCard
Service and Accessibility Part 2 iii. Whatservicesareyouprovidingforpeoplewithdisabilities? Response jjj. Health/mentalhealth/physiotherapy
142
kkk. Facilitators/barriers/challenges
lll. Why/how long/who?
mmm. Impact on person with disability/family/community?
Service and Accessibility Part 3 nnn. Whatchallengesdopeoplewithdisabilitiesexperiencewhenaccessing
theseservices?Response
ooo.Discrimination/lackofinformation
ppp. Needingacarer/needbudgetfortravelling?
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qqq. Effectincomeopportunity/expenditures?
rrr. Effectsonfamily/anydependentsathome?
sss. Expectedimpactonwell-beingandfamily?
Service and Accessibility Part 4 ttt. Whatarethebestwaystosupportpeoplewithdisabilities? Response uuu. Psychologicaldistress/mentalhealth/generalhealth
vvv. Accessibility/inclusion/anti-discrimination/trainingondisability
www. Suicide/suicidecontemplation
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xxx. Collaboratewithhospitalstocheckaccessibility
Service and Accessibility Part 5 yyy. Howcanserviceprovidersplayaroleinincreasingthesenseof
respect/recognitionforsomeonewithadisability?Response
zzz. One’srights/respect/opinions/valueinsociety
aaaa. Individualwithdisability/family/community
bbbb. Effectsonfeelings
7.Listofpersonsmetduringthestudyprocessandsalientpointsofthemeetings
146
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