HLTB41H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Biopsychosocial Model
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Associated costs: significant costs to indvls & society but dif to quantify, also research gaps, direct costs: Personal costs: ppl w/ disabilities & their families often incur additional costs to achieve standard of living equal to that of non disabled. Public costs: cost of rehab services, benefits, labour market & education programs, provision of assistive devices, subsidies (for transportation), interpreters, personal support workers: indirect costs: Lost productivity (paid labour) among persons w disabilities & their caregivers. Icf conceptual framework: disability & health: environmental factors: May be facilitators or barriers e. g. products and technology; the natural and built environment; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and policies: personal factors: motivation and self-esteem, which can influence how much a person participates in society. Environment & disability: negative factors: person"s environment has huge impact on experience & extent of disability. Inaccessible environments create disability by creating barriers to participation and inclusion: Inequality major cause of poor health & hence of disability.
