Rehabilitation technicians for remote rural communities.
A programme is described in which indigenous personnel are trained to provide culturally appropriate rehabilitation services for islanders of the Pacific Basin. The disabling conditions most commonly dealt with are associated with stroke, diabetes, arthritis, trauma, and back and neck pain. The programme could be adapted to meet needs in other remote rural communities lacking suitably trained carers.
Fitzgerald
M H
MH
Pacific Basin Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96817.
Yee
H K
HK
Goebert
D A
DA
Okamoto
G A
GA
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D010139:Pacific Islands; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education; D012423:Rural Health