title: The current state of personal assistance services: implications for policy and future research.
abstract: Personal assistant services (PAS) are designed to support persons with disabilities in their routine performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and to provide individuals with disability the opportunity to go to school, volunteer, obtain active employment, and participate in social and recreational activities. PAS are primary and essential to the realization of societal inclusion and personal freedom among persons with severe, disabling conditions. This paper reviews the personal assistance literature for persons with spinal cord injury and other disabilities. Evidence-based recommendations are made for PAS policy initiatives and future directions in PAS research.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Hagglundk@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Kristofer J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Hagglund
authors.forename: Mary J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Mokelke
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Stout
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006704:Homemaker Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States